Senior Technical Animator (Maya)

Location: Montreal, Canada — remote or hybrid

Company

hirify.global is an independent AAA game development studio creating action games with Unreal Engine across multiple announced and unannounced projects.

What you will do

• Establish and maintain production and software pipelines while meeting deadlines with the Lead.
• Create and maintain high-quality rigging and skinning for characters, creatures, and props.
• Implement Maya character rigs, including cloth, hair, and physics setups.
• Develop new rigs and retargeting systems that transfer old rigging to new rigging.
• Collaborate with modelers, animators, engine leads, and project leads to improve tools, workflows, and asset quality.
• Lead technically complex bug fixing, R&D initiatives, post-mortems, knowledge sharing, and occasional recruitment and onboarding support.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in technical animation or a similar field.
• Experience participating in the production cycle of at least two game titles.
• Strong Python programming experience and knowledge of Houdini.
• Expert knowledge of Maya with a specialization in rigging and skinning.
• Strong understanding of anatomy, character movement, facial rigs, 3D topology, physics simulation, and Maya art export pipelines.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% employer-paid benefits package with individual and family coverage.
• Full dental coverage and virtual health and mental well-being sessions.
• 4% RRSP matching, fully vested from the first day.
• 20 paid vacation days, 5 paid sick days, and a paid week during the winter holidays.
• Personal development opportunities and work in a global, creative game development environment.