Senior Technical Animator (Unreal Engine)

Location: Montreal, QC, Canada

Company

hirify.global is a Canadian video game studio developing original games and providing external development services across PC, console, and mobile platforms.

What you will do

• Build and maintain animation and character integration systems in Unreal Engine for bipedal, non-bipedal, and mechanical characters.
• Define and maintain animation pipelines from digital content creation tools through to the game engine.
• Implement and maintain in-engine animation systems in collaboration with animators and programmers.
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve animation bugs across in-game systems.
• Optimize character rigs and animation systems for scalable real-time performance.
• Create technical documentation and share knowledge with animators and programmers.

Requirements

• Minimum 6 years of animation experience in the video game industry.
• Strong technical skills in rigging and skinning.
• Good understanding of animation principles.
• Expertise in Blender, Maya, and Unreal Engine.
• Experience with Motion Matching, State Machines, Blend Spaces, Behavior Trees, and State Trees.
• Ability to work on complex real-time animation systems and character integration.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Unreal Control Rig and its real-time applications for procedural animation systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent full-time position within the Production / Art & Animation department.
• Work on an unannounced AAA sci-fi FPS with a high realism bar.
• Collaborate with a large, international game development studio.
• Inclusive and diverse work environment.