Senior Technical Animator (Game Development)

TL;DR

Senior Technical Animator (Game Development): Empowering animators to create a diverse world of characters and objects by optimizing tools and engine pipelines. Focus on solving technical challenges in animation integration and performance optimization.

Location: Montreal, QC, Toronto, ON

Company

hirify.global is the largest Canadian gaming studio, known for its flagship franchise, Dead by Daylight.

What you will do

• Be responsible for animation and character integration, procedural animation setup.
• Spot potential animation problems, research new technologies, and find solutions.
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve animation bugs across various in-game systems.
• Profile and optimize character rigs and animation assets for performance.
• Share knowledge with animators and programmers, and write technical documents.

Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in animation in the video game industry.
• Excellent technical skills like rigging and skinning, and a good understanding of animation principles.
• Expertise in Maya and Unreal Engine.
• Experience with multiplayer games.
• Knowledge of MEL script and Python is a plus.