TL;DR

Senior Technical Designer in Animation (Game Development): Designs and creates gameplay animation systems for high-quality character motion with an accent on animation implementation, technical challenges, and pipeline efficiency. Focus on building complex movement systems, troubleshooting in-game animation issues, and improving workflows.

Location: Onsite in Cary, United States

Company

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What you will do

Create animation behavior tools and techniques for building complex movement systems.
Design and implement animation state machines and runtime solutions.
Analyze, troubleshoot, and solve in-game animation implementation issues with Animation, Design, and Programming teams.
Collaborate with animation leadership to maintain style and quality bar for animations.
Identify and provide solutions for technical animation problems, including training and documentation, to improve pipeline and workflow.

Requirements

Strong animation sense with a clear understanding of realistic and stylized character motion and modern animation methods.
Expertise with animation pipelines, including source content creation tools like Maya, MotionBuilder, and Unreal Engine (Control Rig, Animation Blueprints).
Exceptional problem-solving ability with strong written communication and teamwork skills.
Familiarity with gameplay animation tools and concepts such as blend trees and state machines.
Experience with AAA game development on a large team using an established game engine.
Must be able to work onsite in Cary, United States.
Work authorization for the United States is required.

Culture & Benefits

100% premium coverage for medical, dental, vision HRA, long-term disability, and life insurance for you and your dependents.
401k with a competitive match.
Robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, providing free therapy and coaching.
Company-wide paid breaks and events throughout the year.
Unlimited PTO and sick time.
Paid sabbatical for individuals after 7 years of employment.

Senior Animator (Game Development)