Senior Technical Animator (Assassin's Creed)

TL;DR

Senior Technical Animator (Assassin's Creed): Integrating character assets and cinematics into game engines and designing/testing character rigs with an accent on rigging, skinning, and animation integration. Focus on maintaining animation tools and pipelines, developing progressive techniques for character challenges, and ensuring high-quality content production with efficient workflows.

Location: Office-based in Chengdu, China

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in gaming, creating original and memorable gaming experiences from titles like Assassin’s Creed and Rainbow Six.

What you will do

• Integrate character assets and cinematics into the game engine.
• Design, create, and test character rigs.
• Maintain and test animation tools and pipelines.
• Apply and maintain consistency for exported characters, props, and animations.
• Develop progressive techniques and processes to solve character and animation challenges.
• Interact and collaborate with various departments, including Art, Design, and Programming.

Requirements

• Solid technical animation experience in multiple shipped titles.
• Expertise in rigging and skinning assets.
• Good understanding of animation principles and anatomy.
• Experience with Motion capture and data transfer.
• Proficient with standard industry tools like Motion Builder, 3ds Max, and Photoshop.
• Fluent in English, both verbal and written.

Nice to have

• Experience in MEL, Python, C#, or C++.

Culture & Benefits

• A gamer with a passion and confidence for creating top-quality games.
• Demonstrates independence, efficiency, and commitment to projects.
• A good team player with strong cross-group communication skills.
• Good learning ability, consistently looking for improvements.