Senior Technical Animator (Fortnite)

TL;DR

Senior Technical Animator (Fortnite): Rigging characters, props, and vehicles for high-profile trailers and projects within the Cinematics team with an accent on character deformation and physics movement. Focus on developing character pipelines and tools, ensuring a smooth development pipeline and workflow.

Location: Onsite in Montreal, Canada

Company

hirify.global is known for creating award-winning games and engine technology.

What you will do

• Rig characters, props, and vehicles.
• Set up assets in Unreal Engine 5, including cloth, physics, and blueprints.
• Collaborate with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth development pipeline.
• Assist in building pipeline tools and improve engine tools.
• Direct Technical Animation work for Cinematic trailers.
• Provide support and optimization for the Animation Team.

Requirements

• Extensive experience rigging characters in Unreal Engine.
• A portfolio demonstrating rigging for a range of characters, bipeds, and creatures.
• Attention to aesthetic detail, especially with regards to character deformation and physics movement.
• Familiarity with the Unreal Engine 5 art pipeline.
• Positive individual with strong written communication and teamwork skills.
• Exceptional problem-solver.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% coverage for benefits for both employees and dependents.
• Coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, and telemedicine.
• Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance, and weekly indemnity (short term disability).
• Retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.