Senior Technical Animator (Unreal Engine)

TL;DR

Senior Technical Animator (Unreal Engine/Maya): Creating and maintaining character rigs and animation pipelines for a AAA title with an accent on optimizing tools and engine performance. Focus on bridging the gap between art and technology to enable high-quality bipedal and non-bipedal character animations.

Location: Hybrid (Montreal, QC)

Company

An independent AAA game studio known for original IPs like Dead by Daylight and high-profile collaborations with industry giants such as Disney and Sony.

What you will do

• Responsible for animation and character integration in Unreal, maintaining rigs for bipedal and non-bipedal characters.
• Research new technologies to solve potential animation problems and optimize pipelines.
• Investigate and resolve animation bugs across various in-game systems.
• Ensure character rigs are efficient, scalable, and optimized for real-time performance.
• Develop technical documentation to share knowledge with animators and programmers.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in animation within the video game industry.
• Expertise in Maya and Unreal Engine.
• Strong technical skills in rigging and skinning.
• Solid understanding of the principles of animation.
• Must be able to work in a hybrid setup in Montreal.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Python, MEL script, and/or Mgear.

Culture & Benefits

• Diverse and inclusive creative environment where all backgrounds are celebrated.
• Opportunity to work on both original IPs and high-profile services for entertainment giants.
• Dynamic studio environment with a large team of passionate professionals.