Technical Animator (Unity)

Location: San Francisco, CA; onsite five days per week

Company

hirify.global develops mobile and live games including Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Cookie Jam, and Panda Pop, with headquarters in Los Angeles and studios and talent worldwide.

What you will do

• Rig characters, creatures, and props according to animation requirements.
• Export, import, and assemble animations in Unity, including State Machines and Blend Trees.
• Maintain and improve the animation pipeline, including developing tools for workflow automation.
• Create and support loops, locomotion cycles, cinematics, camera animation, and character animation.
• Collaborate with the Lead Animator to refine and maintain the game's animation style and feel.
• Set up cloth simulation pipelines and enhance story scenes with Unity particles and shaders.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience rigging characters and props in Maya.
• At least 3 years of experience animating characters in Maya.
• Expert-level Unity knowledge focused on animation and rigging.
• Strong understanding of human and animal anatomy, 3D character animation, timing, acting, and body mechanics.
• Experience with Unity particle systems, problem-solving, and animation tool prototyping.
• Excellent English and availability to work onsite five days per week in San Francisco, CA.

Nice to have

• Shipped AAA or mobile games as a technical animator, animator, rigger, or technical artist.
• Experience creating animated shaders or working in film animation.
• Passion for games.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with artists, animators, and technical artists in a close-knit animation group.
• Collaborate with a world-class animation team and adjacent teams.
• Full-time perks and benefits are provided according to the applicable plan.
• A demo reel with rigging and animation examples and a shot breakdown is required for consideration.