Senior Technical Animator (Game Scripting)

Location: Hybrid position based in the Toronto studio, with a combination of in-studio and remote workdays; permanent remote work is not available.

Annual base pay: CAD 130,140–171,960 in Ontario, Canada, plus potential discretionary incentive compensation.

Company

Video game studio focused on high-quality multiplayer and single-player experiences, including the Call of Duty franchise.

What you will do

• Work with established game engines, animation systems, and digital creation tools.
• Implement game scripting and cinematic scenes.
• Provide technical design and narrative scene support.
• Create animation prop rigs and support 3D content production.
• Collaborate with designers, animators, and technical artists to support content creators.
• Prototype and iterate quickly while troubleshooting technical issues.

Requirements

• Experience in game scripting, technical design, animation, or technical art.
• Professional or personal experience with real-time game engines and a good understanding of proprietary engines and tools.
• Strong artistic skills and working knowledge of 3D art production.
• Working knowledge of Python tool and pipeline development.
• Effective communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Flexibility, comfort with rapid prototyping, quick iteration, and continuous learning.

Nice to have

• Technical animation or technical art degree.
• Experience building skeletons, skinning, and rigging in Maya.
• Knowledge of real-time physics, ragdolls, pre-baked simulation, or shader creation.
• Experience with in-game cinematics, capture, and editing.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, multidisciplinary studio environment.
• Extended health coverage including medical, dental, and vision care.
• Supplemental life and critical illness coverage, legal services, and other benefit programs.
• Relocation assistance may be available when the company requires a geographic move for the role.
• Benefits eligibility may vary for part-time and temporary full-time employees and interns.