A global video game development company and one of the leading Unreal Engine studios in the industry.
Senior Technical Animator
Location
Poland
Posted
29 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Technical Animator
People Can Fly Studio
• Maintain the production and software pipeline and meet deadlines. • Creating high quality characters, creatures and props rigging and skinning suitable technically to project the desired universe. • Autonomously implementing characters in Unreal Engine including cloth, physics and blueprint setups. • Work closely with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth development pipeline that delivers high quality assets. • Contributes to pipeline tools and working with engine and project leads on continuous improvement of those engine tools. • Ability to provide clean and optimized assets or code within established systems and requirements. • Autonomously work on pipeline tools and working with engine and project leads and propose continuous improvement of those engine tools including pushing forward on R&D case studies. • Occasionally support Lead in recruitment projects with HR collaboration. • Occasionally support new hires onboarding process.
Job Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience in technical animation, tools and pipeline development.
- Experienced building at least 1 AAA title.
- Good mentoring skills.
- Strong understanding of department dependencies and needed areas of collaboration throughout the project.
- Great experience with Maya, specializing in rigging/skinning.
- Strong understanding of anatomy and character movement with close attention to physical deformation.
- Knowledge of facial rigs for games, television or film.
- Strong physics simulation on cloth, hair and other physics items.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly provide technical feedback into the tasks, rigs, toolsets and documentation.
- Good programming skills, ability to write Python code.
- Familiarity with Unreal engine art production pipelines including notably character/animation related features.
- Self-motivation.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
Benefits
- UK Private medical healthcare (Vitality) and BUPA dental insurance for PCF's employees and their families.
- Gympass for employees and family members.
- Online Polish and English language classes.
- Access to the pension scheme.
- Flexible working hours.
- Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.
- Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.
- Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.
- Poland Private medical healthcare including dental treatment for PCF members and their families (Signal Iduna).
- MultiSport card for you and your family members or friends.
- Free library with a wide range of games and books you have unlimited access to.
- In-company Polish and English language classes.
- Fresh fruit, snacks, and beverages for everyone in the office.
- Flexible working hours.
- Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions are included in the plan for members and their dependents.
- Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.
- Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.
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