Senior Technical Animator

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Senior Technical Animator to bridge the gap between animation and engineering in video games.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain animation systems, rigs, and runtime solutions within the game engine
• Build tools and pipelines to improve the efficiency of animation workflows
• Collaborate with animators and gameplay engineers to ensure optimal performance of animation assets in-game

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical animation or rigging within the video game industry
• Strong experience with Unreal Engine game engine
• Proficiency with Maya or similar DCC tools, including rigging and scripting workflows
• Experience with animation state machines, blend trees, and runtime animation systems
• Familiarity with Python, MEL, C++, or Blueprint scripting for tool and pipeline development