Technical Animator

Team: Art

Location: San Francisco, CA

Commitment: Full Time

Workplace Type: onsite

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Rig characters, creatures and props that adhere to all the animation needs.

• Export, import and assemble animations in Unity.

• Create State Machine and Blend Trees in Unity.

• Augment and maintain the animation pipeline.

• Propose or create tools to automate the animation pipeline.

• Assist the animation team with high quality animation. This includes short loops, locomotion cycles, and full cinematics with camera and character animations.

• Collaborate with the Lead Animator to refine and maintain the game's animation style and feel.

• Embellish story scenes with high quality FX using particles or shaders in Unity. 

• Setup and maintain cloth simulation pipelines.

• Able to maintain clean and organized work files.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 5 years of experience rigging characters and props using Maya.

• A minimum of 3 years of experience animating characters using Maya.

• Master of Unity, with emphasis on anything animation and rigging related. 

• Self-motivated, an excellent communicator and a team player. Go to great lengths to create outstanding work rather than settling for bare minimum.

• Excellent understanding of human and animal anatomy.

• Skilled in 3D character animation for bipedal humanoids, creatures, and organic forms.

• Expertly apply animation principles to in-game animation: timing, acting, & body mechanics.

• Experience with Unity particle systems. 

• Proven problem-solving and prototyping ability, collaborating within the animation team and across adjacent teams.

• Excellent grasp of the English language.

• Able to be onsite 5x a week.

NICE TO HAVE

• Have shipped AAA and/or mobile games as a technical animator, animator, rigger or tech artist.

• Experience in creating animated shaders.

• Film animation experience.

• A passion for games!