Animateur technique senior / Senior Technical Animator

Team: Design

Location: Canada

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities:

• Establish and maintain production and software pipelines, coordinating with the team lead to meet project deadlines.

• Create high-quality rigs and skinning solutions for characters, creatures, and props that support the artistic and technical needs of each project.

• Independently implement character rigging in Maya, including cloth, hair, and physics setups.

• Develop new rigging systems and retargeting tools to support transitions from legacy rigs to updated systems.

• Collaborate with modelers and animators to ensure efficient workflows and high-quality production assets.

• Share ownership of pipeline tools and work with engine and project leads to continuously improve technical capabilities.

• Ensure team deliverables meet established technical standards, providing clean assets and reliable code.

• Lead research and development initiatives, improve pipelines and workflows, and implement lessons learned through project reviews.

• Resolve complex technical issues and challenging bugs.

• Share expertise and provide guidance to less experienced team members.

• Occasionally support recruitment activities and contribute to onboarding new hires.

Requirements:

• At least five years of experience in technical animation or a closely related field.

• Experience contributing to the full production cycle of at least two game titles.

• Strong Python programming skills and familiarity with Houdini.

• Expert-level knowledge of Autodesk Maya, particularly rigging and skinning.

• Strong understanding of anatomy, character movement, and topology requirements for both legacy and new 3D models.

• Experience with facial rigging for games, television, or film.

• Practical experience with physics simulations, including cloth, hair, and other simulated elements.

• Familiarity with Maya-based art export and production pipelines, particularly character- and animation-related workflows.

• Ability to provide clear technical feedback and maintain effective documentation for tasks, rigs, and toolsets.

• Awareness of current and emerging technologies and trends in the video game industry.

• Self-motivation, strong problem-solving abilities, and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Benefits:

• Fully employer-paid benefits package, with insurance reimbursing eligible claims at 100%, up to $1,000 per service annually; individual and family coverage options are available.

• Comprehensive dental coverage, including major dental services.

• 4% RRSP matching, with contributions fully vested from the first day.

• One paid week off during the winter holidays.

• 20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.

• Complimentary virtual healthcare and mental well-being sessions for employees and their eligible dependents.

• Personal and professional development opportunities.

• Opportunity to collaborate with a creative, passionate, and globally distributed team.

• Fully remote position in Canada.