We are looking for a Senior Tech Animator for future amazing, original and innovative titles!
SENIOR TECH ANIMATOR
We are looking for a highly-qualified candidate for the position of Senior Technical Animator, who will contribute to several exciting new original properties. The Senior Technical Animator will work with the Animation Lead, Tech Art Lead and Character Art team to develop and maintain high-end animation pipelines and rigging solutions, with a heavy focus on not only quality, but on fast-iteration. This role involves not only the chance to work with the animation team in developing high-quality rigs, but also the opportunity to improve on existing art and animation pipelines. This position is full time and on location in our Bellevue WA studio. We offer excellent compensation and a chance to contribute as a key team member at a top independent developer of original games.
Required:
5+ years of professional experience as a Technical Animator for a top tier game developer, film studio or relevant entertainment company.
Knowledge of the Principles of Animation, as applied to developing animator-friendly rigs for a wide variety of characters and creatures
Deep understanding of human and animal anatomy, with the ability to apply that understanding to character skinning
Able to develop tools & refine pipelines for the character and animation production process, including motion capture and keyframe data pipelines for both full-body and facial animation
Experience with procedural and run-time dynamic animation
Understanding of animation networks, state machines and node graph animation tools and systems
Experience developing pipelines to retarget animation data, with little to no loss, between multiple rigs
Proficient in Maya, 3DSMax, MotionBuilder or XSI and the relevant scripting languages. (Python, C++ and C# considered a bonus)
Proactive problem solver, able to devise creative, efficient and user-friendly solutions for a wide variety of technical challenges.
Excellent communication, time-management and organizational skills.
Able to check assets for technical integrity before integrating them into the game.
Experience creating and maintaining documentation on pipeline processes and tools