Technical Animator
Technical Animator
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Job Description
WHAT MAKES US EPIC
At the core of Epics success are talented passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative welcoming and creative environment. Whether its building awardwinning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences were always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. Were constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
ART
What We Do
Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of worldclass environment character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.
What Youll Do
As a Technical Animator for our game you will play a crucial role in solving creature character and assetrelated challenges while helping optimize the character implementation pipeline. Some content here will be fully rigged and animated in Unreal Engine. You will help push the tools forward help develop new workflows and shape future engine development. Joining this team means youre motivated to seek solutions to problems and work with other artists to make positive changes to improve character creation in Unreal Engine. The heart of this role is rigging and animation in Epics core projects.
In this role you will
- Rig characters creatures and other assets in Control Rig as well as Maya
- Set up assets in Unreal Engine 5 including physics and animation blueprints
- Work closely with animators character artists asset implementers and other technical artists to ensure a smooth delivery of highquality assets
What were looking for
- Extensive experience rigging characters in Maya or Control Rig
- A portfolio demonstrating rigging for a range of characters bipeds and creatures
- Familiarity with the Unreal Engines Control Rig
- Exceptional problemsolving ability with strong written communication and teamwork skills
- Experience with AAA game development preferably on a large team using an established game engine (internal or commercial) ideally with Unreal Engine
- Selfmotivation a strong work ethic a drive to learn more and improve skills and the ability to work independently
- Python programming experience is a plus
EPIC JOB EPIC BENEFITS EPIC LIFE
Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100 of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical Dental a Vision HRA Long Term Disability Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental wellbeing program through Modern Health which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and companywide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4500 employees globally. For over 25 years weve been making awardwinning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epics awardwinning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build highfidelity interactive experiences for PC console mobile and VR it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment automotive and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games we strive to build teams of worldclass talent.
Like what you hear Come be a part of something Epic!
Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e. a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.
Employment Type
Full Time
