Rigging / Tech Animator
Rigging / Tech 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 award-winning 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 world-class environment character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.
What Youll Do
Psyonix is looking for a technical artist to join our world-class team! Youll work closely with artists and programmers to craft awesome game visuals and pipelines in Unreal Engine. We offer a fast-paced exciting career where you will have the opportunity to solve a variety of technical issues and expand your skill set. If that sounds interesting we would love to hear from you!
In this role you will
- Rig assets and vehicles
- Set up assets in Unreal Engine 5; including physics and blueprints
- Work closely with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth development pipeline that delivers high-quality assets
- Create and understand material pipelines that span across different experiences as well as assist with pipeline tools and work with engine and project leads on the continuous improvement of those engine tools
- Collaborate with a range of artists developers and producers to create and implement tools or workflows
- Balance a variety of tasks priorities and bugs across multiple projects
- Write and maintain documentation for workflows and tools
What were looking for
- Extensive experience rigging in Maya
- Familiarity with 3D real-time engine technology and the Unreal Engine 5 art pipeline
- Attention to aesthetic detail especially with regard to deformation and physics movement
- Youre user-focused passionate solutions-focused and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do
- Knowledge of a 3D DCC tool such as Autodesk Blender Modo etc.
- Experience with Python scripting HLSL and visual scripting experience
- Related skills such as modeling and animating
- Experience developing pipelines and tools
- Experience shipping at least one AAA title
EPIC JOB EPIC BENEFITS EPIC LIFE
We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical dental vision critical illness telemedicine Life and AD&D long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program) we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4500 employees globally. For over 25 years weve been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epics award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity 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 world-class 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
