Technical Animator

THE OPPORTUNITY

Striking Distance Studios is looking for a Technical Animator to work in a cooperative cross-disciplinary team environment to push the boundaries of animation technology. Youll be on the forefront of our animation projects bridging the gap between design and execution.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with Animation Design and Engineering to build out animation blueprints.
• Work closely with animators to achieve their creative vision and support them when problems arise.
• Work closely with engineers to ensure Unreal animation blueprints are stable and performant.
• Contribute to the design implementation feedback and maintenance of the animation and rigging scripts to expand upon and support these pipelines.
• Develop and optimize rigs for characters weapons vehicles and props.
• Create physics assets for ragdoll simulations.
• Create and maintain documentation necessary to understand the functions involved in blueprints or other Unreal assets.
• Maintain consistent communication with the rest of the team welcoming feedback and refining animation blueprints rigs or tools as necessary.
• Evaluate existing content and systems against future needs of the project.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3 years of experience as a Technical Animator in the gaming industry
• 3 years of experience using Unreal Engine 4/5
• Strong proficiency in Maya
• Experience owning features/leading systems from start to finish while driving animation implementation
• Experience with software development (Python C# C ) and familiarity with Qt/PySide
• In-depth understanding of character skinning techniques weight painting and deformations
• Practical knowledge of Motion Capture data pipelines and workflows
• Experience shipping games on current generation consoles (PS5 or XSX) and PC.
• Hands-on experience with version control systems like Perforce
• Strong communication collaboration and problem-solving abilities
• A demonstrable love / passion for playing and making video games

Reasonable Accommodation

KRAFTON Americas is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment the Company will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to apply for an open position perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact the HR Talent team at KRAFTON Americas to begin the interactive process.

EEOC statement

KRAFTON Americas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.

In California the expected salary range for this position is $83000-$107000. The listed expected salary range represents a good faith estimate and the actual pay may depend on a variety of job-related factors that can include experience education skills and location.

Dont meet every single requirement

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