Reports to: Character Technical Director or Animation Technical Director

Main responsabilities:

• Define processes and best practices on numerous systems such as modural character creation, cloth simulation and fur;
• Develop new techniques and processes to solve visual effect production challenges around characters;
• Research an innovative visual and technical point of view in dealing with process and pipeline creation;
• Document processes and procedures thoroughly;
• Work closely with the technical director, debug and evaluate new tools;
• Supply a technical direction and instruction to the other artists or the organizers;
• Oversee and correct the production of characters made with our external partners.

Experience and technical skills required:

• University or college diploma in 2D and 3D Art, or equivalent training;
• 3 years and more of experience as a real time 3D Artist (Character Artist, Model Artist, Rigger, Technical Artist/Animator); or experience as a programmer (with strong interest and knowledge for arts).
• Preferably 1 AAA title on current new generation consoles.

Technical habilities:

• Knowledge intermediate to expert with Maya
• Knowledge of Photoshop or Substance;
• Knowledge of profiling (PIX, hardware);
• Knowledge of grooming systems;
• Knowledge of cloths, muscles or dynamics simulation systems;
• Knowledge or experience with node-base shader systems;
• Knowledge of programming and scripting languages an asset (C#, C++, Python, .Net, Mel, etc.);
• Bilingual (French and English).

Interpersonal Qualities:

• Demonstrate leadership and a sense of responsibility;
• Have a good ability to express ideas;
• Focus on achieving superior results;
• Be a strong team player;
• Have an analytical and synthetical mindset;
• Able to adapt to changes and work under pressure while respecting agreed deadlines.

Motivation and interests:

Passion and ambition for videogames are essential!