Gearbox —award-winning, independent developer of interactive entertainment hits Borderlands, Brothers In Arms and Battleborn—is looking for a Technical Animator to joins our Technical Animation team with a heavy focus on character rigging and is responsible for building production-quality rigs / tools and collaborating with animators to support the needs of the Animation department. The ideal candidate for this position demonstrates both strong technical knowledge and interpersonal skills.

Key Responsibilities

Rig characters, props, weapons, vehicles, etc. for animation in Maya.
Create scripts to improve the rigging and animation process.
Collaborate with animators to maintain and improve the animation pipeline.
Work closely with related jobs to help take characters through the character pipeline.

Qualifications Required

2-3 years of industry experience with at least 1 project shipped from beginning to end.
Education in Rigging and Scripting in Maya and/or equivalent industry experience
Demo reel or work sample that demonstrates rigging and skinning.
Familiarity with current animation technology such as rigging techniques, motion capture, facial capture, physics, etc.
A positive attitude and an ability to receive and provide objective feedback on areas or their work.

Qualifications Desired

Experience with animation or, minimally, a working knowledge of animation principles and techniques
Experience with Python and MEL
Experience with Unreal Engine 4
Experience with task tracking software such as JIRA
Experience with version control systems (Perforce, Subversion, Git, etc.)
Good understanding of the human anatomy.

Gearbox Studio Québec

Located in beautiful Quebec City, our studio is a short walk away from the the city's most vibrant districts, bars, restaurants, parks and coffee shops. We love to create and play games. We reward teammates based on merit and offer a comprehensive health benefits package, generous RRSP matching, flexible time-off, training and numerous other perks.