Introduction

Technical Animator required full-time for Toronto video game studio.

Company

We are a brand new studio working with a renowned publisher on a new IP. Our office is located in the west end of Toronto and we offer competitive salaries, flexible hours, health benefits, unlimited PTO, a relaxed atmosphere and spectacular cookies.

Position

We're looking for a Technical Animator to collaborate with us in the delivery of a first-person action adventure video game.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with team members to define, create and maintain the animation pipeline
• An understanding of animation techniques, pipelines and processes
• Able to create animation systems (animation graphs, state machines) as well as implementing and working with interactive moments and props
• Work closely with techs, animators and artists to create animator-friendly rigs, tools and scripts
• Design and implement processes that support and improve all applicable areas of the animation pipeline
• Work with the art director to create tools to support stylized animation
• Experience working with motion capture (capture, cleanup, implementation)

Required Skills

• A portfolio that demonstrates the ability to create animator-friendly rigs
• Experience building tools that support animation in DCC software (Maya, Motionbuilder) and in game engines
• Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, creativity and organizational skills
• 5+ years of experience in a technical position. Must have shipped at least one title.
• Proficient with standard industry tools like Unreal Engine 4, 3ds Max, Maya.
• Motivated self starter who can execute with limited supervision

Bonuses

• Experience with stylized animation
• Ability to write scripts and code