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Established in 2008, Ubisoft Chengdu has since grown into a robust production center contributing to Ubisoft’s biggest brands across numerous platforms. Located in China, the world's biggest gaming market, the studio is uniquely positioned to master production on both AAA and free-to-play titles, build strong bridges to promote Chinese culture to Western audiences, and offer memorable and meaningful gaming experiences to players around the world.

The studio continues to build upon its commitment to excellence in game production and live operations, with a strong track record of development on Assassin’s Creed, For Honor, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Mario Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Rainbow 6 and Skull and Bones. Notably, we also led production on Immortals Fenyx Rising: Myths of the Eastern Realm, a full-fledged, standalone DLC based on Chinese myths, as well as casual titles such as Rabbids: Party of Legends and UNO which were released to worldwide audiences.

At Chengdu studio, we embrace diversity in all forms, and we are committed to providing a fair and inclusive working environment for our employees, which now comprises over 470 talents hailing from 10 nationalities. Our strength lies in our diverse and passionate people, and together, we explore the unknown and create the best games for fans of all ages.

To find out more, please visit our website: http://www.ubisoftgroup.com or our WeChat account (UBISOFT育碧or 育碧招聘).

Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a Technical Animator to join our Rainbow Six team . As a technical animator, you will work alongside and support the animation team creating character, prop, weapon rigs , optimizing and developing the animation, internal plug_in tools that needed to support a creative and efficient production pipeline.

Responsibilities

  • Create, test, and maintain rigs, including skinning for characters, face, weapons, gadgets if it is applied.

  • Support and implement animation content, and fine tune parameters for gameplay animation in Ubisoft game engine.

  • Collaborate closely with animators, modelers, and technical artists to set standards and enhance rigging tools and animation workflows.

  • Optimize and refine content creation pipelines, identifying and addressing workflow bottlenecks to enhance efficiency of art team.

  • Oversee and implement simulations for cloth, hair, and other dynamic elements across a diverse range of characters or creatures.

  • Troubleshoot asset and editor problems for the Animation

  • Develop and create contents of technical documentation and guideline relate to animation process on Ubisoft Confluence.

Qualifications

Requirements

  • Enthusiastic gamer with a passion for making great games and animations.

  • Minimum 3 years experience as a Technical Animator for games with an emphasis on developing and maintaining animation systems on AAA games.

  • Strong knowledge of Max, Motionbuilder animation, rig system and Python , C++, Mel.

  • Experienced in Game engine (unity or Unreal) animation system.

  • Strong communication , problem solving and time management skills.

Additional Information

Bonus Points (Optional)

  • Good eye for Animation and visual aesthetics balanced with technical skills.

  • Experienced in cinematics and facial animation.

  • Strong knowledge of CFX ( cloth , hair, props etc. )