Technical Animator
Culver City, California, United States
Hardware
The ideal candidate has deep experience bringing life to high-quality, believable character performances in a real-time, interactive production as well as the flexibility to cover generalized animation tasks. The candidate will collaborate across disciplines, working closely with designers, technical artists and engineers with a focus on the facilitation of animation production workflows in engine and DCC - balancing considerations for visual fidelity, interactivity and performance optimization. There is a substantial R+D component to our development and production. If you are excited about defining new workflows, and passionate about embracing new forms of content creation and delivery, this is your call.
Key Qualifications
- Have worked through an entire AAA video game production cycle.
- Thorough knowledge of pipelines and processes used in real-time animation.
- Strong experience working with performance capture data.
- Extensive experience animating across a wide range of styles.
- Understanding of real-time rigging, proceduralism, and keyframe workflows.
- Deep understanding of interactive animation systems.
- Independent and self managed, excellent communicator and team-player.
- Ability to communicate precisely with different departments and vendors.
- Ability to anticipate, prioritize, and organize work to meet objectives.
Description
- Creates amazing performances across a range of styles and use cases.
- Works with performance capture data to adapt it to project needs.
- Is able to take ideas from concept to final delivery.
- Script or build workflows for automation of workflow tasks.
- Able to set delivery specifications and evaluate deliverables for other artists.
Education & Experience
Bachelors degree or equivalent industry experience required.