Our client is fast growing video games studio looking for aTechnical Animatorwho can share their culture of high energy, responsibility, and awesome games! Reporting to the Art Director, you will be responsible for character rigging, weighting and asset integration, and creation of pipeline tools and development techniques for character modeling and animation.

This position can be either based in Dallas, TX or fully remote.

Enjoy unlimited Paid Time Off, flex/remote working hours, medical, dental, vision benefits, retirement plans and more!

Responsibilities:

• Rig characters, weapons, props, vehicles, etc using Maya
• Skin characters and creatures to preexisting and new joint skeletons
• Create and maintain game animation pipeline tools
• Work with cross-functional teams to help take characters through the character pipeline
• Work with the game engine in setting up character assets
• Provide the first line of support for troubleshooting artist issues and escalate if needed
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Demo or portfolio of past work or samples
• Experience with Autodesk Maya
• Experience with Unreal Engine
• Proficiency in Python for developing animation tools
• Ability to create powerful rigging solutions
• Understand topology and anatomy and collaborate with artists to get good deformations
• Can think out of the box
• Passionate about what you do

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