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Junior Technical Artist (Rigging)

Supermassive Games is looking for a highly talented and enthusiastic Junior Technical Artists to play a key role in the studio.

The primary role of this position is to assist in the creation of high quality animation rigs and deformation for characters, creatures and props, as well as working closely with the art and animation teams to improve the quality and efficiency of the content workflow.

Responsibilities:

The main and routine tasks of this position are:

• Working with the animation team to define and create animation rigs for characters, creatures and props.
• Act as the bridge across both technical and creative disciplines.
• Work with senior Technical Artists to create tools and scripts which increase productivity of the animation team and other content creators.
• Debug problems in engine and provide solutions.
• Foresee potential issues and communicate effectively to department leads.

• Critique assets on an ongoing basis to drive continual improvement and ensure quality across the game within defined budgets.

Requirements

Experience:

• A Rigging Portfolio/showreel video link
• Understanding of rigging pipelines and able to provide solutions to complex deformation models.
• Experience in creating advanced custom rigs
• Knowledge of art authoring packages and transitioning data to engine.
• Experience using Unreal Engine would be an advantage.

Helpful to know:

• Maya scripting languages
• Working experience on game projects
• Experience with game engines like Unity3D, Unreal Engine
• Any additional knowledge of any of the following would be an advantage:

• Python
• Maya API
• Python QT
• Motionbuilder
• Anatomy

Benefits

Why join us?

• We make big games with small teams - you will play a full and active role
• Challenging and rewarding projects as standard
• 25 days annual leave
• Private health insurance
• Pension

• Life assurance x6 time annual salary
• Quarterly profit related bonus scheme
• Social events - including large summer party
• Constantly improving tools and workflow so you can focus on creativity
• Fast decision-making allows good ideas to flourish

• We celebrate and nurture talent
• Our supportive, inclusive and friendly team culture is something we are proud of
• Work-life balance is something we respect and protect
• Ultimately, you’ll work on the cutting edge - making innovative and immersive games