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Senior Technical Animator

Arkane Studios is looking for a strong Sr. Technical Animator to join our Austin, Texas team for work on AAA games for PC and next-generation console systems.

As a Technical Animator, you will:

· Work with the animation team to define, create and maintain the animation pipeline

· Design and support complex character, facial and weapon rigs in Maya

· Own the skinning process for a variety of characters, garments and gear

· Create custom tools and scripts to increase the productivity and efficiency of the animation team

· Support and improve the integration of animation assets from Maya to game engine

Requirements:

· Experience in creating and maintaining an efficient animation pipeline throughout a AAA production cycle

· Strong working knowledge of both MEL and Python (additional languages a plus)

· Capable of rigging and skinning high quality character assets

· Experience working with Maya (3ds Max and MotionBuilder a plus)

· Experience with retargeting animation data via Maya or Motionbuilder

· Experience in creating animation state machines and blend trees in a game engine

· Understanding of physics simulation setup and implementation (ex: cloth, ragdoll)

· Receptive to feedback and able to work through an iterative process

· Must be a self-motivated and energetic team player with strong communication skills and cooperative attitude

Pluses:

· 5+ years of production experience

· Strong passion for video games

· Animation background

As part of the application process. please submit work samples which demonstrate the following:

· Character rigging and skinning capabilities

· Documentation or videos describing previous tool development