Senior Technical Animator
10 days ago
WHAT MAKES US EPIC?
At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
ART
What We Do
Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.
What You'll Do
The MetaHuman team is looking for a Senior Technical Animator to help drive innovation in high-quality character deformation. Interested candidates should have a great understanding of the fundamentals of anatomy and flesh simulation.
In this role, you will
- Collaborate with R&D, engineers and artists to develop the next-generation of industry-leading muscle and flesh simulation workflows.
- Drive tooling development through iterative evaluation and insightful feedback.
- Champion customer needs by translating desired features into actionable plans.
- Battle-test features by crafting high-quality creature simulation rigs.
- Develop technical documentation for complex rigging processes, such as body deformation and muscle workflows in Unreal Engine.
- Positively contribute to team development through knowledge sharing and skill development.
What we're looking for
- Experience in muscle rigging
- Strong eye in anatomy and body mechanics
- Familiarity with optimisation and performance constraints in game engines.
This role is open to multiple locations in Europe.
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!
Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.