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Senior Technical Animator

Created by Monsters. Built for gamers.™

Truly Likeable Monsters (TLM), is a world-class video game company focused on development for some of the biggest games in the industry. Our mission is to break down barriers in the video game industry and make game tech available to all game developers regardless of size.

We are looking for good humans with incredible talent to make great games.

Position Summary: Technical Animator

• 100% Remote position & other cool benefits
• Working with an international team on AA or AAA games in an Unreal Studio

• As a Technical Animator you are responsible for developing tools that empower and enable our Animation team to iterate quickly and to develop world-class content.
• Reports to: Tech Animation Manager

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the other Technical Animators, Animators, Designers and Engineers to develop, test, and maintain the tools we use for animation development for our games.
• Be accountable for the stability and performance of the tools, plugins, and custom scripts developed for our team of talented animators.
• Proactively seek out solutions for the various problems inherent in creating animation for games.
• Contribute to the evaluation, adaptation, and training of new tools and workflows that empower the animators.
• Be fully committed to the supporting role and responsibilities as a Technical Animator; execute at a high-level of professionalism and proficiency.
• Be responsible for processing and integrating MOCAP data into our engine while being able to debug issues in the data or the tools.
• Be a key contributor to the on-going efforts in optimization and integration of animation assets and systems.

Required Qualifications

• A portfolio with at least two examples of your technical animation skills in Unreal and/or Maya within the last 3 years. (Any in-game or cinematic clips should include a description of how you contributed)
• Must have 3+ years of experience as a 3D Animator and 3+ years of experience as a Technical Animator for game development.
• Bachelor's Degree in Animation, Science, or Engineering.
• A minimum of 1 AAA UE4 game shipped for PC and 8th/9th Gen Console as a Technical Animator.
• Must have excellent animation skills and exceptional technical aptitude.
• Comprehensive knowledge of animation principles and fundamentals, and the ability to apply your technical knowledge to develop tools for animators.
• Expertise in Character/Creature rigging, weighting, and the systems that drive them.
• Expert knowledge of scripting languages, with proficiencies in Python, C++ and/or C#
• Expertise in Maya and MotionBuilder.
• Ability to optimize and balance animation data to meet PC and console requirements.
• Solid experience with MOCAP and keyframe animation integration.
• Ability to create and maintain technical documentation for tech animation dept.
• Self motivated to work independently and on a team to solve problems as they arise.
• Candidates should be accessible either during the core hours of the PST time zone or for at least of 4 hours within those core hours.
  

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with cloth and hair sim/systems.

• Great interpersonal skills and pleasant demeanor.
• Mind for tinkering and exploring possible solutions.

*Because our company is international with a variety of first languages among management, please submit an English resume along with your application.

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