Technical Artist required at Radical Forge

Technical Artist required at Radical Forge

Studio: Radical Forge

Job Opening: Technical Artist (Animation Tools)

Location: Middlesbrough, England, UK

Type: Full-Time

Responsibilities:

  • Maintainable workflows capable of supporting a large, complex project with a wide range of animation needs
  • Develop tools and workflows to support animators
  • Develop and maintain runtime animation graphs
  • Provide direct support to the animation team
  • Work with Engineering to develop best practices, technical guidelines, and performance metrics for animation
  • Document workflows and advocate best practices

Qualifications & Skills:

  • Fluent in one or more programming language (Python, C#, C++, etc.)
  • Solid technical background with ability to design and implement systems
  • Significant relevant industry experience including art-related experience
  • Solid understanding of kinematics, animation principles, and ability to translate this into tangible production tools and processes
  • Experience with runtime animation tools, techniques, and capabilities (Unity, Havok Behavior, Natural Motion, or proprietary systems, etc.)
  • Experience working with an animation graph or similar system
  • Experience rigging characters for animation
  • Understand differences between production and runtime animation requirements
  • Strong troubleshooting skills
  • Familiarity with common data formats: XML/JSON/etc.
  • Familiarity with common 3D data formats: OBJ/FBX/ALEMBIC/etc.

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