Studio: New World Interactive
Job Opening: Senior Technical Animator
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Assist in the creation of animation blueprints to create best-in-class animation
- Maintain and improve the rigging and animation pipeline
- Help guide and mentor fellow technical animators
- Update and improve the toolset for rigging and animation
- Offer technical support to the animation team in day-to-day production issues
- Create and maintain technical documentation
Qualifications & Skills:
- 5 years of experience as a technical animator or similar in the video game industry
- Proficiency with Python
- Understanding of Unreal Engine and its animation capabilities
- Rigging in Maya
- Tool building in Python and PySide
- Understanding of animation principles
- Passion for exploring new workflows and ideas
- Strong communication and documentation skills
Bonus XP if You Have These!
- Animation experience, including keyframe animation
- Blender – Rigging or tool building
- Proficiency with C++
Your Tactical Gear Includes:
- Maya
- Unreal Editor
- Unreal Engine
- Cascadeur
- Git
- Perforce
