Senior Technical Designer in Animation
About The Position
Epic Games is looking for a Senior Technical Designer in Animation (TDiA) to join our team working across various animation systems. As a TDiA, you will use your animation sense and technical understanding of character animation to design and create gameplay animation systems that facilitate appealing, high-quality character motion. You will be the primary point of contact for animation implementation issues and any animation-related technical challenges, and you will work closely with Animation, Design, and Engineering colleagues to ensure the animation pipeline operates smoothly and efficiently. You will also help identify potential issues and deploy correct solutions, using your technical knowledge to help bridge and facilitate communication between the animation team and other departments.
Requirements
- A strong animation sense with a clear understanding of realistic and stylized character motion and how to achieve them with modern animation methods
- Expertise with animation pipelines, including source content creation tools such as Maya, MotionBuilder, and the Unreal Engine, using our Control Rig toolset
- Exceptional problem-solving ability with strong written communication and teamwork skills
- Familiarity with gameplay animation tools and concepts, such as blend trees and state machines
- Experience with AAA game development, preferably on a large team using an established game engine (internal or commercial)
- Self-motivation, a strong work ethic, and the ability to work independently
Nice To Haves
- experience with Unreal Engine Animation Blueprints is a plus
- experience with Unreal Engine is a plus
Responsibilities
- Create animation behavior tools/techniques/philosophies that allow the building of complex movement systems
- Design and implement animation state machines/behaviors and runtime solutions
- Work closely with the Animation, Design, and Engineering departments to analyze, troubleshoot, and solve in-game animation implementation issues and animation-related technical challenges
- Closely collaborate with the animation leadership to maintain the style and quality bar for animations in the game
- Look for opportunities to improve the animation pipeline/workflow and help provide solutions for technical animation problems, including performing training and creating documentation for the animation team
Benefits
- generous benefit plans
- discretionary incentive programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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