Technical Animator - Temp

Turtle Rock Studios•Irvine, CA

6d•$85,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Turtle Rock, we make the games we want to play. We're dedicated to providing a collaborative environment where our team members feel empowered with the creative freedom to contribute and grow. While we are based in Orange County, CA, we support flexible work arrangements ranging from in-studio, hybrid, to fully remote throughout North America. Join our award-winning game development team and help create our next hit title. Turtle Rock Studios is looking for a Technical Animator (Temp) to join our team here at Turtle Rock Studios. Working with animators, engineers, and designers, this role focuses on developing and improving animation features in engine, implementing assets, and optimizing current animation systems, tools, and practices. Join our exceptional development team to help us create industry leading animation and gameplay experiences! This position will report to the Lead Technical Artist. This is a Temporary position with full benefits through December 2026 at this time, subject to change.

Requirements

Enthusiastic gamer with a passion for making great games and animations
Minimum 3 years experience as a Technical Animator for games with an emphasis on developing and maintaining animation systems
Strong knowledge of Maya and Python
Experience in Unreal Engine Animation Systems
Experience with creating and maintaining Animation Blueprints
Experience with animation pipelines from prototype to final assets
Demo reel showing expertise with animation systems
Excellent communicator with strong verbal and written English skills
Excellent problem solving and time management skills
Team player with a positive attitude and the ability to provide and receive objective feedback

Nice To Haves

Excellent eye for animation and visual aesthetics balanced with technical skills
Experience with cinematics and facial animation
Experience working with procedural/physically-altered animation techniques
Experience creating and maintaining rigs for unique characters through the development process
Experience with multiple 3D packages
Experience with Realtime Shaders and FX/Simulation

Responsibilities

Create and maintain rigs for unique characters through the development process
Support and implement animation content, and fine tune parameters for gameplay animation
Work directly with Programming, Animation, and Design to prototype and deliver excellent combat, character locomotion and movement mechanics, facial animation, and other new game features to deliver extremely polished gameplay and animation. Help to determine risk/reward throughout the process
Help document design features and parameters, brainstorming all avenues for the creation of animation content
Investigate, identify, and improve pipeline, optimize workflows and tools, setting best practices/standards streamlining the animation process
Troubleshoot asset and editor problems for the Animation and other development teams
Document systems and feature functionality for use by the teams and future employees
Coordinate with all departments to achieve project goal