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Striking Distance Studios · 4 months ago

Senior Technical Animator

San Ramon, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$124K/yr - $166K/yr

3+ years exp

Striking Distance Studios is looking for a Senior Technical Animator to work in a cooperative, cross-disciplinary team environment to push the boundaries of animation technology. The role involves collaborating with various teams to build out animation blueprints and ensuring the stability and performance of Unreal animation blueprints.

GamingPC GamesVideo Games

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Animation, Design and Engineering to build out animation blueprints

Work closely with animators, and create first-pass animations as needed, to achieve their creative vision and support them when problems arise

Work closely with engineers to ensure Unreal animation blueprints are stable and performant

Contribute to the design, implementation, feedback, and maintenance of the animation and rigging pipelines. Develop scripts to expand upon and support these pipelines

Develop and optimize rigs for characters, weapons, vehicles, and props

Review the work of other technical animators and provide mentorship on your area of knowledge

Create physics assets for ragdoll simulations

Create and maintain documentation necessary to understand the functions involved in blueprints or other Unreal assets

Maintain consistent communication with the rest of the team, welcoming feedback and refining animation blueprints, rigs, or tools as necessary

Evaluate existing content and systems against future needs of the project

Qualification

Unreal Engine 4/5Technical AnimationMayaPythonC#C++Motion CaptureVersion ControlPassion for gamesProblem-solvingCollaborationCommunicationDetail-oriented

Required

At least one shipped title as a Technical Animator from start to finish within the gaming industry

3+ years of experience using Unreal Engine 4/5

1+ years of animation experience in a professional creative capacity, able to create first-pass animations that are usable in game

Advanced ability to be self-directed, focused and detail oriented

Strong proficiency in Maya

Experience owning features/leading systems from start to finish while driving animation implementation

Experience with software development (Python, C#, C++, ) and familiarity with Qt/PySide

In-depth understanding of character skinning techniques, weight painting, and deformations

Practical knowledge of Motion Capture data pipelines and workflows

Experience shipping games on current generation consoles (PS5 or XSX) and PC

Hands-on experience with version control systems like Perforce

Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities

A demonstrable love / passion for playing and making video games

Company

Striking Distance Studios

Striking Distance Studios specializes in the development of video and computer games. It is a sub-organization of Krafton.

Founded in 2019

San Ramon, California, USA

51-200 employees

https://strikingdistancestudios.com

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