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Playstack · 2 weeks ago

Technical Animator - FTC

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityMid Level

Playstack is a company dedicated to publishing innovative indie games, and they are seeking an experienced Technical Animator to contribute to a new mobile gaming project. The role involves collaborating with a global team to produce high-quality animations for characters and buildings, ensuring a delightful player experience.

GamingVideo Games

Responsibilities

Collaborate with artists, designers, and engineers to ensure top-quality animation for characters and buildings
Source and produce character animation for game features
Define, manage, and maintain character models and animation pipelines
Coordinate with outsourcers to ensure high-quality models and textures
Implement character models and animations into the game
Setup and animate elements in building structures
Setup animation state machines, blend trees, etc

Qualification

Unity3DAnimation skillsAutodesk Maya CreativeAnimation workflowsProblem-solving skillsCollaborative mindset

Required

Background in art or design, ideally with degree-level education or equivalent experience
Industry-proven, with at least 2 shipped PC or console titles
Comfortable with technical complexity and creative problem-solving
Able to work autonomously in a distributed team
Strong communicator, thriving in remote collaboration
Excited to contribute to an inclusive, diverse, and fun workplace
Intermediate animation skills with keen sense of motion, timing and anatomy
Proficiency with Unity3D: asset pipelines, Unity Animation System, Animancer etc
Familiarity with Unity's Universal Rendering Pipeline (URP)
Experience with animation workflows (rigging, retargeting, integration)
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
A collaborative, solutions-focused mindset
Unity3D – advanced animation workflows, asset integration, optimization, animation/game logic
Autodesk Maya Creative – 3D modeling, rigging, and animation pipelines

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Company

Playstack

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PlayStack is a company that helps developers in end-to-end funding, publishing expertise, and technology to develop the next big game.
dateFounded in 2016
location
London, England, GBR
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.playstack.com

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2017-04-03Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Harvey Elliott
CEO
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Rob Crossley
VP Publishing
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