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Hidonix Industries · 1 week ago

3D Animator

Santa Monica, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$75K/yr - $80K/yr

Hidonix Industries is seeking a 3D Technical Animator to develop and maintain the technical animation infrastructure for scalable, high-performance content creation. This role focuses on real-time performance and high-quality rigging and animation systems for optimized mixed reality experiences using Apple Vision Pro.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingInformation Services

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

High-quality rigging and animation workflows for optimized mixed reality experiences (motion-capture animation with some minor keyframe editing or hand-keyframing)

Cleaning foot sliding, jitter, clipping, or loop animations cleanly; re-targeting animations as needed

Unity 5 or 6 knowledge, including proficiency in integrating character rigs and animations into engine

Proven ability to build and maintain custom rigs for realistic characters and props in Autodesk Maya (joints, bones, controls, deformers, and skinning), with strong knowledge of IK/FK systems, weight painting, and blend shapes

Qualification

High-quality riggingAnimation workflowsUnity 5Autodesk MayaMotion capture workflowsUnreal Engine 5Physics-based animationsCloth simulationVFX animation systemsProcedural generation tools

Required

High-quality rigging and animation workflows for optimized mixed reality experiences (motion-capture animation with some minor keyframe editing or hand-keyframing)

Cleaning foot sliding, jitter, clipping, or loop animations cleanly; re-targeting animations as needed

Unity 5 or 6 knowledge, including proficiency in integrating character rigs and animations into engine

Must be a US Citizen or valid green card holder

Must be commuting distance of Los Angeles, CA

Preferred

Knowledge of motion capture workflows

Familiarity with URP pipelines and version control systems such as Perforce

Additional Unreal Engine 5 experience

An understanding of clean character topology workflows for proper animation deformation (experience collaborating with 3D artists)

Additional Unreal Engine 5 experience, including knowledge of Metahuman and Advanced Skeleton workflows

Knowledge of creating rigs utilizing photogrammetry scan pipelines (collaborating with 3D artists on the team who handle workflows using tools such as Wrap3D, Reality Scan, Maya, ZBrush, and Substance Painter / Designer)

Cloth simulation experience

Physics-based animations (ragdoll, soft-body, or physics blend systems)

Experience with VFX animation systems (Particle System, VFX Graph, Niagra)

Basic knowledge of lighting systems and light baking (URP, Lumen, Megalights)

Familiarity with procedural generation tools (PCG)

URP shaders; Substrate materials

Experience with AI tools that improve efficiency