CD PROJEKT RED · 14 hours ago
Lead Technical Animator
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$168K/yr - $257K/yr
7+ years expCD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Lead Technical Animator to join their studio in Boston and work on Project Orion, the follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077. The role involves developing and managing a high performing Technical Art team, creating animation pipelines and systems for characters, vehicles, and weapons, and collaborating with various departments to ensure high-quality output.
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Responsibilities
Develop and manage a high performing Technical Art team comprising Rigging TD’s and Technical Animators
Leverage your skillsets in both digital content creation tools and real-time engines to drive and deliver high-quality character, vehicle, and weapon workflows, pipelines, and animation solutions
Manage your direct reports and help them grow in their role and ambitions, including setting up 1:1s, performance management, hiring and promotions
Work with Directors and Production to estimate and plan work
Collaborate closely with designers, artists and other developers to understand their needs and ensure that your team is aligned to deliver on expectations
Coordinate and drive cross-discipline functional teams from feature conception to completion
Establish and maintain best practices offering guidance to support content development team artistic and technical objectives
Mentor the technical art team, building an environment of creativity, trust, and excellence aligned with the company’s values and goals
Prototype, research, integrate, and extend rigging and animation systems
Help devise, develop, and maintain pipelines for asset creation focusing on characters, weapons, and vehicles
Solve complex technical art challenges while ensuring workflows and systems are efficient and scalable
Actively participate in evaluating performance and optimization to ensure seamless cross-team gameplay experiences
Foster cross-department collaboration to ensure the content and animation work effectively contributes across game teams and systems
Qualification
Required
Minimum 7+ years of experience in the video games industry, including at least one shipped AAA title through the entire production lifecycle
Experience leading a technical art team
Expertise in Unreal Engine 5 Rigging and Animation Systems
Animation pipeline knowledge including developing and scripting tools for Maya, MotionBuilder, or other DCC applications
Proven track record of building character, vehicle, weapon workflows and pipelines
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills
Ability to think creatively and strategically to overcome technical challenges and drive innovation in technology
Demonstrated commitment to taking ownership, setting goals, exchanging knowledge and driving initiatives independently
Preferred
Strong C++, C#, or Python tool development and scripting professional experience
Experience in animation performance/memory optimization
Benefits
Company-paid medical healthcare (dental, vision, and mental)
Free mental health support, including access to counseling, psychiatric care, and a variety of well-being webinars
Paid leave - 26 days of vacation, 10 sick days, & 12 calendar holidays per year
401K with employer matching
Gym Membership Reimbursement
Menstrual leave — employees who menstruate can take one extra day off when experiencing period pain
RED Parents Network — support for working parents, including childcare benefits, and family-friendly events
Flexible working hours
Trainings, lectures, and courses — internal workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available
A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team
Dog-friendly office — bring your pooch with you and look after them while working!
Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world
No dress-code — we like to keep it casual
Company
CD PROJEKT RED
CD PROJEKT RED is a home to well over 800 game-making professionals from all over the globe.
1001-5000 employees
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