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Senior Technical Animator (R27076)

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Description

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Technical Animator to join their Cinematics team, focusing on creating expressive character movement for Fortnite and other IP projects. This role involves extensive rigging, developing and maintaining animation pipelines and tools, collaborating with modelers and animators, and providing technical support and optimization for cinematic trailers and the animation team within Unreal Engine 5.

What We're Looking For

Rig characters, props, and vehicles.,Set up assets in Unreal Engine 5, including cloth, physics, and blueprints.,Work closely with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth development pipeline and workflow.,Assist in building pipeline tools and collaborate with engine and project leads for continuous improvement.,Direct Technical Animation work for Cinematic trailers, both outsourced and internal.,Provide support and optimization for the Animation Team, including performance/speed optimizations, engine stability, control rig/constraint bug issues, and animation workflows.,Design UI Pickers for the Animation team.

Ideal Candidate

Extensive experience rigging characters in the Unreal Engine.,A portfolio demonstrating rigging for a range of characters, bipeds, and creatures, including body and faces.,Attention to aesthetic detail, especially with regards to character deformation and physics movement.,Familiarity with the Unreal Engine 5 art pipeline.,Positive individual with strong written communication and teamwork skills.,Exceptional problem-solver.,Experience developing character pipelines and tools.

Hard Skills

Rigging
Unreal Engine 5
Blueprints
Pipeline tools
Technical Animation
UI Pickers
Character deformation
Physics movement
Character pipelines
Tool development

Soft Skills

Communication
Teamwork
Problem-solving
Positive attitude
Collaboration
Innovation

Benefits

100% employer-paid benefits for employees and dependents
supplemental medical
dental
vision
critical illness
telemedicine
Life and AD&D
long term disability insurance
weekly indemnity (short term disability)
retirement savings plan with competitive employer match
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
robust mental well-being program through Modern Health (free therapy and coaching).

About the Company

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Epic Games, Inc.

Epic Games is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company is best known for developing the Unreal Engine, the globally popular game Fortnite, and operating the Epic Games Store digital storefront.

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