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Senior Technical Animator (R27076)

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Description

The Senior Technical Animator will join the Cinematics team at Epic Games, focusing on expressive character movements for high-level trailers related to Fortnite and other intellectual property projects. This role involves rigging, pipeline, and tooling, working collaboratively with internal teams, vendors, and animators to ensure efficient development and high-quality assets. The individual will also work on improving engine tools and providing support to the animation team.

What We're Looking For

Rig characters, props, and vehicles.,Configure assets in Unreal Engine 5, including fabrics, physics, and blueprints.,Work in close collaboration with modelers and animators to ensure an efficient development pipeline that delivers high-quality assets.,Assist and build pipeline tools, and work with engine and project leaders on continuous improvement of these engine tools.,Work directly with technical animation for cinematic trailers, including internal and outsourced trailers.,Provide support and optimization for the animation team, including performance/speed optimizations, engine stability, bug fixing in control rigs/constraints, and animation workflows.,Develop UI pickers for the Animation team.

Ideal Candidate

Extensive experience in character rigging in Maya, Houdini, or other Digital Content Creation (DCC) tools.,A portfolio demonstrating experience with rigging for diverse characters, bipeds, and creatures, for both body and faces.,Attention to aesthetic details, especially regarding character deformation and physical movement.,Familiarity with the Unreal Engine 5 art pipeline.,Positive individual with strong written communication and teamwork skills.,Exceptional problem-solving skills.,Experience in developing character pipelines and tools.

Hard Skills

Rigging
Maya
Houdini
DCC tools
Unreal Engine 5
Blueprints
Pipeline development
Tool development
UI pickers development

Soft Skills

Communication
Teamwork
Problem-solving
Attention to detail
Positive attitude

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Life insurance
Daily meal vouchers
Transportation benefits (for local employees)

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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