Lead Technical Animator
Horsham, England, United Kingdom•Remote (Any)
Posted 5 months ago
Last seen 4 months ago
Active
Remote
temporary
Animation
Job Summary
Join Creative Assembly as a Lead Technical Animator to shape the future of a new Alien: Isolation sequel built in UE5. This role offers a unique opportunity to significantly influence foundational technology and visual direction, with options for hybrid or fully remote work within the UK.
About this job
As the Lead Technical Animator, you will spearhead efforts to enhance the quality and efficiency of character, animation, and supporting pipelines. This pivotal role bridges the gap between art, animation, and technology, ensuring the development, integration, and delivery of high-quality character, animation, and technical solutions across the project. Your work will ensure that animations and characters are not only visually stunning but also seamlessly functional within the engine, providing players with an engaging and immersive experience. This is a new project, being built in UE5, offering an exciting opportunity to have a significant influence on the foundational technology and evolving look and feel of the game.
Requirements
- A passion for games and games animation
- Strong ability to communicate clear direction, break down tasks and feedback to help mentor, guide and educate fellow teammates
- Experience with commonly used DCCs such as Maya & MoBu
- Excellent knowledge of Python and coding standards
- Excellent knowledge of complex rigging systems
- Excellent understanding of in-engine character and animation systems – locomotion, modular character setups, runtime deformation and physics
- Previously worked on AAA titles in an equivalent role
- Solid understanding of 3D math (linear algebra, vector and matrix math) (Desirable)
- Experience with Unreal Engine (Desirable)
- Experience with complex face rig setup - FACs based (Desirable)
- Experience with C++ /Maya API & Plugin writing (Desirable)
- Experience with 3DS Max & Blender (Desirable)
- Experience with motion capture pipelines and shoots (Desirable)
Benefits & Perks
- Additional medical and dental health insurance for you, your partner and kids, life insurance, and free health care screening
- Additional holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, as all Bulgarian Bank holidays
- Annual discretionary studio bonus
- Defined career development pathways and personalised training support including; SEGA Dev Day, internal masterclasses, prestigious creative workshops, on-site training with renowned specialists and global conference attendance
- Wellbeing support with an employee assistance programme
- Free games and merchandise plus access to our extensive games library
- Free breakfast every day - toast, cereals, yoghurts, fresh fruit, soft drinks and more in our fully stocked kitchen
- Office massages
- Studio parties for you and your family; such as our Summer and Christmas parties, Children’s day party, wrap parties for game releases
- Flexible working
- Work from Anywhere for a temporary period each year (restrictions apply)
- VISA and relocation packages for you and your family
- Relocation support
- Personalised career development and training
- Opportunity to attend and speak at global events
- Enhanced maternity and paternity, health, dental and pension options for you and your family
- In-studio wellbeing programme
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