Technical Animator

We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Animator to join our team at People Can Fly. As a Technical Animator, you will be responsible for creating high-quality characters, creatures, and props, as well as implementing them in Unreal Engine 4.

• Creating high-quality characters, creatures, and props, including rigging and skinning.
• Implementing characters in Unreal Engine 4, including cloth, physics, and blueprint setups.
• Collaborating with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth development pipeline.
• Assisting with pipeline tools and working with engine and project leads to improve engine tools.
• Providing clean assets or code within established systems and requirements.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in technical animation, tools, and pipeline development.
• AAA shipped title experience.
• Experience with Maya, specializing in rigging and skinning.
• Ability to create tools and write scripts to improve the animation pipeline.
• Good understanding of anatomy and character movement.
• Character skinning with close attention to physical deformation.
• Solid experience with physics simulation on cloth, hair, and other physics items.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to provide technical feedback.
• Knowledge of current technology and trends in video games.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Open-minded team player attitude.
• Strong work ethic and self-motivated.
• Passionate about playing and making videogames.
• Knowledge and passion for RPG genre games.

• Knowledge of facial rigs for games, television, or film.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine 4 art production pipelines.
• Python scripting experience.
• Modeling and animation experience.
• Python programming skills.

We offer a range of benefits, including private medical healthcare, gym membership, online language classes, access to a pension scheme, flexible working hours, and more.