Senior Technical Animator (12 Month FTC)

Rocksteady Studios is looking to add to its family of world-class staff and are seeking an exceptionally talented Technical Animator who is ready for the challenge of producing our next unannounced AAA title.

Key Responsibilities

• Report to Lead Technical Animator, keeping them informed of daily/weekly progress.
• Maintain, improve and create in-house animation and rigging pipelines and toolsets.
• Coach non-senior members in new tools, knowledge and alternative effective ways of working to further improve group skillsets and knowledge base.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Technical

• Unreal 4 experience.
• Knowledge of Motion Builder and 3ds Max
• Experience writing tools in Python for a variety of programs.
• Meticulous working methods and well organised.
• Skill with cloth, physics and ragdoll setups.
• Any Knowledge of the following is a bonus:
  • Motion Builder
    • ORSDK
  • 3ds Max SDK.
    • Maxscript
    • C++
  • Maya:
    • Mel
    • PyMel

Skills

• The ability to consistently rig/skin complex models and animation setups to a high level with as few iterations as possible.
• An excellent working knowledge of Motion Builder and 3ds Max (2015 and above).
• An excellent working knowledge of Python
• An excellent working knowledge of Maxscript and dotNet libraries to create toolsets to support rigging solutions.
• Able to work well on their own as well as a part of the larger team.
• Self-motivated to learn new techniques and methods.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Capable of writing detailed documentation.
• Exceptional eye for detail.
• Strong animation background.