Job Description

IllFonic is seeking a Junior Technical Animator to join our team on our next great title.  

This job requires a technically minded individual that is adept at working in animation-centric pipelines.  As a Junior Technical Animator, you will work with other technical developers and animators to maintain and create rigs, animations assets, and physics-driven components.  Applicants must have good communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively with multiple tasks in a collaborative development environment. 

Founded in 2007, IllFonic (IllFonic, LLC) is an independent video game developer with studios in Lakewood, Colorado; Tacoma, Washington; and Austin, Texas. Our staff is composed of video game, music, and technology veterans redefining how games are made and marketed. Past titles and collaborations include Arcadegeddon, Predator: Hunting Grounds, Friday the 13th: The Game, Dead Alliance, Star Citizen, Evolve, Armored Warfare, and Nexuiz.

Responsibilities

• Work with technical developers and Animators to refine animation systems and rigs that support the proposed artistic and design goals.
• Work to refine animation systems in UE4 in terms of flexibility and consistency
• Setup character graphs and work with engineering to achieve feature rich player experiences 
• Using both keyframe and motion capture animation, create believable animations that are both artistically sound and compliment design functions
• Supportive Animation through scripting in MEL, PyMEL, and Python
• Create, and modify meshes when necessary in addition to working with the art team to ensure correct mesh topology is achieved  
• Communicate efficiently, take notes when necessary, and work well under tight deadlines
• Work with programmers, artists, designers and the animation team to improve production pipeline to enhance the cohesion of the studios and its process

Requirements

• A portfolio showing a solid grasp on rigging and setting up animation systems
• An understanding of effective asset creation and optimization
• Competent with one or more scripting languages
• Comprehensive knowledge of current 3D software 
• Task driven, self-motivated, and proactive
• Passion for playing and creating games
• Self-driven with strong communication skills
• Proven experience working closely with many other disciplines