100% remote gaming studio - narrative and art driven project

About our client:

Our client’s team started in 2017. The studio is composed of AAA veterans with a strong passion for making games of their own. Their distributed development model allows them to work with the brightest and most talented people in the industry around the world. Their studio is focused on creating narrative and art driven games.

As they grow bigger and aim to produce better games, they want to preserve their culture of autonomy, quality, and creativity. They are building a team that have ambitious goals, are not afraid to take creative risks and pour their heart and soul into making a game they love creating and would ultimately love to play.

About the position:

We are actively looking for a Principal Technical Artist focused on owning the Character Art and Animations Pipeline. This role requires being a thought leader on cutting-edge tools and pipelines for end-to-end character art pipeline. This role will work closely with creative and technical directors to create some of the best characters and animations on the planet.

What are the core responsibilities?

• Ownership of?character?weight?skinning, character rig development and implementation

• Create cloth and rigid body physics in Unreal?Engine

• Create and maintain tools and pipelines, including research, design, development, improvements, and?writing and maintaining?documentation

• Problem?solve?and troubleshoot character and animation issues

What are the minimum requirements?

• High proficiency in major content creation packages including Maya

• Working knowledge of Unreal Engine and knowledge of in-game character and animation systems, blending trees, layering methods, sequencer, blueprints, retargeting, state machines, etc.

• Be knowledgeable in common scripting languages (Python ,?MAXScript, MEL script, etc.)

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate?with team members

What will earn you brownie points?

• Facial rigging and full-body performance capture experience

• Have an understanding of?the material editor in Unreal?Engine

• Have a passion for RPGs with character customization

• 3+ years game development experience with at least?one?shipped title

• 4 year?degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent industry experience

Portfolio Requirements

• A web portfolio that demonstrates a range of quality?rigs,?tools?and relevant work

• Samples,?demonstrations?or documentation of tools pipelines developed to overcome past challenges