Technical Animator - Games

Overview

Technical Animator – Games 

• Integrate and setup character, vehicle, weapon and prop animations retargeting existing animations to new rigs.   
• Learn technical animation setup in both publicly available and proprietary animation systems.  
• Work closely with tech art to learn specific tools and provide feedback to further improve them and help guide external partners on how to use these tools.  
• Collaborate and partners with designers to support the iconic characters of Halo needed for gameplay to be successful.    
• Level of experience (Mid- Sr)
• Experience with Autodesk Maya required. Expertise in other 3D software packages will be considered.  
• Expert knowledge of Animation principles and acting for performance shots.  
• Strong communication skills for working across multiple disciplines.  
• Proactive problem solver who demonstrates a strong sense of artistic and technical creativity and respect for aesthetics.  
• Ability to work collaboratively – must be open to direction and be able to embrace change. Candidate must also have a passion to discover, explore and share learnings with others.  
• Work well under deadlines and multi-tasks.  
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.