Technical Artist optimizing art pipelines, shaders, and mobile - game performance for Ludia, a Montreal mobile - game studio. Bridging art and programming across multiple game projects.
About the role
- Technical Animator at Blackbird Interactive creating animation pipelines and animations for gameplay. Collaborating with teams to ensure high-quality execution on game projects in a remote work setting.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Maya and Unreal-based pipelines that enable animation, rigging, and content export workflows
- Produce high quality animation in gameplay to fit the overall style and established creative direction
- Proficient in animating both mechanical and humanoid assets
- Ability to take direction from the Art Director in order to maintain a coherent aesthetic thread throughout the project
- Collaborate with technical artists to fill gaps in pipeline and tools where needed
- Collaborate with 3D artists to create smooth handoffs between asset creation and animation set-up
- Collaborate with production to provide estimates and timelines to ensure timely delivery of assets
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in technical animation and gameplay animation specifically for games
- Strong knowledge of rigging workflows
- Well-versed in Maya and Unreal Engine 5
- Familiarity with game-ready skeleton design, skinning, and animation scene structure
- Comfort working in Perforce-integrated pipelines and managing scene referencing/export workflows
- Comfort with quick iteration and problem-solving
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
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- Flexible work arrangements
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