Advanced Technical Animator (UK Remote)
Aardvark Swift
- Knutsford, Cheshire
- £60,000-70,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Create and maintain high quality, efficient character animation blueprints in Unreal Engine
- Develop custom animation notifies, blueprint utilities and advanced animation systems in Unreal Engine
- Liaise with the Programmers, Riggers, Animators, and other colleagues re animation setup, systems and trouble shooting
- Develop your skills and keep up to date with industry advancements and technologies
- Identify repetitive tasks, pipeline issues, and help create tools to increase productivity
- Mentor other team members, communicating both technical and creative requirements
- Profile performance and take steps to optimise animation systems
- Develop the animation pipeline
- Take some ownership of Technical Animation development projects assigned by your line-manager
- Represent Technical Animation in several sub-teams and technical meetings assigned by your line-manager
- Document your tools and systems
- A collaborative and enabling attitude
- Good communication skills and enjoy working in a team, also comfortable working independently when needed
- A degree, equivalent qualification or experience in industries with transferable skills
- An eye for detail in animation implementation
- Advanced knowledge of Unreal Engine
- Advanced knowledge of Autodesk Maya or alternative 3D software
- Advanced knowledge of technical animation with specialist experience in an area (e.g. tool development, real time IK and retargeting, advanced layering in Animation Blueprints)
- Knowledge of programming or visual scripting
- Currently living in the UK or open to relocating to the UK
- Health package including dental insurance, eye tests, and wellness programmes
- Life assurance and group income protection
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
- Gym membership