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Senior Technical Animator

Epic Games

London, United Kingdom 4 days ago
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  • Paid
  • Full Time
Job Description
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What We Do

Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.

What You'll Do

The MetaHuman team is looking for a Senior Technical Animator to help drive innovation in high-quality character deformation. Interested candidates should have a great understanding of the fundamentals of anatomy and flesh simulation.

In this role, you will
• Collaborate with R&D, engineers and artists to develop the next-generation of industry-leading muscle and flesh simulation workflows.
• Drive tooling development through iterative evaluation and insightful feedback.
• Champion customer needs by translating desired features into actionable plans.
• Battle-test features by crafting high-quality creature simulation rigs.
• Develop technical documentation for complex rigging processes, such as body deformation and muscle workflows in Unreal Engine.
• Positively contribute to team development through knowledge sharing and skill development.

What we're looking for
• Experience in muscle rigging
• Strong eye in anatomy and body mechanics
• Familiarity with optimisation and performance constraints in game engines.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-ro47b1-34-239-150-167-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Epic Games

Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation.