Rigging Tech Animator

Job Description

ART
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
Psyonix is looking for a technical artist to join our world-class team! You'll work closely with artists and programmers to craft awesome game visuals and pipelines in Unreal Engine. We offer a fast-paced, exciting career where you will have the opportunity to solve a variety of technical issues and expand your skill set. If that sounds interesting, we would love to hear from you!
In this role, you will
• Rig assets and vehicles
• Set up assets in Unreal Engine 5; including physics and blueprints
• Work closely with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth development pipeline that delivers high-quality assets
• Create and understand material pipelines that span across different experiences as well as assist with pipeline tools and work with engine and project leads on the continuous improvement of those engine tools
• Collaborate with a range of artists, developers, and producers to create and implement tools or workflows
• Balance a variety of tasks, priorities, and bugs across multiple projects
• Write and maintain documentation for workflows and tools
What we're looking for
• Extensive experience rigging in Maya
• Familiarity with 3D real-time engine technology and the Unreal Engine 5 art pipeline
• Attention to aesthetic detail, especially with regard to deformation and physics movement
• You're user-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do
• Knowledge of a 3D DCC tool such as Autodesk, Blender, Modo, etc.
• Experience with Python scripting, HLSL, and visual scripting experience
• Related skills, such as modeling and animating
• Experience developing pipelines and tools
• Experience shipping at least one AAA title

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-k22e0k-216-73-216-81-42 in your application.