Associate Technical Director, Animation

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities
• Liaise with Cinematic Animators and Technical Teams : Act as the first point of contact for cinematic animation teams, support their needs, troubleshoot issues, and escalate requests as necessary.
• Support Animator Development: Enhance the confidence and knowledge of cinematic animators regarding scene assembly and integrating to game engine.
• Tool Development: Create simple tools to streamline and improve the efficiency of workflows and processes.
• Standardize Work Methods: Collaborate with the Technical Director (TD) to define optimal work methods, ensuring data validity and integrity.
• Documentation and Training: Ensure the drafting and regular updating of technical process documents (pipeline), establish a common nomenclature, train users, and regularly remind team members of technical constraints and their rationale.
• Technical Validation: Validate data produced by the department or team, support technical team members in resolving issues, and raise current and future technical concerns with Technical Management, recommending solutions.
• Optimization and Debugging: Follow up on optimization and debugging efforts by the technical team to resolve identified problems.
• Perform all other related tasks.
Qualifications
What you bring
• DCC Experience: Extensive experience with DCC tools such as Motion Builder, Maya, and 3DS MAX.
• Game Engine Knowledge: Excellent understanding of video game engines.
• Python Proficiency: Good knowledge and experience with Python.
• Technical Documentation: Comfortable with writing technical documentation.
• MOCAP Understanding: Familiarity with the Motion Capture process.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical issues to animators and production.
• Preferred Background: Animation or Rigging.

Experience
- 5+ years of experience
- 2 years of experience as Associate TD or equivalent experience preferred

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-744be8-216-73-216-62-42 in your application.