Advanced Technical Animator

Job Description

TT Games was acquired by Warner Bros. in 2007 and went on to develop the hit LEGO games franchise. The company is proud to continue its mission to be the leading publisher of interactive entertainment for young gamers and their families.

Your New Role…

As an Advanced Technical Animator at TT Games Studios, a division of WB Games Inc., you will work in the character animation pipeline. You will work creatively and technically alongside Animators, Riggers, Designers, Artists, Programmers and Production on a day-to-day basis. You will report to the Technical Animation Leads and Director to develop animation systems, and pipelines.

At TT Games our core values are Quality, Collaboration, Creativity, Inclusivity and Fun, which are values that drive our daily work life.

We are keen to hear from any applicants with a positive attitude and an interest in animation systems, so please apply even if you are unsure if you completely fit the position on paper.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• 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 staff in animation setup, systems and trouble shooting.
• Undertake relevant on the job training where required 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, proficiently 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.

Qualifications & Experience…
• A collaborative and enabling attitude.
• Good communication skills and enjoy working in a team, also able to work with independence.
• 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.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gpwq94-3-19-30-232-42 in your application.