Project: Survival Horror Game

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This successful UK independent games developer is looking to hire an experienced Technical Animator, who has a strong passion and knowledge for technical animation in Unreal Engine 4. You’ll play a vital role in the animation systems and implementation for their new dinosaur survival horror game.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Fundamental knowledge of animation and pipelines, specifically within UE4.
• Experience and thorough knowledge of Unreal Engine 4 and Blueprints.
• Experience maintaining animation State Machines within UE4 or comparable
• systems.
• Knowledge of animation software such as Maya, MotionBuilder or 3ds Max.
• Experience working with a commercially shipped game as a Technical Animator.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implement provided animations within UE4 (e.g. via State Machines and Animation Blueprint).
• Guide the development team with planning, knowledge and general technical support.
• Work closely with Animators, Engineering and Design to manage the overall look and feel of dinosaur and character animations in-game.
• Create runtime procedural animation systems to reduce animation workload and enhance believability/readability of characters in-game.
• Run performance testing and optimisation.
• Maintain clear documentation for use by internal teams.
• Plan, implement and maintain in-game technical animation solutions that are reliable, user-friendly and performant.

BENEFITS & PERKS INCLUDE:

• Full Time REMOTE contract
• Competitive salary
• Flexible start and finish times

Interested in finding out more about the studio and project? Apply now or call me directly today on +44 (0) 1206 214425!

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