Senior Animation Programmer – South East, UK – Permanent – AAA PC Games

This vacancy may offer a work-from-home start until it is safe to work in-house or relocate to the location.
Project: AAA PC Games

OPM’s client is a world class team of diverse and multi-national talent who are well known for crafting memorable gaming experiences. They are currently looking for a Senior Animation Programmer to join the team working on a famous IP. You will be helping creative a visually dynamic immersive experience.

They are currently driving a large update to their internally developed engine. In this role you will be instrumental in defining how the animation systems are developed moving forward. You will have the opportunity to research and develop new animation techniques that will allow creative assembly to be at the forefront of the industry.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be developing their existing animation technology and researching and implementing new technologies to push the boundaries of what can be achieve with large scale animation. You will work closely with the designers and animators to implement compelling gameplay interactions, such as melee combat, duels, large scale charges.

You will take ownership of their animation system and work with our technical animation team to drive longer-term technology and improve the workflows of their animators.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience architecting and developing animation systems in a released AAA title.
• Excellent C++ programming skillset.
• Very strong mathematical and analytical ability.
• Good communication skills to enable effective collaboration with programmers, designers, artists, animators, and production staff.
• An interest in recent developments in animation
• Strong academic background with a 2:1 degree or higher (or equivalent) in a relevant technical field such as computer science, software engineering, mathematics, or physics.
• Keen player of games

Tagged as: AAA, Animation Programming, C