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This is a hybrid role in Redmond, WA.

Pay Range: $40/hr – $50/hr

Are you passionate about bringing characters to life and creating immersive gaming experiences? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where your creativity and skills can shine? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Join our passionate team as a Technical Animator for a AAA game studio!

Our ideal candidate will help bridge the gap between our animation team and animation developers with the goal of creating compelling and believable animation in Unreal Engine. The candidate must have the skills to support artists, designers, and developers and ideally have a passion for both animation technology and character-driven games.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Technical Animation Lead, Animation Lead, and Programmers to help implement and support Animation Blueprint systems.
• Partner with animators to help develop and implement ragdoll physics and procedural animation systems. Help define, create, and maintain the animation pipeline and toolset between Maya and Unreal.
• Partner with animators, tech artists, and engineers to improve animation runtime performance.

Minimum Qualifications and Skills:

• A portfolio demonstrating experience with Animation Blueprints, Linked Animation Layers, and Animation Graphs in Unreal Engine.
• Experience with physics, ragdoll, and procedural animation systems.
• Strong understanding of networked gameplay animation and design, and their relation to player experience.
• Professional experience with high-end game engines as a TA, TD, or tools programmer.
• Expertise in AAA animation pipelines, tools, software, and third-party solutions.
• Experience with animation systems development, training, and documentation.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Pluses:

• Experience with vertex animation solutions.
• Understanding of animation principles for creating believable characters and experiences.
• Experience working with keyframe animation and motion capture data-driven projects.
• Passion for groundbreaking games and current industry trends.
• Experience writing custom tools in MEL, Python.
• A passion for gaming and FPS genres.

Join us in creating the next epic chapter in this AAA universe! Apply now and be part of a team pushing the boundaries of animation and storytelling in gaming.

The target compensation range is $40/hr – $50/hr, based on factors like education, experience, certifications, and location. Additional benefits include: https://aquent.com/talent/talent-benefits

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects top talent in marketing, creative, and design with leading brands. Our talent enjoy benefits like subsidized health, vision, dental plans, paid sick leave, retirement plans with matching, and free training through Aquent Gymnasium. More about our benefits can be found here.

Aquent is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics. We value diversity and inclusion, supporting everyone to contribute and grow their careers.

Our benefits include:

• Major medical, vision, and dental insurance options
• Paid sick leave in the U.S. and Canada
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and matching
• Exclusive discounts with Promo Code: Aquent
• Access to professional development courses via Aquent Gymnasium