🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll design and maintain character rigging and deformation systems for AAA game titles at 2K. You'll collaborate with animation and engineering teams to optimize real-time performance and create scalable tools. This role offers the chance to work on beloved franchises like BioShock and Borderlands.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Design and maintain character rigs for high-quality real-time animation.
• Develop animation tools to improve artist workflow and iteration speed.
• Optimize rigs and skeletons for memory, runtime, and platform constraints.
• Support animation state machines and blend trees within the game engine.

📋 Requirements

• 3-4 years professional experience as a Technical Artist or Rigger.
• Strong understanding of character rigging, skinning, and deformation principles.
• Experience with Unreal Engine or Unity game engines.
• Proficiency in Python or MEL scripting.

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience with advanced deformation systems like muscle or corrective shapes.
• Knowledge of procedural rigging tools or node-based workflows.
• Experience with motion capture pipelines, retargeting, and data cleanup.

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 🎮 Work on iconic game franchises
• 🏢 Collaborative studio environment
• 📚 Continuous learning opportunities
• 🌍 Global company with inclusive culture

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

1. 1Recruiter Call· 30 min
2. 2Technical Interview· 60 min
3. 3Portfolio Review· 45 min