Tech Stack

Description

As a Senior Technical Artist (Technical Animation), you will define and maintain systems that bring characters and creatures to life, including complex animation state machines and IK-driven behaviors in an upcoming MMO. You will build scalable animation graphs in Unreal Engine, optimize performance, and collaborate with animators, designers, and engineers to ensure believable motion across a vast dynamic world.

Requirements

• 5+ years professional experience as a technical animator or technical artist in games
• Deep expertise with Unreal Engine animation workflows including Animation Blueprints and state machines
• Proven experience designing scalable animation systems for large-scale character setups
• Strong art foundation with understanding of animation principles and anatomy
• Excellent communication and cross-discipline collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain complex animation state machines and layered animation systems
• Collaborate with animators, tech artists, and designers to develop efficient animation flows
• Define best practices for animation setup and maintain animation blueprints in Unreal Engine
• Drive optimization efforts across animation assets and graphs
• Develop scalable animation retargeting strategies for characters and creatures