Remote Senior Technical Animation Designer

Summary

Join us in creating worlds that move people. Cloud Chamber is looking for a Senior Technical Animation Designer to work closely with the animation and engineering teams to push the creative vision and technical boundaries.

Requirements

• Previous experience in games development, preferably with at least one AAA title shipped
• Thorough knowledge of Animation Graphs, Blend Trees, Sequencer, State Machines implementation and maintenance
• Understanding and knowledge of procedural runtime animation solutions such as IK, Retargeting, Ragdoll, Cloth, Motion Matching, and more
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with a critical eye for detail
• Self-motivated, curious, and collaborative
• Ability to collaborate with peer-level Artists, Engineers, and Game Designers
• Mature outlook on work ethics and responsibilities
• Willingness to uphold the values of Cloud Chamber

Responsibilities

• Partner with Animation, Engineering, and Design teams to seamlessly achieve the desired animation style and immersive experience within the game
• Engage with stakeholders to align on objectives and develop scalable solutions that optimize content authoring workflows
• Proactively create and enhance Animation systems, striking a balance between performance and behavior requirements for the game
• Provide guidance and mentorship to the Animation team, fostering their growth and maintaining strong collaborative relationships with other departments

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient in scripting to streamline the animation pipeline (Python, MEL or other scripting languages) to aid workflows and repetitive tasks
• Desire to promote and apply cutting-edge animation processes and techniques to keep the studio competitive

Benefits

• Full range of medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• 14 paid holidays per calendar year
• 15 days of vacation leave per year (subject to proration based on start date during the calendar year)
• 10 sick days per calendar year