Senior Animation Engineer

Summary

Join That's No Moon, an independent game studio, as a Senior Animation Engineer to create groundbreaking innovations for a AAA title. You will focus on 3Cs (Character, Camera, Controls), collaborating with animators and designers to deliver exceptional experiences. Responsibilities include architecting, implementing, and maintaining high-quality gameplay animations. You will work with the production team on scheduling and collaborate with engineers to find holistic solutions. The ideal candidate possesses a strong understanding of 3Cs, proven animation skills, solid C++ knowledge, and strong math skills. Competitive benefits are offered, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, flexible PTO, and supplemental life and disability insurance.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of 3Cs to expertly craft systems that attain the design goals of the game, maximize player comfort, and match player intuition
• Proven skill at shepherding animation from DCC to final pixels, retaining artistic quality and intent
• Solid knowledge of C++
• Strong math skills

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and maintain the selection, integration, and manipulation of AAA quality gameplay animations that reflect the game design goals and mechanics
• Break down features, building plans and assessing dependencies
• Work with the production team and engineering leadership to schedule those plans
• Collaborate with engineers and other disciplines to provide holistic solutions
• Own features and systems, driving them to meet the needs of those holistic solutions
• Write production quality C/C++ for systems, features, tools, and workflows
• Analyze different approaches to solve problems and discuss the tradeoffs between them
• Write and maintain documentation related to features, tools, and workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• Shipped at least one AAA game as a 3Cs architect
• Comprehensive understanding of Unreal Engine Blueprints, state machines, blend spaces, Montages, Anim Graphs, and Event Graphs

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) match
• Flexible PTO
• Supplemental life and disability