Epic Games is hiring a
Senior Tech Animator

Summary

Epic Games is hiring a Senior Technical Animator to work on their collaboration with Disney. The candidate will rig characters, props, and vehicles, set up assets in Unreal Engine 5, and collaborate with modelers and animators. Requirements include extensive experience rigging characters in Maya, attention to aesthetic detail, familiarity with the Unreal Engine 5 art pipeline, and strong problem-solving skills.

Requirements

• Extensive experience rigging characters in Maya
• A portfolio demonstrating rigging for a range of characters, bipeds, and creatures, both body and faces
• Attention to aesthetic detail, especially with regards to character deformation and physics movement
• Familiarity with the Unreal Engine 5 art pipeline
• Positive individual with strong written communication and teamwork skills
• Exceptional problem-solver
• Experience developing character pipelines and tools

Responsibilities

• Rig characters, props and vehicles
• Set up assets in Unreal Engine 5; including cloth, physics, blueprints
• Work closely with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth development pipeline that delivers high quality assets
• Assist with pipeline tools and working with engine and project leads on continuous improvement of those engine tools

Benefits

• Base pay range: $166,744 — $244,558 USD (California)
• Base pay range: $159,164 — $233,441 USD (Washington)