People Can Fly is hiring a
Technical Animator

Summary

Join People Can Fly, one of the leading independent AAA games development studios, as a Technical Animator on Project Red. The ideal candidate will have experience in technical animation, tools, and pipeline development, with a strong understanding of anatomy and character movement.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in technical animation, tools and pipeline development
• AAA shipped title experience
• Experience with Maya, specialising in rigging/skinning
• Ability to create tools and write scripts to help improve the animation pipeline
• Good understanding of anatomy and character movement
• Character Skinning with close attention to physical deformation
• Solid experience with physics simulation on cloth, hair and other physics items
• Excellent Communication Skills with the ability to clearly provide technical feedback into the tasks, rigs, toolsets and documentation
• Knowledge of current technology and trends in video games
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Open-minded team player attitude
• Strong work ethic and self-motivated
• Passionate about playing and making videogames
• Knowledge and passion for RPG genre games

Responsibilities

• Maintain the production and software pipeline and meeting deadlines
• Creating high quality characters, creatures and props rigging and skinning suitable technically to project universe
• Implementing characters in Unreal Engine 4 including cloth, physics and blueprint setups
• Work closely with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth development pipeline that delivers high quality assets
• Assisting with pipeline tools and working with engine and project leads on continuous improvement of those engine tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of facial rigs for games, television or film
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine 4 art production pipelines
• Python Scripting Experience
• Modeling and Animation Experience
• Python programming skills

Benefits

• Private medical healthcare (Vitality) and BUPA dental insurance for PCF's employees and their families
• Gympass for employees and family members
• Online Polish and English language classes
• Access to the pension scheme
• Flexible working hours
• Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents
• Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment
• Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do