[Hiring] Technical Animator / Rigger @Magic Media

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced Technical Animator / Rigger to join our team on an undisclosed game project. You will be fully embedded within our client's internal team, creating robust, animator-friendly rigs for realistic and semi-realistic characters in Maya and ensuring high-quality deformation and Unreal Engine integration.

• Build and maintain character rigs in Maya using mGear (including custom build steps and biped templates).
• Work with and extend existing biped rig templates.
• Deliver high-quality skinning and anatomical deformation for characters.
• Skin character clothing and outfits, solving the challenges introduced by different costumes.
• Create prop, vehicle, and mechanical rigs, including simple control rigs for articulated or predefined mechanical movement.
• Integrate and support rigs in Unreal Engine.
• Collaborate daily with artists, leads, and production across disciplines, taking part in reviews and iterating on feedback as part of an integrated development team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in character rigging and technical animation for games.
• A showreel demonstrating realistic / semi-realistic character rigging, skinning, and deformation work.
• Strong realistic / semi-realistic character rigging skills in Maya.
• Experience with mGear, including working with or extending existing biped rig templates.
• Able to work consistently within CET time zone core hours.
• Excellent communication skills and comfort with day-to-day cross-discipline collaboration, reviews, and iteration.

Requirements

• Experience with custom mGear build steps.
• Familiarity with RBF-driven deformation.
• Experience with MetaHuman.
• Experience with secondary-motion workflows and physics in both Maya and Unreal Engine.
• Passion for making and playing great games, with an awareness of current titles and industry trends.

Benefits

• Project based remote position with a possibility for long term engagement.
• An opportunity to hone and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects.
• Be part of an international group with offices worldwide.
• Career growth and development.
• Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
• Ongoing training and professional self-improvement opportunities.
• An inclusive culture and open communication.