We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Technical Designer in Animation to join our team working across various animation systems. As a Senior Technical Designer in Animation, you will use your animation sense and technical understanding of character animation to design and create gameplay animation systems that facilitate appealing, high-quality character motion.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creation of animation behavior tools/techniques/philosophies that allow the building of complex movement systems
• Design and implement animation state machines/behaviors and runtime solutions
• Work closely with the Animation, Design, and Programming departments to analyze, troubleshoot, and solve in-game animation implementation issues and animation-related technical challenges
• Closely collaborate with the animation leadership to maintain the style and quality bar for animations in the game
• Look for opportunities to improve the animation pipeline/workflow and help provide solutions for technical animation problems, including performing training and creating documentation for the animation team

Requirements:

• A strong animation sense with a clear understanding of realistic and stylized character motion and how to achieve them with modern animation methods
• Expertise with animation pipelines, including source content creation tools such as Maya, MotionBuilder, and the Unreal Engine, using our Control Rig toolset
• Exceptional problem-solving ability with strong written communication and teamwork skills
• Familiarity with gameplay animation tools and concepts, such as blend trees and state machines; experience with Unreal Engine Animation Blueprints is a plus
• Experience with AAA game development, preferably on a large team using an established game engine (internal or commercial); experience with Unreal Engine is a plus
• Self-motivation, a strong work ethic, and the ability to work independently
• Coding knowledge or experience with C++ is not required

Benefits

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

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Key responsibilities include:

• Working closely with individual Epic Art Leads and project Art Directors, Outsource Managers, and artists on the team to support external vendors
• Communicating the creative direction and vision to vendors, ensuring that the art generated is consistent in tone and meets Epic's high standards
• Creating various concept designs for environments, character, and FX that exist within the Fortnite ecosystem
• Collecting or generating detailed documentation, video reference, and examples of art asset production, procedures, and engine requirements to support the external vendors
• Making any needed fixes to keep assets consistent and technically game-ready as they're handed off from the outsource partner
• Clearly communicating feedback to the outsource partner, and ensuring those creative notes and goals are met

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate a range of styles, creativity, and craftsmanship in your portfolio, with a keen eye for anatomy, design, color theory, composition, and FX. You should have experience working on at least one AAA game in a Senior Concept Artist role, and be an effective communicator, collaborator, and problem-solver able to coordinate between internal and external teams and deliver clear and concise feedback.

In return, we offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including 100% coverage for benefits for both employees and dependents, and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with Epic's art leads, art directors, and outsourcing managers, as well as with the art team to support external providers
• Clearly communicate the artistic vision to external partners and ensure that the produced art is consistent, faithful to the desired tone, and meets Epic's high standards
• Create various concepts for environments, characters, and visual effects that are part of the Fortnite ecosystem
• Collect or produce detailed documentation, video references, and examples related to the creation of artistic elements, procedures, and requirements for the engine to support external providers
• Make necessary adjustments to ensure artistic consistency and technical compliance of delivered elements by partners
• Clearly communicate feedback to outsourcing partners and ensure that artistic objectives are met; inform management when they are not
• Collaborate with internal art teams at Epic to ensure that outsourced conceptual art is clear and respects constraints of other disciplines

Requirements:

• A portfolio demonstrating a wide range of styles, creativity, and mastery in visual development - from environments to characters to FX - as well as a strong ability to create world-building visuals
• Excellent understanding of anatomy, structures, color theory, composition, and visual effects, with a clear vision of how art translates into production
• Experience as a senior concept artist on at least one AAA game
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to coordinate work between internal and external teams and provide clear feedback
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to estimate tasks accurately and maintain schedules
• Good understanding of other game art disciplines, their processes, and limitations (animation, characters, environments, VFX)
• Experience working within a team in a demanding production environment
• Bonus: Mastery of a language other than English, including Chinese, German, Spanish, Italian, or Russian

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We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Technical Designer in Animation to join our team working across various animation systems. As a Senior Technical Designer in Animation, you will use your animation sense and technical understanding of character animation to design and create gameplay animation systems that facilitate appealing, high-quality character motion.

Key Responsibilities

• Creation of animation behavior tools/techniques/philosophies that allow the building of complex movement systems
• Design and implement animation state machines/behaviors and runtime solutions
• Work closely with the Animation, Design, and Programming departments to analyze, troubleshoot, and solve in-game animation implementation issues and animation-related technical challenges
• Closely collaborate with the animation leadership to maintain the style and quality bar for animations in the game
• Look for opportunities to improve the animation pipeline/workflow and help provide solutions for technical animation problems, including performing training and creating documentation for the animation team

Requirements

• A strong animation sense with a clear understanding of realistic and stylized character motion and how to achieve them with modern animation methods
• Expertise with animation pipelines, including source content creation tools such as Maya, MotionBuilder, and the Unreal Engine, using our Control Rig toolset
• Exceptional problem-solving ability with strong written communication and teamwork skills
• Familiarity with gameplay animation tools and concepts, such as blend trees and state machines; experience with Unreal Engine Animation Blueprints is a plus
• Experience with AAA game development, preferably on a large team using an established game engine (internal or commercial); experience with Unreal Engine is a plus
• Self-motivation, a strong work ethic, and the ability to work independently
• Coding knowledge or experience with C++ is not required

This role is open to multiple locations in North America (excluding CA, NY, MA & WA).

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Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Technical Designer in Animation (TDiA), you will use your animation sense and technical understanding of character animation to design and create gameplay animation systems that facilitate appealing, high-quality character motion. You will be the primary point of contact for animation implementation issues and any animation-related technical challenges, and you will work closely with Animation, Design, and Programming colleagues to ensure the animation pipeline operates smoothly and efficiently. You will also help identify potential issues and deploy correct solutions, using your technical knowledge to help bridge and facilitate communication between the animation team and other departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Creation of animation behavior tools/techniques/philosophies that allow the building of complex movement systems
• Design and implement animation state machines/behaviors and runtime solutions
• Work closely with the Animation, Design, and Programming departments to analyze, troubleshoot, and solve in-game animation implementation issues and animation-related technical challenges
• Closely collaborate with the animation leadership to maintain the style and quality bar for animations in the game
• Look for opportunities to improve the animation pipeline/workflow and help provide solutions for technical animation problems, including performing training and creating documentation for the animation team

Requirements

• A strong animation sense with a clear understanding of realistic and stylized character motion and how to achieve them with modern animation methods
• Expertise with animation pipelines, including source content creation tools such as Maya, MotionBuilder, and the Unreal Engine, using our Control Rig toolset
• Exceptional problem-solving ability with strong written communication and teamwork skills
• Familiarity with gameplay animation tools and concepts, such as blend trees and state machines; experience with Unreal Engine Animation Blueprints is a plus
• Experience with AAA game development, preferably on a large team using an established game engine (internal or commercial); experience with Unreal Engine is a plus
• Self-motivation, a strong work ethic, and the ability to work independently
• Coding knowledge or experience with C++ is not required

Benefits

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

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Key responsibilities include: Creation of animation behavior tools/techniques/philosophies that allow the building of complex movement systems Design and implement animation state machines/behaviors and runtime solutions Work closely with the Animation, Design, and Programming departments to analyze, troubleshoot, and solve in-game animation implementation issues and animation-related technical challenges Closely collaborate with the animation leadership to maintain the style and quality bar for animations in the game Look for opportunities to improve the animation pipeline/workflow and help provide solutions for technical animation problems, including performing training and creating documentation for the animation team

Requirements include: A strong animation sense with a clear understanding of realistic and stylized character motion and how to achieve them with modern animation methods Expertise with animation pipelines, including source content creation tools such as Maya, MotionBuilder, and the Unreal Engine, using our Control Rig toolset Exceptional problem-solving ability with strong written communication and teamwork skills Familiarity with gameplay animation tools and concepts, such as blend trees and state machines; experience with Unreal Engine Animation Blueprints is a plus Experience with AAA game development, preferably on a large team using an established game engine (internal or commercial); experience with Unreal Engine is a plus Self-motivation, a strong work ethic, and the ability to work independently Coding knowledge or experience with C++ is not required

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Key Responsibilities:

• Design tools, techniques, and animation behavior approaches to create complex movement systems
• Design and implement state machines, animation behaviors, and real-time execution solutions
• Collaborate closely with animation, design, and programming teams to analyze, diagnose, and resolve animation implementation issues and technical animation challenges
• Work closely with animation leadership to maintain visual style and quality standards for game animations
• Identify opportunities to improve animation processes and methods, and propose technical animation solutions, including team training and documentation

Requirements:

• Excellent animation sense and deep understanding of realistic and stylized character movements, as well as modern methods for achieving them
• Expertise in animation pipelines, including content creation tools such as Maya, MotionBuilder, and Unreal Engine, with use of the entire Control Rig toolset
• Strong problem-solving skills, excellent written communication skills, and team spirit
• Knowledge of animation playability tools and concepts, such as blend trees and state machines; experience with Unreal Engine animation visualization plans, a plus
• Experience in AAA game development, ideally within a large team using an established game engine (internal or commercial); experience with Unreal Engine, a plus
• Autonomy, strong work ethic, and ability to work independently
• No C++ programming knowledge required

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Responsibilities:

• Creation of 3D Character, Vehicle and Environment assets
• Work closely with the Lead Artist to ensure the visual target is met or exceeded
• Work within the engine to preview, iterate, optimize and polish assets to a quality bar and visual direction agreed with stakeholders, while respecting the technical requirements
• Actively participate in technical and aesthetic problem-solving discussions
• Review assets produced by outsource teams and provide technical and aesthetic feedback
• Provide guidance and assistance whenever required to outsourcing vendors
• Maintain a consistent quality of work while staying on schedule
• Help the production team with tasks breakdown, prioritization and assignment among the art team
• Maintain visibility of progress and where areas of production need assistance

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Character Artist on a shipped AAA or high-quality game project
• Strong portfolio demonstrating Character art fundamentals
• Good anatomical and proportions knowledge
• Organic and hard surface modelling
• Able to work from concepts
• Proficiency with modern game engines (Unreal, Unity or proprietary engines)
• Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and iterate quickly based on feedback

Benefits:

• Only those with relevant working rights for Malaysia, and Indonesia will be considered
• Sponsorship and relocation is not being offered as part of this package

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