Technical Animator

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Skillsearch Limited Full time

Job reference
- 14240
- Company Name
- Skillsearch Limited
- Salary
- Location
- Toronto, Canada
- Country
- Canada
- Industry sector
- Animation
- Job start date
- ASAP
- Posted date
- 02/05/2023
- Experience Level
- Not specified
- Job type
- Permanent | Full Time
- Remote / Hybrid
- No

Skillsearch is helping a mid-sized independent video game studio of around 100 developers find an experienced Technical Animator to join their talented team. This full-time technical animation role is based in Toronto, Canada, and offers an excellent salary and benefits package, including flexible working.

As a skilled and attentive Technical Animator, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks and should expect various issues and challenges across different game areas. You will work directly with studio administration, animators and programmers to bring characters alive and realize the vision of the game's combat.

In your first few weeks in this Technical Animator role, you can expect to:

- Develop and improve in-game animation systems and tools in collaboration with animators and designers
- Conduct prototyping efforts that include a risk assessment and close collaboration with programmers
- Improve or create pipelines where necessary
- Create and maintain documentation
- Support animators and designers with the integration when needed
- Digital content creation tools experience (Maya and Motion Builder preferable)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- A high degree of self-motivation and initiative-taking
- An understanding and passion for video games
- The desire and the ability to take on research and self-education

You will receive an excellent salary for your knowledge, expertise and flexibility. You will also receive great benefits, including 6.5 weeks of paid vacation, a game launch bonus structure, relocation assistance, a flexible schedule and work location, and healthcare and benefits.

Here at Skillsearch, we're a recruitment company. In the simplest form, this means we place people at new companies - but it's so much more than that. For the past 30 years, we've been busy helping people (like you) with sought after skills find jobs in the Games, Interactive and Enterprise Systems industries all around the globe. Our company comprises a team of dedicated consultants that work across various niche technologies, including Games, Virtual Reality, AR and XR, Workday, Oracle, Peoplesoft, and eCommerce. We are always exploring other cutting-edge markets. Follow us to see a few of the jobs we're working on, find out which events you can see us at, and keep up with news in the technology, gaming and interactive world. Welcome to Skillsearch

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