Associate Asset Specialist: Resource

2 weeks ago


Oakville, Canada Rockstar Games San Diego & Toronto Full time

Job reference
- 5540620003
- Company Name
- Rockstar Games San Diego & Toronto
- Salary
- Competitive
- Location
- Oakville, Canada
- Country
- Canada
- Industry sector
- Operations
- Job start date
- ASAP
- Posted date
- 21/03/2023
- Experience Level
- Junior-Associate
- Job type
- Permanent | Full Time
- Remote / Hybrid
- No

At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences.

A career at Rockstar Games is about being part of a team working on some of the most creatively rewarding and ambitious projects to be found in any entertainment medium. You would be welcomed to a dedicated and inclusive environment where you can learn, and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

Rockstar Toronto is on the lookout for a talented Animation Asset Specialist who possess a passion for animation and video games. This is a full-time permanent position based out of Rockstar's unique game development studio in Oakville, Ontario.

**WHAT WE DO**
- We assist the global animation team in delivering open-world gameplay mechanics and cinematic sequences.
- We prepare, maintain, and validate animation assets to ensure suitability for animators across our global animation team.
- We coordinate the asset requirements for performance capture sessions and provide support during those sessions.
- We support the performance capture post-production process and ensure assets are ready for downstream departments including Camera, Animation and Lighting teams
- We work collaboratively with a variety of development teams across the company to help shepherd assets through our in-game and cinematic animation pipelines.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Work with the wider animation team to ensure their asset requirements are known and met.
- Facilitate requests from different teams into actionable ideas and plans.
- Evaluate, edit, and prepare animation assets in 3ds Max and Motionbuilder to ensure consistency, suitability, and usability for our global animation team and performance capture pre-production.
- Export animation asset data into our game engine.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and report animation issues to relevant departments.
- Configure, maintain, and optimize animation scene files for the animation software package and game engine.
- Work closely and coordinate with other R* studios and departments.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Preferred degree with an emphasis in 3D Art or Animation or equivalent work experience.

**SKILLS**
- Positive, solution-orientated individual with a passion for game development.
- Driven individual who completes high quality work with relative autonomy.
- High level of organization with the ability to keep track of a large number of animation assets.
- Excellent problem-solving ability and attention to detail.
- Ability to grasp new programs and systems quickly.
- Strong communication and time-management skills.
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task.
- Deep rooted interest in video games.
- Experience in a DCC software (Motionbuilder / 3ds Max / Maya)

**PLUSES**
- Animation experience preferable.
- Knowledge of commercial game engines such as Unity or Unreal Engine.
- An understanding of export processes to a game engine.
- Experience working with motion capture data.
- Practical knowledge of programming languages (Python, C#, C++, etc.)
- Quality Assurance experience.

**HOW TO APPLY**

Rockstar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities.



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