Associate Animation Director

5 days ago


Montreal, Quebec, Canada Ubisoft Full time
Job Description

As an Assistant Animation Technical Director at Ubisoft MTL, you will play a crucial role in supporting the design and implementation of the technical animation pipeline, production workflow, and technical requirements for delivery and needs of the projects assigned to you.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Technical Pipeline Support: Collaborate with the Technical Director to define the technical needs of the team by consulting project documents and communicating with stakeholders involved in the creative vision.
  • Tool Development and Selection: Help develop and select the best internal and external tools to enhance and facilitate the work of the animation team, ensuring their proper functioning throughout the process.
  • Best Practices and Standardization: Suggest best practices to the Technical Director to standardize work methods and ensure the validity and integrity of the data, drafting and updating pipeline documents on a regular basis.
  • Technical Validation and Issue Resolution: Ensure the technical validation of the data produced by the animation team, resolve first-line technical issues, and inform the Technical Director of any current and/or future technical issues and recommend solutions.
  • Optimization and Debugging: Participate in the optimization and debugging of issues raised in your field of expertise.
  • Working Unit-Related Tasks: Carry out working unit-related tasks as part of your responsibilities.
Requirements:
  • Experience: Around 5 years of animation, rigging, or programming experience (or related experience) + 3 years of leadership experience.
  • Technical Skills: In-depth knowledge of game engines (e.g. Unity or Unreal) & 3D software (3DS Max, Maya, and MotionBuilder) + an understanding of scripting languages (e.g. C#, Python, JavaScript, MaxScript), motion capture, and state machines.
  • Education: A degree in 3D Animation, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering (or related training).
  • Soft Skills: Excellent communication, interpersonal, mentorship, time management, organizational, and presentation skills.
  • Software Familiarity: Familiarity with bug tracking software (e.g. Jira) and version management systems (e.g. A passion for sharing your knowledge and helping others learn and grow).


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