Senior Technical Animator

3 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada SLEDGEHAMMER GAMES TORONTO ULC Full time
Job Title:

Senior Technical Animator

Sledgehammer Games is a leading video game development studio driven by its mission to deliver exceptional gaming experiences. Our team is passionate about creating innovative and engaging entertainment for players worldwide.

We're seeking a highly skilled Senior Technical Animator to join our team in Toronto. As a key member of our animation team, you will be responsible for rigging and skinning complex character, vehicle, and prop assets, as well as building tooling to support the animation team and pipeline.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Rigging and skinning characters, weapons, and vehicles
  • Developing pipeline and workflow
  • Writing Maya tooling in Python and PySide to support the character animation process
  • Working with 3rd party software for viewing and effecting Maya animations in the game engine
  • Dynamics and in-game physics setup, R&D, debugging and optimization

Requirements:

  • Degree or Certificate in Computer Science, Graphic Art or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in the games industry with 5+ years of experience on console game development
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience working in Unreal
  • Experience working on new IP
  • Experience shipping AAA titles

About Us:

Sledgehammer Games is a part of Activision and is driven by its mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We're a team of passionate game developers dedicated to creating innovative and engaging entertainment for players worldwide.



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