Senior Technical Artist: Facial Animation Specialist

4 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Rockstar Toronto Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Technical Artist to join our team at Rockstar Toronto. As a Technical Artist, you will play a key role in the development and support of our titles, including the research and development of new technology for future titles.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, create, and maintain highly complex deformation systems for characters, animals, and vehicles that bring our 3D assets to life.
  • Support rigging pipelines, including investigations for improvement of facial rig and animation solving solutions.
  • Work with Technical Artists to maintain and improve our proprietary animation tools.
  • Bring innovation to dynamic art pipelines through rigs, secondary motion setups, and evolving our tools and workflows – from asset creation to its visualization in the engine.
  • Collaborate and communicate with other departments such as Tools and Code teams to improve our authoring workflows and animation/graphics systems in runtime.
Requirements
  • Relevant experience in the game industry as a Character Rigger, Technical Animator, or similar/related position.
  • A demo reel and online portfolio that demonstrates exceptional skills creating motion controls for animation, complex deformation, and skinning of body and face of characters and creatures.
Preferred Skills
  • Strong Python programming skills, and a 3D math background.
  • Experience creating tools for Rigging and Animation.
  • Experience using source control software (i.e. Perforce, Git).
  • Strong communication, self-management, and organizational skills.
What We Offer

We offer a dynamic and inclusive work environment, opportunities for growth and development, and a competitive compensation package.



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