Technical Artist

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Only accepting applicants from UTC, UTC+1, UTC+2, and UTC+3 time zones.

Possible work models:

• Employee / Freelancer
• In-office / Remote / Hybrid
• Full-time / Part-time

This job is for you if:

• You're well versed at creating and using technical tools (mainly rigging, and animating) in Maya, Unreal, or another similar program
• You have multiple years of experience setting up 3D models (characters, vehicles, structures, etc.)
• You're very familiar with the technical aspects of animating within Maya
• You're experienced at the use of major game engines (e.g. Unreal, Unity)
• You're great at working together with members of an agile and creative team, who work in different fields, while also maintaining a high degree of independence
• You're proficient at understanding written English, and you are at least at a standard level at writing, and understanding spoken English
• You regularly play video games in your free time

Your task will be:

• Providing technical support for riggers and animators
• Creating animation rigs, setups, and skins
• Professional control in the planning and modeling phase, such that the 3D model gets developed perfectly for rigging and animation
• To help the animators, and programmers solve problems related to the setup and animations

It`s advantageous if:

• You've worked on at least one game or major film project as a Technical Artist or Rigger
• You know how to write Python scripts
• You have programming experience
• You're very familiar with Unreal Engine
• You have experience with traditional keyframe animation
• You have experience with motion capture technology
• Facial animation and its technical aspects are your bread and butter
• You have knowledge of artistic anatomy