Senior Technical Animator

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people.Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment.Whether it's building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we're always innovating.Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users.We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.ARTWhat We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.What You'll DoEpic Games is searching for a Senior Technical Animator with a passion for expressive character movement to work within the Cinematics team.In this talented team of veteran and emerging artists you'll collaborate with an internal team, but also will include work with vendors and specifically contribute directly to high profile trailers related to Fortnite and other IP related projects.Joining this team means you're motivated to seek solutions to problems and work with other artists to make positive changes to models, movements, and tools.The heart of this role is rigging, pipeline and tooling.In this role, you will Rig characters, props and vehiclesSet up assets in Unreal Engine 5; including cloth, physics, blueprintsWork closely with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth development pipeline and workflow that delivers high quality assetsAssist and build pipeline tools and work with engine and project leads on continuous improvement of those engine toolsDirect Technical Animation work for Cinematic trailers, including outsourced and internal trailersProvide support and optimization for Animation Team, including performance/speed optimizations, engine stability, control rig/constraint bug issues, and animation workflowsDesign UI Pickers for the Animation team What we're looking forExtensive experience rigging characters in the Unreal EngineA portfolio demonstrating rigging for a range of characters, bipeds, and creatures, both body and facesAttention to aesthetic detail, especially with regards to character deformation and physics movementFamiliarity with the Unreal Engine 5 art pipelinePositive individual with strong written communication and teamwork skillsExceptional problem-solverExperience developing character pipelines and toolsEPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFEWe pay 100% for benefits for both employees (EEs) and dependents (deps).Our current benefits package includes coverage for medical, dental, and life insurance.We also offer supplemental benefits including daily meal vouchers, and commuter benefits for onsite employees.ABOUT USEpic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally.For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before.Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design.As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.Like what you hear?Come be a part of something EpicEpic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer.Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement).We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party.Further details on these matters can be found here.