S928 Senior Technical Animator

**Job Type: Permanent****Project: AAA Games**OPM are proud to be working with a development studio based in Barcelona, Spain, working on an up-and-coming AAA title.Our clients are looking for a Senior Technical Animator who is passionate about their craft and abilities and who wants to learn from a great team and help share their knowledge too.**REQUIREMENTS**:- Extensive knowledge in the video game industry as a technical animator- Expertise at implementing animation tools and pipelines in Maya- Experience at rigging and skinning photo-realistic characters in Maya- Experience implementing characters and animations in Unreal engine- Knowledge of a high-level coding language. (Python, C#, C++,etc.)- Good level of English verbal and written communication skills.- Experience implementing characters and animations in Unreal engine**RESPONSIBLITIES**:- Define the animation and cinematic pipelines and assist the animation team in streamlining and optimizing Maya workflows.- Support the animation team to implement character and prop animations into the Unreal engine.- Collaborate with character riggers to define best working practices and create tools and character publishing pipelines.- Support the mocap production and offer solutions to streamline it.- Work closely with programmers to define and implement character and animation performance targets in the engine.- Create blueprints and animgraphs inside the Unreal engine to support the implementation of animation systems and gameplay mechanics.**DESIRED**:- Experience in motion capture techniques and Motion Builder is a plus**BENEFITS**- 23 vacation days per year + Christmas to the new year (the office is closed from 24th December to 2nd January).- 16 weeks Maternity and Paternity leave PLUS full parental flexibility- Beer Thursdays- Flexible Working Hours & Flexible Friday.- Flexible working conditions of Work From Home.- Private Health insurance, including dental coverage.- Relocation Package/assistance and VISA support.
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