Senior Technical Animator

Description

Volition, the THQ studio that created Saints Row and Red Faction, is seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Technical Animator. The Senior Technical Animator will work with the Technical Art Director, Character Artists and Animators to help push the quality of in-game characters and animation. This role involves not only the chance to work with the animation team in developing high-quality rigs, but also the opportunity to improve on existing art and animation pipelines.

Responsibilities:

* Create and maintain animator-friendly rigs
* Develop tools & refine pipelines for the character and animation production process, including the integration of keyframe, mocap, procedural, and run-time dynamic animation
* Help track efficiency of asset pipeline and processes throughout the life of the project, improving and enhancing them where necessary
* Work with other disciplines to ensure the quality of the characters and animation for all aspects of the project
* Create and maintain documents outlining animation needs, including in-game animation, motion capture shoots, and animation critiques
* Check assets for technical integrity before integrating them into the game