Technical Animator

• Proven animation experience within games, with a portfolio demonstrating a strong understanding of animation tooling, pipeline and quality.
• Good understanding of game animation pipeline in Unreal Engine, and animation tools such as animation montages, animation blueprints, state machines, blend trees and animation modifiers.
• High proficiency in relevant industry-standard software including rig creation and skinning in Maya, Blender or equivalent.
• Demonstrated understanding of animation fundamentals, such as weight, timing and readability, and how they inform effective rigging, technical implementation and animation systems.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work positively in a team environment.
• Take critique and guidance from others well, and be able to contribute your own input in technical reviews.
• Ability to manage your time effectively and own end-to-end delivery of your work.
• A passion for gaming and a drive to deliver visually stunning and captivating gaming experiences.

• Knowledge of retargeting and motion matching pipelines.
• Skills in tool creation and Python scripting.
• Experience with Advanced Skeleton.
• Experience with motion capture technology and working with/editing motion capture data cleaning/editing processes.
• Experience with facial rigging.
• Previous shipped title(s) within a relevant game art production pipeline.

Please note: We welcome applicants who prefer to work from home; however, we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity at this time.

Role:

We are looking for a skilled and motivated individual to help develop, own and deliver technical animation solutions and pipelines, both for Flix's own internal projects and our high profile co-development partners. As a key component of our Animation team, you will utilise your technical abilities and creativity to breathe life into game content, contributing to the overall immersion and player experience. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, solid work ethic and a positive, pro-active attitude.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and implement robust animation systems, rigs, tools and technical solutions that drive high quality character, creature and gameplay motion from prototype to final implementation.
• Follow and uphold animation style principles, ensuring animation systems, rigs and workflows support consistent, high-quality content that aligns with the game's aesthetic, gameplay, and narrative requirements.
• Actively participate in technical reviews, giving and incorporating feedback to improve animation systems, workflows and content quality.
• Follow technical animation pipeline best practices for rigging, implementation and optimisation, ensuring systems and content meet visual quality standards and run smoothly across target platforms.
• Proactively communicate and collaborate across discipline teams to help uphold the game's quality bar and delivery requirements, whilst troubleshooting and refining systems to achieve high-quality, performant results in-engine.
• Work closely with your Leads and the Production team to help prioritize tasks and feedback, raise issues, and deliver high-quality work on time.

UK Remote or West Midlands Based - Birmingham/Worcestershire Area