Technical Animator

Frag Lab studio is a videogames development company based in Kiev and focused on next gen AAA games creation. Our team of industry veterans is now working on a new revolutionary IP and we are looking for a passionate Technical Animator / Animation Technical Artist who is eager to work with complex animation systems, creating automation tools and animating high quality assets for our game.

You will be a part of an animation team focusing on rigging, creating in-game setup of our characters,  setting up animation systems and assist on implementing new animation related features and creating animation tools. Secondary role is to create animations (key frame and motion capture based) for our characters, weapons and environments. You will be working directly with our animation lead, designers and various content/programmers teams. We expect you to demonstrate strong technical skills, decent animation skills, deep understanding of rigging, ability to create believable character behaviors, depp understanding of game animation systems (animation state machines, blend trees, so on) and motion capture pipelines.

Responsibilities:

• Design and improve animation pipelines

• Maintain existing animation graph based animation system

• Create characters rigs and related tools 

• Work closely with programmers and designers on implementing new animation system related features

• Create automation tools and scripts for animation team

• Create animations (both key frame and motion capture based) for characters, weapons, and environmental objects

• Solve animation related technical challenges

Requirements:

• 3+ years in game development or similar area as tech or gameplay animator

• Deep knowledge of 3D modelling software (Maya and/or Motion Builder)

• Shipped products as technical or gameplay animator

• Experience with animation state machines and blend systems of any major game engine

• Ability to read and write documentation on English

• Good communication and writing skills

• Passion for making top quality games

• A quick learner

Will be a plus:

• Contribution to a AAA game or products with a similar level of quality and requirements

• Python or Mel scripting skills

• Programming and/or scripting skills

• Experience of working on first person shooters

• Knowledge of major game engine (CryEngine, Unreal, Unity or similar)

• Experience of working with version control software

We offer:

• competitive salary & benefits package

• modern and comfortable office with lots of perks

• perfect working conditions and great team to work with

• paid vacation

• training programs

• corporate events and team buildings

• compensation for gym, swimming pool etc.

• English classes

• medical insurance