(Senior)Technical Animator at Ubisoft

Shanghai, Shanghai, China -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Feb, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Mocap Data, Lip Sync, Facial Animation Systems, Animation Rigs, Physics Rigs, Animation Trees, Dynamic Objects, Pipeline Development, Tool Development, Engine Support, Asset Integration, Rigid Body Physics, Soft Body Physics, Human Anatomy, Creature Anatomy, Technical Documentation

Industry

Computer Games

Description

Company Description Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown! Created in 1996, Ubisoft Shanghai studio, is a vibrant and exciting place where our talents get opportunities to either co-develop great AAA blockbuster games, create cutting-edge online games or produce fun mobile games. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com Job Description About the Role As a Technical Animator, you will be responsible for supporting and innovating animation systems and activities. You will work closely with animators, riggers, designers, and programmers to handle mocap data, lip sync and facial animation systems, animation rigs, physics rigs, animation trees, and dynamic objects. You will follow, refine, or establish pipelines for both conventional and innovative features, as well as create game pipelines and standards and develop tools for the animation team. What you will do Learn the existing AAA game animation system and pipeline. Provide constant technical support of the tools and engine to the animation team and communicate regularly the technical restrictions and their rationale. Train animators in the workflow, tools, and anything else surrounding the implementation of animation assets into the game engine. Supervise all integration of animation assets into the game engine. Communicate with engine and animation programmers. Assist in the design, integration, and validation of animation assets. Work with physics systems for rigid/soft bodies, hair, and clot Qualifications Basic knowledge of related animation modules. Deep knowledge of human/creature anatomy. Good engine application and project development conceptualization. Ability to write technical documentation. Great communication skills to cooperate well with other team members. Basic English communication skills in both spoken and written Additional Information Ubisoft CSR commitment Making a long-lasting positive impact for our players, our teams, our partners and our planet. In Ubisoft, we are working to enrich players’ lives through unique and memorable gaming experiences and by improving the positive impacts of our games. To get there, we are creating a safer, more inclusive work environment, we are giving back to the communities where Ubisoft operates by working with local non-profit partners and by working to reduce the environmental impact of our business. 为我们的玩家、团队、合作伙伴以及地球持续带来积极影响育碧致力于通过打造新颖深刻的游戏体验及扩大游戏的积极影响，来丰富玩家的生活。为了实现这一目标，我们始终寻求为团队提供更加安全包容的工作环境。我们通过与世界各地的非营利机构合作开展项目，同时努力降低自身业务对环境的影响，来回馈社区。 To learn more about Ubisoft’s Environmental Commitment 了解更多有关育碧对环境的承诺 Play Green: Ubisoft’s Commitment to Global Carbon Neutrality https://youtu.be/w2gstlpydks Contract: Fixed Term Work flexibility: Office-based

Responsibilities

The Technical Animator will support and innovate animation systems by working with various teams to handle mocap data, facial animation, rigs, and dynamic objects. This role involves establishing and refining pipelines, developing tools for the animation team, and providing constant technical support for tools and the engine.