Technical Design in Animation Intern at Epic Games

Montreal, Quebec, Canada -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Oct, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Self-Motivation, Strong Work Ethic, Teamwork, Animation-Centric Tooling, Animation Blueprints, Montages, State Machines, Creating Animations

Industry

Computer Games

Description

WHAT MAKES US EPIC? At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating. Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development. ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire. TECHNICAL DESIGN IN ANIMATION INTERN What You'll Do Epic Games is looking for a Technical Designer in Animation (TDiA) intern to join our team working across various animation systems. As a TDiA intern you will use your animation sense and technical understanding of character animation to design and create gameplay animation systems that facilitate appealing, high-quality character motion. You will work closely with Animation, Design, and Programming colleagues to ensure the animation pipeline operates smoothly and efficiently. In this role, you will Learn about the creation of animation behavior tools/techniques/philosophies that allow the building of complex movement systems Learn to design and implement animation state machines/behaviors and runtime solutions Work closely with the Animation, Design, and Programming departments to analyze, troubleshoot, and solve in-game animation implementation issues and animation-related technical challenges Closely collaborate with the animation leadership to maintain the style and quality bar for animations in the game What we're looking for Self-motivation, a strong work ethic, and the ability to work with a team Knowledge and experience using animation-centric tooling in Unreal Experience with Animation Blueprints, Montages, State Machines, etc Knowledge of or experience with creating animations This internship has a flexible start date in 2026. Recruitment will be ongoing until teams find an ideal match. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the posting location for the duration of the internship. For more information about Epic’s Early Career Program, visit epicgames.com/earlycareers. This is going to be Epic! ABOUT US Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent. Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic! Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here. Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

Responsibilities

As a Technical Designer in Animation intern, you will design and create gameplay animation systems that facilitate appealing character motion. You will collaborate with Animation, Design, and Programming teams to ensure the animation pipeline operates smoothly.