Senior Technical Animator - [March of Giants]
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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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 create the unknown!
Job Description
As a Senior Technical Animator on March of Giants at Ubisoft Montreal, you will support, improve, and innovate animation systems used in game production. You will work closely with animators, riggers, game designers, and programmers to ensure animation systems are efficient, reliable, and aligned with creative and technical goals.
What you’ll do:
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 create the unknown!
Job Description
As a Senior Technical Animator on March of Giants at Ubisoft Montreal, you will support, improve, and innovate animation systems used in game production. You will work closely with animators, riggers, game designers, and programmers to ensure animation systems are efficient, reliable, and aligned with creative and technical goals.
What you’ll do:
- Support and evolve animation systems, including motion capture, facial animation, and lip sync;
- Collaborate with animators and riggers to develop and maintain animation rigs and procedural systems;
- Analyze production needs and propose tools, workflows, and best practices;
- Perform technical validation of animation assets and support animators in nodal system creation;
- Support the integration of animations into the game engine;
- Prototype and test animation and physics systems directly in the engine;
- Maintain and improve the animation production workflow and related tools;
- Create and maintain clear technical documentation for the animation team.
- Strong understanding of game engine animation workflows;
- Solid knowledge of animation principles, anatomy, and body mechanics;
- Experience with Unreal Engine and Blueprints;
- Experience with rigging, inverse kinematics, and state machines;
- Ability to create or adapt tools using scripting languages such as Python or MaxScript;
- Familiarity with digital content creation software for animation;
- Basic skills in modeling and animation to support technical tasks;
- Strong collaboration and communication skills across disciplines;
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and adaptable approach to problem solving.
- Your CV highlighting relevant skills and experiences.
- Examples of technical animation work, tools, or systems you have contributed to.
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Responsibilities
Support and improve animation systems, rigs, tools, and workflows, including motion capture, facial animation, lip sync, and procedural systems. Validate animation assets, assist with engine integration and in-engine prototyping, and document technical processes while collaborating across disciplines.
Requirements
Requires strong knowledge of game engine animation workflows, animation principles, anatomy, and body mechanics, along with experience using Unreal Engine and Blueprints. Candidates should have experience with rigging, inverse kinematics, state machines, and scripting tools such as Python or MaxScript, plus strong collaboration and problem-solving skills.
Skills
- Game Engine Animation Workflows
- Animation Principles
- Anatomy
- Body Mechanics
- Unreal Engine
- Blueprints
- Rigging
- Inverse Kinematics
- State Machines
- Python
- MaxScript
- Motion Capture
- Facial Animation
- Lip Sync
- Procedural Systems
- Technical Documentation
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- Creative & Media
- Technology
- Software
- Art & Design
Keywords
- Ubisoft
- March Of Giants
- Technical Animation
- Animation Systems
- Motion Capture
- Facial Animation
- Lip Sync
- Animation Rigs
- Procedural Systems
- Technical Validation
- Nodal Systems
- Game Engine Integration
- Physics Systems
- Animation Production Workflow
- Unreal Engine
- Blueprints
- Rigging
- Inverse Kinematics
- State Machines
- Python
- MaxScript
- Modeling
- Animation Tools
- Technical Documentation
- Computer Games