Position: Senior Technical Animator
Company: N-iX
Experience required: 3y
Category: Python
English level: pre
Published: 2022-10-01T00:00:00+03:00

Founded in 2012, N-iX Game & VR Studio is one of the biggest game development and art production vendors in Ukraine, working with leading publishers and media enterprises around the globe. The team of 240+ professionals focuses on full-cycle game development, VR solutions, and content creation for all the most popular platforms. The studio has successfully collaborated with over 40 clients, including Paradox Interactive, Tempo Storm, Supermassive Games, and VRChat.

We are looking for a Technical animator to join our Supermassive Games team. You will be responsible for defining and creating tools for animation and art pipelines that will take our character interaction and locomotion forward to the next generation, achieving realistic human animation through combining classic animations and real-time physics.

**Requirements:**
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
- Defining and creating tools for animation and art pipelines
- Unreal Animation Systems
- Python
- Unreal scripting knowledge (Blueprint or Python)
- Strong understanding of Maya or equivalent DCC package
- Understanding of animation and rigging principles

**Good to have:**
- Experience in С++/С#
- Strong math skills, theory, and practical application of 3D maths in games
- Experience working with Maya plugins
- MotionBuilder or other animation packages
- Familiarity with Character or Environment Art workflows and software

**We offer:**
- Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
- A competitive salary and good compensation package
- Flexible and personalized career growth
- Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
- Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
- Education reimbursement
- Paid vacation days, sick leaves, and days off
- Healthcare & Sport program
- Medical insurance
- Memorable anniversary presents
- Corporate events and team buildings