ARTWhat We DoPush your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.What You'll DoEpic Games is looking for an Animation Technical Designer to join our team working on Lego Fortnite. 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 be a primary point of contact for animation implementation issues and any any animation related technical challenges, and work closely with Animation, Design, and Programming colleagues to ensure the animation pipeline operates smoothly and efficiently.In this role, you willFacilitate the creation of animation behavior tools/techniques/philosophies that allow the building of complex movement systemsDesign and implement animation state machines/behaviors and runtime solutionsWork closely with the Animation, Design, and Programming departments to analyze, troubleshoot, and solve in-game animation implementation issues and animation-related technical challengesClosely collaborate with the animation leadership to maintain the style and quality bar for animations in the gameLook for opportunities to improve the animation pipeline/workflow and help provide solutions for technical animation problems, including performing training and creating documentation for the animation teamWhat we're looking forA strong animation sense with a clear understanding of realistic and stylized character motion and how to achieve them with modern animation methodsExpertise with animation pipelines, including source content creation tools such as Maya, MotionBuilder, and the Unreal Engine using our Control Rig toolsetExceptional problem-solving ability with strong written communication and teamwork skillsFamiliarity with gameplay animation tools and concepts, such as blend trees and state machines; experience with Unreal Engine Animation Blueprints is a plusExperience with AAA game development, preferably on a large team using an established game engine (internal or commercial); experience with Unreal Engine is a plusEPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFEWe pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.Pay Transparency InformationThe expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).
