Technical Artist – Character Focused
Chief Responsibilities:
· Develop character, weapon, and vehicle workflows for upcoming projects in 3dsMax, working in conjunction with the project leaders and the art/programming team.
· Works closely with art and animation departments to create and maintain ‘Animator Friendly’ rigs
· Solve technical production issues, especially those related to real-time characters and character performances.
· Proactively seek out inefficiencies and problems in existing processes as well as potential problems.
· Defines workflows and pipelines, simplifying where possible.
· Create and optimize content for memory and performance gains
· Demonstrates, communicates and exemplifies clear expectations for quality of work, productivity, communication and professionalism to the team.
· Develops tools, scripts, plugins to streamline processes.
· Work with other disciplines to ensure the quality of the characters and animation for all aspects of the project.
· Provide technical insight to the Art and Animation departments, breaking down complex issues into discrete action items
· Mentor and train others in areas of expertise. May need to guide other Artists to achieve desired workflows.
Requirements:
· Good understanding of anatomy and volume
· BS degree in Computer Science, Commercial Art or related fields.
· 3+ years or more of production experience with realtime CG characters/Technical Animation.
· Solid scripting experience in MaxScript.
· At least one full development cycle on console.
· Strong problem solving skills
· Expert knowledge of 3dsMax for animation and rigging.
· Expert knowledge of Animation principles Kinematics and rigging maths
· Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
· Work well under deadlines and multi-tasks.
Pluses:
· Facial Anatomy, FACS breakdown, Facial rigging experience
· MotionBuilder, Maya, XSI experience
· Pyton, MEL scripting
· 5+ years’ experience in the games industry including shipping multiple AAA console titles
Contact: chrise@crytek.com