Technical Animator Opportunity
Who We Are.
Adaptive Immersion Technologies, a competitively funded small business based in Central Florida, is focused on the integration of gaming technologies, skill assessment, and predictive data modeling and analytics to optimize human performance in extreme environments. Our solutions are the result of our singular pursuit of disruptive innovations in simulation-based assessment. They prepare people for cognitively demanding work by promoting resilience, readiness, and engagement. Our applied research has produced customized assessment and training systems for a variety of work domains including civilian and combat medicine, drone operations, unmanned systems, military command and control, aviation, manufacturing, transportation, law enforcement, and intelligence.
Job Opportunity Description.
We are currently seeking talented individuals for a Technical Animator position. This individual will be responsible for bringing our characters to life with realistic body and facial animations. The Technical Animator will be responsible for the full animation pipeline for the non-playable characters developed for various efforts. In addition to having an understanding and experience with a variety of animation cycles (e.g., run, walk, breathing, idle), this individual will be responsible for developing realistic animations seen in commercial, story-driven games. This will require an understanding, experience, and willingness to work with motion capture software, such as Autodesk MotionBuilder®.
Required Qualifications and Skillset.
· Minimum 2 years experience working with small teams and tight deadlines,
· Strong proficiency in animation software such as Maya, 3DS Max,
· Experience in animating humanoid bipedal models, body and facial animations,
· Experience in importing character rigs from Maya to Unreal Engine 4,
· Animation state system in Unreal
· Experience in Python and Maya scripting languages,
· Strong knowledge and experience of character kinematics, deformations, and topology.
· High proficiency in character skinning, physics, and technical workflows.
· Must be able to complete multiple characters rigs.
· Strong proficiency and knowledge in naming convention.
· Experience working with various animation cycles for video games,
· Ability to consistently meet project deadlines,
· Relentless creativity,
· Ability to maintain documentation of all software deliverables.
· .Proficiency in working with Metahuman charcter rigs
· Collaborate with the Art Lead to create animations that fit to the visual style of the project
· Provide knowledge and solutions for animation problems
Additional Desired Qualifications:
· Experience and knowledge with character modeling and sculpting,
· Proficiency exporting animations from Maya to Unreal Engine 4,
· Proficiency working with blendshapes for facial animations,
· Experience using motion capture software, such as Faceware, MotionBuilder.
· Experience with Oculus Rift/Quest and other VR Platforms
Custom rigs and animations for alien characters (Walking, idle, and conversational animations)
WA – cleanup work on existing animations, proficient in rigging and animation systems and understanding of Unreal animation state system, ask them about the workflow process between maya and Unreal
Interested individuals who meet these requirements should forward a cover letter and resume/CV, including references, to phillip.mangos@adaptiveimmersion.com
Philip M. Mangos, Ph.D., President and Chief Scientist
Adaptive Immersion Technologies
3802 Spectrum Blvd., Suite 136A,
Tampa
FL, 33612 http://www.adaptiveimmersion.com