Technical Animator

Company Description
**Ubisoft’s **21,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

**Ubisoft Berlin** is home to nearly 150 people, making up several teams dedicated to deliver AAA excellence and innovation across a wide portfolio of games and technologies.

**Job Description**:
As a Technical Animator you will work on the animation pipeline, rigging of characters and props, and implement assets into the game. You will work closely with the animation team, character and prop artists, and engineers to support the animation production and to bring the characters to life in the game.

What you will do:

- Rigging and skinning of character assets and props
- Provide technical support for the character artists and animators
to optimize processes, eliminate roadblocks, and maintain a smooth production pipeline
- Be a link between character artists, animators, and the game engine
to ensure the highest possible quality of the assets in the game
- Create and maintain documentation of workflows and tools for collaboration and reference

**Qualifications**:
What you bring:

- Excellent knowledge of artistic human anatomy and motion
- Ability to create high quality skeletons and skinweights for complex character assets
- Excellent understanding of rigging pipelines and game specific technical constraints
- Experience with industry standard animation tools (Maya, Motionbuilder)
- Experience with Game Engines and a good understanding of game animation systems
- Ability to identify and solve bottlenecks within the animation pipeline
- Ability to write clear and concise technical documentation for a technical and non-technical audience
- Great communication skills, and a proactive and solution-oriented attitude Ability to communicate constructively with positivity and respect for others
- Good English verbal skills, both orally and in writing
- 2+ years as a Technical-Animator/Rigger or relevant experience with significant involvement with at least 1 published title

Nice-to-have
- Animation experience Python scripting and programming skills Any artistic skills (e.g. life drawing)

What to send our way:

- Your CV, highlighting your education, experience and skills
- A cover letter including your earliest starting date, expected salary and why you would like to join us

Additional Information

What we offer:

- ** Ubisoft Blue Byte Academy**: We offer multiple opportunities for you to discover your full potential and develop yourself in various areas. Guest speakers from the industry, workshops, and access to our training and development platform as well as to our in-house library
- ** Discounted and free games**: Discount on employee game orders & free Ubisoft games on Ubisoft Connect
- ** Hybrid work model**: Provides the flexibility to combine working from the studio and your home within Germany
- ** Monthly Mobility Budget**: 80€ per month that can be used on bicycle lease, parking spot rental or public transportation ticket
- ** Up to 350€ childcare support per child per month**:

- ** Company Pension Scheme**: We offer an attractive company pension scheme
- ** Gym subsidy**: We contribute 50% (up to a maximum amount of 25€) towards the monthly cost of a gym membership of your choice
- ** English and German online lessons for free**: Good to know: Our main language in the studio is English
- ** 26 days paid vacation per year**:

- ** Corporate Benefits web portal**: Employee discount program for affiliated retailers, shops, and service providers

Ubisoft offers the same job opportunities to all, without any distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ubisoft ensures the development of an inclusive work environment which mirrors the diversity of our players’ community.