Stormind Games

Senior Technical Animator

Stormind Games

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Italy

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Senior

About the role

  • Own the integration of animations in the game engine, ensuring correct setup, responsiveness, and high-quality final results.
  • Design, build, and maintain robust animation state machines and blending systems to support gameplay needs.
  • Ensure animation systems are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with production standards.
  • Validate and review animation assets to ensure compliance with technical restrictions and runtime constraints.
  • Collaborate with Animators to ensure that animation intent and gameplay feel are preserved through implementation.
  • Create, maintain, test, and debug animation tools and pipelines to improve production efficiency and reliability.
  • Proactively identify pipeline bottlenecks and propose technical solutions to improve iteration speed and quality.
  • Support the definition and adoption of best practices in animation implementation workflows.
  • Contribute to documentation and internal knowledge-sharing related to animation systems, tools, and engine workflows.
  • Monitor and optimize animation performance within the game engine across target platforms.
  • Debug complex animation issues, including state machine logic, blending problems, gameplay responsiveness, and runtime performance.
  • Work closely with Engineering and Tech Art to ensure animation systems meet performance and memory requirements.
  • Work with cross-disciplinary teams (Animation, Design, Programming, Technical Art) to ensure seamless integration and functionality of animation assets.
  • Support the team in solving bugs and technical blockers related to animation systems.
  • Act as a reliable technical point of reference for animation implementation decisions.
  • Provide guidance and support to other animators and technical animation team members when needed.
  • Promote best practices in technical animation problem-solving, debugging, and implementation.
  • Contribute to production planning by assessing complexity, risks, and implementation needs for animation systems.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Technical Animator in the videogame industry, with senior-level ownership on real-time animation implementation.
  • Strong knowledge of animation state machines, blending systems, and gameplay animation logic.
  • Solid understanding of gameplay mechanics and how animation systems support player experience.
  • Strong understanding of motion capture pipelines, including implementation constraints.
  • Understanding of fundamental animation and rigging principles.
  • Experience creating and maintaining animation tools and pipelines.
  • Proficiency with industry-standard animation tools such as Maya, MotionBuilder, 3ds Max.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug complex issues efficiently.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with animators, programmers, and technical teams.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.
Benefits
  • Submit your resume and a short cover letter in English to join Stormind Games
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
animation state machinesblending systemsgameplay animation logicmotion capture pipelinesanimation toolsdebugging complex issuesrigging principles
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationcollaboration