Senior Technical Designer – AI and Gameplay Systems
Artificial.Agency
Unity
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Unity
About the role
- Work on a small prototyping team with engineers and designers to create eye-opening experiences.
- Actively collaborate to define character personality through movement, actions, and gameplay; focus on implementation of character mechanics.
- Set up gameplay systems and troubleshoot issues that may arise.
- Document workflows for other animators to follow.
- Develop a strong animation style showcasing solid body mechanics for dynamic gameplay.
- Ensure animations look and feel amazing during gameplay.
- Collaborate with engineers and designers to implement animations in engine.
- Mentor fellow animation team members.
- Bring passion and drive to make highly polished and entertaining performances for the best possible gameplay experience.
Requirements
- 5+ years of game industry experience with gameplay animation.
- Killer demo reel showcasing solid and entertaining animations.
- Expert in Maya or equivalent 3D animation software.
- Experience with game engines like Unreal or Unity, with focus on general state machine structures.
- Self-driven and proactive in problem solving.
- Able to effectively communicate technical needs and issues to Engineering/Tech Art/Design.
- A team player with a positive attitude, passionate about your craft, and deeply curious.
- Rigging chops (big plus).
- Scripting experience (big plus).
- Game design sensibilities (big plus).
- Mocap experience (big plus).
- Motion matching or other modern techniques for animation in games (big plus).
- Modeling (big plus).
