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Stone Kite

Technical Animator

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Stone Kite

📋 Description

• Responsible for building, maintaining, debugging, and refining gameplay animation systems, including character animation blueprints

• Source and prototype animation content by developing new assets or adapting existing ones

• Implement procedural systems such as physics-driven reactions, inverse kinematics, and real-time adjustments

• Create, document, and promote best practices, content standards, and tools for the gameplay animation pipeline

• Collaborate with artists and engineers to implement and upkeep a mesh skinning pipeline prototype in Blender

• Contribute to brainstorming, playtests, and feedback sessions to enhance the player experience through animation


⛳️ Requirements

• Must have 4+ years of experience in animation, art, or tech art in games, with at least one shipped title

• 2+ years of experience with Unreal Engine is essential

• Demonstrated expertise in Unreal’s animation systems and features, including animation blueprints, IK, retargeting, and control rig

• Strong understanding of game animation pipelines, from content creation to integration

• Proficient in skinning meshes, creating rigs, and animating in Blender (preferred) or Maya

• Ability to establish workflows and standards that balance technical precision with creative requirements

• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with a proactive approach to problem-solving

• Strong collaboration skills and capability to work independently or in a small creative team

• Excellent communication and feedback skills with a dedication to quality and excellence

• Ability to adapt and problem solve in a fast-paced startup environment


🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive medical, vision, and dental benefits

• Generous PTO

• Winter holiday break

• 401k Options

• Monthly meals stipend

• Opportunities for learning and development across various media areas and storytelling forms

• Join a fun, innovative team

• Experience a ground-floor startup culture

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