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Principal Technical Animator
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Hangar 13 / 2K
Brighton & Hove
Hangar 13 / 2K is recruiting for the role of Principal Technical Animator.
Principal Technical Animator (Gameplay) helping define the technical vision, architectural framework and long-term strategy for character animation integration. The role focuses on technical authority, R&D, pipeline work and collaboration across design, animation and engineering.
Role details
Location: Brighton & Hove
What you’ll do
- Architect and oversee the high-level design of gameplay animation systems.
- Drive R&D to evaluate and implement cutting-edge animation technologies.
- Work with Engineering and Tech Animation leadership on project-wide roadmaps and toolsets.
- Solve runtime bugs and improve animation performance and memory use.
- Define technical standards, best practices and pipeline workflows for the technical animation team.
- Collaborate with Design and Animation leads on 3C mechanics.
- Mentor and upskill senior and mid-level technical animators.
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What they’re looking for
- Extensive proven experience architecting and integrating gameplay animation systems for AAA titles using Unreal Engine.
- Master-level expertise in Unreal Engine’s animation suite.
- Deep technical understanding of runtime optimisation, memory management and threading for animation.
- Exceptional cross-discipline communication skills.
- Experience in feature breakdown and scoping, with production-ready planning.
- A strong understanding of gameplay mechanics, game feel and the mathematics of smooth character movement and physics.
- A portfolio or reel showing complex, innovative technical animation work in shipped titles.
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Additional role information
- Strong proficiency in C++ and Python is highly desirable.
- Experience with proprietary engine tools or custom Unreal animation code is highly desirable.
- Production experience with Maya API, MotionBuilder or Houdini is highly desirable.
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