Senior Technical Animator - Dune Awakening

We like to think of ourselves as more than just developers. Were a friendly group of around 500 people with plenty of casual and hardcore gamers tech heads and creative masterminds organized planners and nerdy game fans who make this industry so fun. And were all together on a mission to open windows to amazing worlds. Weve been making games for over 30 years crafting and publishing unique experiences that have put us on the path to becoming a leader in Online Worlds.

Weve got five studios spread across Norway the USA Portugal Sweden and Romania and were always on the lookout for more dedicated people to join our ranks.

Were all about creating a relaxed and equal workspace where flat communication and our agile structure are key to delivering worldclass games.

So if youre ready to make your mark were ready to welcome you!

Your Mission in Funcom

As a Senior Technical Animator you will be working closely with the animators designers and programmers to define design and implement animation systems animations and character state systems in Unreal. You will support the animation pipeline as well as rigging and skinning characters.

How you can have an impact in your position:

• Design and implementation of animation systems character state systems and how they talk with each other
• Closely work with designers to find ways to define/design combat systems and how animations interact with them
• Work directly with the programming team to achieve a better character state system that will support animations and combat requirements
• Analyze improve and design for the animation/model pipelines
• Help to create and work with facial animation pipelines and rigs
• Work with character artists and animators helping skinning and rigging of characters
• Analyze troubleshoot and solve animationrelated technical challenges
• Give input and guidance to animators designers and programmers to achieve an excellent animation system that can support our game
• Additional duties include assisting with content creation for game development and assisting with quality control of all products

We are looking for you to have:

• 5 years of Animation; preferably within the video game development industry
• Solid and recent experience as a technical animator gameplay animator or animation programmer
• Work with cloth hair and other bonedriven physics
• Proven expertise with Maya or equivalent animation software
• Experience with UE5 animation state machines and blend systems
• Teamdriven able to share and take work and information from peers
• To be able to talk with animators programmers and designers
• Able to adapt to new technologies and technical challenges
• Scripting knowledge

We evaluate candidates on an ongoing basis and recommend candidates to apply as soon as possible!

Please apply in English.

Why Funcom

At Funcom were all about creating a relaxed equal workspace where you can be yourself and really make a difference in what we do. More so were big believers in worklife balance.

In our Lisbon studio over 130 people from 28 nationalities come together to work play and live their best life in the European city thats the undisputed champion when it comes to most hours of sunshine per year.

Our studio is located right next to the Tagus River in an area with famous cafs and beautiful city landmarks.

Joining our Lisbon studio means that youll be greeted with open arms into a community of video game enthusiasts who are eager to help you thrive. Funcom Lisbon offers a flexible work schedulerelocation assistance health insurance meal allowance gym discounts social events plus a long list of other benefits. Oh and did we mention our epic table tennis tournaments