Senior Character Technical Artist | Artiste technique senior – Personnages Quebec

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We’re seeking a Senior Technical Artist specializing in technical animation and character rigging to guide the development of expressive, performant character systems. In this role, you will act as a technical steward, helping to shape the standards for our character pipeline across multiple titles. You’ll serve as a bridge between animation, character art, and engineering, providing the technical perspective and mentorship necessary to build scalable, high‑quality tools for our creative teams.

• Lead the design of complex character rigs, ensuring they consistently meet high standards for visual fidelity and runtime performance.
• Guide the evolution of internal animation toolsets by identifying workflow gaps and recommending high‑impact Python/C++ solutions.
• Mentor and support junior/mid‑level technical artists, offering technical course correction and sharing best practices to elevate the team's output.
• Curate and maintain rigging standards, skeleton structures, and deformation logic to ensure consistency across projects.
• Advise Engineering partners on the practical needs of the animation team, helping to refine custom animation nodes and runtime systems.
• Evaluate and pilot emerging technologies (e.g., ML‑based deformation, advanced physics) to determine their viability within our production pipeline.

• 5–7+ years of professional experience in technical animation or character rigging (A "Senior" baseline without the "Principal" weight).
• Deep proficiency in Python and Maya API.
• Extensive experience with Unreal Engine’s Animation Blueprints and Control Rig
  , specifically in how they scale across a large production.
• Natural leadership inclination
  , with a proven track record of helping others solve complex technical hurdles.
• Strong mathematical foundation (Linear Algebra, Trigonometry) used to troubleshoot and optimize 3D character deformations.

• Experience with Motion Capture pipelines and advising on data‑driven workflows.
• Familiarity with Houdini for procedural tasks, with an eye toward how it integrates into a standard character pipeline.
• Knowledge in ML and AI solutions and integration of them into pipelines.
• Familiarity with procedural rigging tools or node‑based workflows.
• Knowledge of physics‑based animation, ragdolls, or runtime IK systems.

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