# Directeur.rice technique animation (projet non annoncé)

**Company**: Ubisoft
**Location**: Montreal, QC
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Game Development
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

As a Technical Animation Director at Ubisoft Montreal, you will join a small autonomous team developing a multiplayer experience in Unreal Engine. You will guide the development of smooth, expressive, and high-performance animation systems while ensuring alignment between creative goals and technical constraints.

Responsibilities:

- Design, implement, and maintain high-performance and scalable animation production pipelines;

- Collaborate with the tools team to develop and improve MotionBuilder scripts in Python;

- Work with animators and programmers to refine animation systems in the game engine;

- Support the implementation of procedural animation systems and full-body IK systems;

- Ensure animation systems support character customisation;

- Balance artistic quality and technical performance;

- Document workflows, tools, and processes for animation teams;

- Provide daily support to technical animators and animation teams;

- Facilitate collaboration between creative and technical teams;

- Guide teams in developing sustainable and efficient workflows.

Qualifications:

- Experience in technical animation, animation system development, or programming in the video game industry;

- Experience in leading or mentoring teams in a collaborative environment;

- Experience with live multiplayer games;

- Strong proficiency in Unreal Engine and 3D software such as MotionBuilder, 3ds Max, and Maya;

- Experience with scripting languages like Python, C#, JavaScript, and MaxScript;

- Understanding of motion capture, state machines, and animation flows;

- Familiarity with Jira, Perforce, or similar production tools;

- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

## Skills

### Required
- Unreal Engine
- MotionBuilder
- Python
- C#
- JavaScript
- MaxScript
- 3ds Max
- Maya
- Jira
- Perforce

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