Senior Technical Animator

Activision Blizzard
Toronto, San Mateo
Workplace: HybridFull timeCAD 130,140 - 171,960 annuallyFunction: Creative Production (Video/Audio/Photo)Skills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Problem solving","Troubleshooting","Quick iteration"]

Create and implement high-quality animated and cinematic content for major games, partnering with multidisciplinary designers, animators, and technical animation teams. You’ll work with game engines and animation systems inside digital creation tools, support content creators quickly, and help with technical scene support and animation prop rig creation. The role uses Maya rigging workflows and Python for pipeline/tool development, and emphasizes collaboration, troubleshooting, and rapid iteration.

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Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard
14 hours ago

Senior Technical Animator

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Job Summary

Create and implement high-quality animated and cinematic content for major games, partnering with multidisciplinary designers, animators, and technical animation teams. You’ll work with game engines and animation systems inside digital creation tools, support content creators quickly, and help with technical scene support and animation prop rig creation. The role uses Maya rigging workflows and Python for pipeline/tool development, and emphasizes collaboration, troubleshooting, and rapid iteration.
Location: Toronto, San Mateo
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Creative Production (Video/Audio/Photo)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Implement game scripting and cinematic scene work to support animated content creation.
  • •Work with established game engine and animation systems within digital creation tools.
  • •Collaborate with designers, animators, and technical animators to maintain a positive team dynamic.
  • •Support content creators quickly and effectively, including technical design and narrative scene support.
  • •Create animation prop rigs and contribute to technical art/animation workflows.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 130,140 - 171,960 annually
Perks:MedicalDentalVisionRelocation

Key Requirements

  • •Experience in game scripting, technical design, animation roles, or technical art.
  • •Professional or personal experience working with real-time game engines.
  • •Proficiency building skeletons, skinning, and rigging in Maya.
  • •Working understanding of proprietary engines and related tools.
  • •Working understanding of Python tool and pipeline development.
Experience:Video gamesReal-time enginesGame animation
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem solvingTroubleshootingQuick iteration
Tech Stack:MayaPython

Company Brief

Activision Blizzard
Develops and publishes interactive entertainment content, including video games and connected gaming experiences across console, PC, and mobile platforms. The company is known for major franchises such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Candy Crush, and Diablo.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Santa Monica, United States
Founded: 2008
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