Roles:
Must-have skills:
Considering candidates from:
Europe and Turkey
Europe and Turkey
Work arrangement: Onsite
Industry: Technology, Information and Media
Language: English
Level: Middle
Required experience: 3+ years
Relocation: Not paid
Visa support: Provided
Size: 51 - 200 employees
Company
Hologate is the market-leading immersive media company offering innovative extended reality solutions for entertainment and enterprise use. Operating the largest VR network in the world, with 400+ turnkey VR systems in locations across 36 countries, and reaching more than 10 million players, the Hologate brand lineup continues to set the standard for family entertainment centres, cinemas, malls, cruise ships, and any other location that wants to transport their guests into another dimension with the latest entertainment and amusement technology.
Description
As a Technical Animator at HOLOGATE, you won’t just be crafting animations – you’ll be forging the very blueprint of interactive storytelling. From the intricacies of animation pipelines to the art of character rigging and asset integration, your expertise will be at the forefront of our animation production. Collaborating closely with fellow animators, talented artists, and brilliant engineers, you’ll play an integral role in transforming ideas into captivating, unforgettable characters that will captivate VR users worldwide.
Tasks:
Tasks:
- Create and maintain control rigs, animation blueprints & state machines
- Create animation montages & blend spaces
- Utilize Unreal Engine to design and build animation systems and behaviors
- Engage in cross-departmental collaboration to prototype, address, and integrate technical animation features
- Take responsibility for the development and upkeep of the animation pipeline
- Actively collaborate with design, programming, and creative direction teams
- Effectively communicate and document animation processes and recommended practices
Must-have:
- Experience with Unreal Engine and a good understanding of game animation systems
- Experience with Inverse Kinematics, Retargeting, Deformation
- Python and Blueprint skills
- Ability to create skeletons and skinweights for complex character assets
- Understanding of rigging pipelines and game-specific technical constraints
- Experience with industry standard animation tools (Blender, Maya, MotionBuilder)
- Ability to identify and solve bottlenecks within the animation pipeline
- Good English verbal skills, both orally and in writing
Nice-have:
- Knowledge of motion capture systems like Move AI
- Knowledge of artistic human anatomy and motion
- Experience in automating animation workflows
- Experience in animating for VR
- Experience with physics-based animations/ragdolls
Benefits and conditions:
- Trial period: 6 months
- 28 Days Holiday
- Individual onboarding and training
- A high degree of creative freedom
- High growth potential
- Flexible work arrangements with core hours / work-life balance
- A great team spirit in a dynamic and international working environment
Interview process:
- Intro call with Toughbyte
- Interview with Head of Development
- Interview with CCO (Chief Content Officer)