Technical Animator (UE5)

Nekki is a game development studio, the creator of Shadow Fight Arena, Shadow Fight 3, Shadow Fight 2, and Vector. The total number of registered users for our games exceeds 1 billion worldwide. We develop and release games for PC, consoles, and mobile platforms.

SPINE is made with Unreal Engine 5 and centered around cinematic gun-fu shootouts. It's a third-person beat'em'up with a full set of PC gaming features, including a deep storyline, a unique setting, cutscenes, intriguing enemies, memorable bosses, character progression, and, most importantly, breathtaking battles with a wide array of firearms.

This project represents a new ambitious challenge for the company as it marks our first game for both PC and consoles.

Responsibilities:

• Working with animation tools within Unreal Engine (Control Rig, Anim Blueprint, Motion Matching).
• Setting up and configuring Control Rig and AnimGraph nodes (CCDIK, FABRIK, Two Bone IK, Orientation Warping, Stride Warping, Foot Placement, etc.).
• Creating Metahuman animations.
• Configuring Locomotion in animation blueprints.
• Working with Maya. Experience with Cascadeur is a bonus.
• Integrating/tuning animations into the Unreal game project.
• Developing/configuring animation systems in Unreal Engine 5.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of the animation pipeline
• Proficiency in Python
• Experience working with Unreal Engine and Maya
• Ability to write technical documentation

Would be a plus:

• At least 1 year of animation experience in any 3D package (preferably with a released project).

We offer:

• A great team with a friendly and informal work environment (we share colleagues' interests, play video games together, and organize internal game jams).

• Support of professional development, participation in specialized conferences and educational events.

• Remote work from all over the world.

• Working hours from 10 AM to 7 PM (GMT+3) with possibility of adjustment.

• Competitive salary (depending on professional qualifications).