Job Description About the Company:
Kinetic Games is a new video game development studio based in Southampton. We are a passionate team of developers using Unity to continuously improve and expand the horror experience of Phasmophobia, currently available on Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Senior Technical Animator to join our team. As a Senior Technical Animator, you will play a crucial role in bringing characters, creatures, and environmental elements to life with high-quality, efficient animation systems. You will work closely with artists, designers and programmers to develop robust rigs, create fluid animation workflows, and implement animations directly into Unity. Your technical expertise will ensure that our animations look great, feel responsive, and perform well across multiple platforms.
Responsibilities:
Design, create, and maintain complex character, creature, camera and object rigs that are efficient, flexible, and easy to use.
Implement and maintain animation systems and state machines within Unity, ensuring smooth and polished in-game animations.
Develop tools to streamline animation pipelines and workflows.
Work closely with artists and programmers to troubleshoot rigging, skinning, and i...