CDI Lead Animation Developer

Position Duties

• Coordinate closely with Technical Directors to align on project progress and objectives.
  
• Establish strategy, milestones, and staffing plans for Animation Developers across assigned projects.
  
• Manage, mentor, and support Animation Developers throughout their assignments.
  
• Monitor Animation Developers' deliveries and ensure results meet expected quality and timelines.
  
• Assess related upcoming risks and anticipate mitigations for production safety.
  
• Help your team develop their full potential through training and personal growth initiatives.
  
• Act as a role model in management, demonstrating strong leadership, empathy, clear communication, and accountability.
  
• Foster a positive and inclusive team culture built on trust, collaboration, and respect.
  

• Continuously assess our animation workforce against actual and future opportunities and make recommendations.
  
• Collaborate with stakeholders in the design of comprehensive and coherent technical strategies for in-game rig setup and animation graphs to serve project deliveries and imperatives.
  
• Drive the implementation of tools and engine features for systems like animation blending, state machines, motion matching, IK, and runtime retargeting.
  
• Ensure smooth integration between gameplay and physics feedback and the animation systems.
  
• Collaborate with other teams (gameplay, art, design, production) to ensure high-quality integration and responsiveness.
  
• Provide technical support to Tech Animators and Artists, including debugging, review, and optimization assistance.
  
• When necessary, write documentation explaining the studied or developed systems.
  
• Be proactive in the elaboration of recommendations to improve how we are doing things.
  
• Lead animation project strategies (conventions, unification, sharing, performance) to maintain a coherent technical vision across projects.
  

Candidate Profile

• 5+ years in a Lead position (mandatory).
  
• 3+ years in runtime animation development for gameplay or equivalent.
  
• Strong programming knowledge, especially in C++ and OOP logic.
  
• Good understanding of the code impact on performance and memory utilization.
  
• Familiar with modern game engine architectures.
  
• Experienced in managing and delivering features in an Agile environment, leveraging and supporting team self-organization, promoting lean processes, and cross-functional collaboration.
  
• Familiar with Unreal Engine and its animation features.
  
• Autonomous, efficient, and proactive attitude.
  
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  
• Fluent in French and English, both written and spoken.
  

• Familiar with Unreal Engine 5 and Control Rig.
  
• Previous work on Gen9 AAA projects.
  
• Credited on at least one released game.
  
• Software Engineering background.
  
• Comfortable in optimization field.
  
• Passion for animation systems and the future of character fidelity.
  

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