Technical Motion Capture Animator Job at Climax Studios (Edinburgh)

Technical Motion Capture Animator

We are seeking an experienced Technical Mo Cap Animator, you will create high-qu...

Location

United Kingdom , Portsmouth

Salary:

Not provided

Climax Studios

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Experience working as a Technical/ Mo Cap Animator on at least one published AAA console title
Extensive experience with MotionBuilder and Maya
Proven experience with mocap clean up tools
Understanding of human anatomy, body/ creature mechanics, and all animation principles
Proven experience working within Unreal Engine 5.

Job Responsibility

Clean, process, and retarget captured data to digital character rigs
Collaborate with directors, animators, and tech artists to refine performance quality
Integrate animations into the engines
Troubleshoot mo cap rigs, and markers etc
Ensure animation quality meets artistic and technical standards across all assets
Work with the wider art, design and code teams to champion best technical practices
As part of reviews, able to provide constructive critique and solutions
Ability to self-motivate as-well-as motivate other members of the team.

What we offer

Excellent holiday package
Regular social events
A friendly, focused, ambitious and relaxed working environment
Ongoing training and development, with career progression
Group Private Medical Insurance provided by BUPA
Group Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Private Dental Insurance
Group Income Protection
Company Pension Scheme

Fulltime

Motion Capture Animator

Climax Studios was established over 30 years ago, we have an extensive history i...

Location

United Kingdom , Portsmouth

Salary:

Not provided

Climax Studios

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Show a sound understanding of animation principles
Technically competent and have a thorough understanding of animation processes
Respond well to feedback and act upon it
Experience implementing motion capture data
Good communicator and at ease working within a team
Capable of working to tight deadlines when required
Degree, related qualification or equivalent experience in Animation
Strong folio including examples of realistic animation
Successfully worked with iterative development and rapid gameplay prototyping
Current console development experience

Job Responsibility

Fine detail cleanup of mocap assets
Critique and iterate in a cross-discipline group
Follow and recreate established art styles
Reliably demonstrate an aptitude for the platform technology, asset discipline and pipeline processes

What we offer

Excellent holiday package
Regular social events
A friendly, focused, ambitious and relaxed working environment
Ongoing training and development, with career progression
Group Private Medical Insurance provided by BUPA
Group Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Private Dental Insurance
Group Income Protection
Company Pension Scheme

Fulltime

Motion Capture Animator

Location

United Kingdom , Liverpool

Salary:

Not provided

Climax Studios

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Show a sound understanding of animation principles
Technically competent and have a thorough understanding of animation processes
Respond well to feedback and act upon it
Experience implementing motion capture data
Good communicator and at ease working within a team
Capable of working to tight deadlines when required
Degree, related qualification or equivalent experience in Animation
Strong folio including examples of realistic animation
Successfully worked with iterative development and rapid gameplay prototyping
Current console development experience

Job Responsibility

Fine detail cleanup of mocap assets
Critique and iterate in a cross-discipline group
Follow and recreate established art styles
Reliably demonstrate an aptitude for the platform technology, asset discipline and pipeline processes

What we offer

Excellent holiday package
Regular social events
A friendly, focused, ambitious and relaxed working environment
Ongoing training and development, with career progression
Group Private Medical Insurance provided by BUPA
Group Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Private Dental Insurance
Group Income Protection
Company Pension Scheme

Fulltime

Motion Capture Animator

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

Not provided

Climax Studios

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Show a sound understanding of animation principles
Technically competent and have a thorough understanding of animation processes
Respond well to feedback and act upon it
Experience implementing motion capture data
Good communicator and at ease working within a team
Capable of working to tight deadlines when required
Degree, related qualification or equivalent experience in Animation
Strong folio including examples of realistic animation
Successfully worked with iterative development and rapid gameplay prototyping
Current console development experience

Job Responsibility

Fine detail cleanup of mocap assets
Critique and iterate in a cross-discipline group
Follow and recreate established art styles
Reliably demonstrate an aptitude for the platform technology, asset discipline and pipeline processes

What we offer

Excellent holiday package
Regular social events
A friendly, focused, ambitious and relaxed working environment
Ongoing training and development, with career progression
Group Private Medical Insurance provided by BUPA
Group Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Private Dental Insurance
Group Income Protection
Company Pension Scheme

Fulltime

Motion Capture Animator

Climax is one of the leading creative lights of independent games development wi...

Location

United Kingdom , Edinburgh

Salary:

Not provided

Climax Studios

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Show a sound understanding of animation principles
Technically competent and have a thorough understanding of animation processes
Respond well to feedback and act upon it
Experience implementing motion capture data
Good communicator and at ease working within a team
Capable of working to tight deadlines when required
Degree, related qualification or equivalent experience in Animation
Strong folio including examples of realistic animation
Successfully worked with iterative development and rapid gameplay prototyping
Current console development experience

Job Responsibility

Fine detail cleanup of mocap assets
Critique and iterate in a cross-discipline group
Follow and recreate established art styles
Reliably demonstrate an aptitude for the platform technology, asset discipline and pipeline processes

What we offer

Excellent holiday package
Regular social events
A friendly, focused, ambitious and relaxed working environment
Ongoing training and development, with career progression
Group Private Medical Insurance provided by BUPA
Group Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Private Dental Insurance
Group Income Protection
Company Pension Scheme

Fulltime

Principle Technical Animator

Motorica is redefining game animation. We’re looking for technical animators to ...

Location

United States

Salary:

Not provided

Motorica

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

5+ years in the games industry as a Technical Animator, Rigger, or Technical Artist
Strong grasp of the full animation pipeline from motion capture to engine integration
Expert level proficiency in Unreal Engine, including Motion Matching, Control Rig, State Machines, and Blueprints
Highly proficient in Maya and MotionBuilder, with a deep understanding of constraints, IK and FK systems, and retargeting logic
Problem solving mindset
Adaptability
Communication skills

Job Responsibility

Join pre-sales conversations to demonstrate the technical viability of Motorica with companies in North America
Lead 2-4 week 'integration sprints' to install, configure, and optimize Motorica within customer pipelines
Act as the first line of defense for technical hurdles
Solve pipeline blockers
Advise on retargeting best practices
Help studios blend Motorica with their existing animation logic
Identify gaps in our toolset and bring back 'field learnings' that drive our roadmap

Fulltime

New

Technical Digital Asset Manager (Motion & Video Workflows)

We are seeking a highly technical Digital Asset Manager to oversee the lifecycle...

Location

United States , Culver City

Salary:

65.00 - 68.00 USD / Hour

Aquent

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Experience: 4 to 5+ years of experience in digital asset management, post-production supervision, or technical operations
Industry Background: Experience working within a high-volume media, broadcast, entertainment, e-commerce, large-scale tech platform, or global retail/apparel organization
Technical Ecosystem: Deep technical understanding of motion and video file formats, codecs, and project dependencies
Software Fluency: Native fluency and understanding of the Adobe Creative Cloud ecosystem (specifically After Effects and Premiere Pro) and familiarity with 3D pipelines (e.g., Cinema 4D)
Storage Infrastructure: Experience managing assets across enterprise DAMs, SAN/NAS high-performance storage, and cloud review tools like Frame.io
Interpersonal Leadership: Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills
Background screening required

Job Responsibility

Pipeline Management: Oversee the organization and storage of active "hot" motion projects, ensuring animators and editors are utilizing high-speed storage correctly and not bottlenecking local or cloud sync drives
Novel & Spatial Workflows: Adapt processes to accommodate cutting-edge and novel workflows, including motion capture, spatial capture, and emerging hardware asset types
Process Standardization & Adoption: Act as a cross-functional change agent and empathetic "enforcer" to unify varied, legacy workflows across different internal studio teams
Asset Dependency & Packaging: Manage the complex linking of source files (footage, vectors, audio)
Archiving & Taxonomy: Lead the migration of wrapped motion projects into cold storage
Vendor & Handoff Coordination: Facilitate the secure transfer of massive source files and ProRes masters between internal teams and external post-production vendors
System Governance: Monitor storage capacities, render caches, and scratch disks
Workflow Development & Optimization: Continuously evaluate and improve existing workflows

What we offer

subsidized health, vision, and dental plans
paid sick leave
retirement plans with a match

Fulltime

Mocap Editor

Responsible for transferring motion from a Hierarchy to another (Retargeting) in...

Location

India , Mumbai

Salary:

Not provided

Disney

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Computer Science, Computer Visualisation or Computer Animation degree or equivalent experience
Expert in Maya and Motion Builder with Previous experience within motion-captured performances
Proven experience in high end filmVFX and an up to date showreel
Excellent attention to detail and communication skills
Excellent Problem solving skills
Expert understanding of retargeting techniques (transferring motion from one character to another)
Solid understanding of the principles of Animation
Proactive in problem solving, with a keen eye to catch, analyze and identify technical issues
Sharp eyes for motion, timing and posture
Background in using Maya and/or Motion Builder

Job Responsibility

Responsible for transferring motion from a Hierarchy to another (Retargeting) independently and proficiently
Adhering to the performance of the actors using non-destructive modification of motion to work with the requirements of the sequence, pushing and leading to the highest quality of work
Adjusting interaction and contacts between characters/props/environment/terrain, with a deep knowledge and understanding of human and creature motion editing
Superb techniques and eye for Blending body motions
Improving the performance by adding fingers/toe/tail animation and body adjustments that includes enhancing posture, gesture and weight
Support and mentor more junior members of the team, troubleshooting, teaching techniques and pushing the quality and standard

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