Technical Animator Assistant (F/M/NB)

Job Description

Company Description

Ubisoft’s 20,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

Ubisoft Bordeaux

Founded in September 2017, Ubisoft Bordeaux works with passion on the biggest AAAA’s game in order to offer the best gaming experiences to our players. Today, the studio has more than 400 talents, from 15 different nationalities, who work on licenses such as Assassin's Creed, Beyond Good & Evil 2, plus other unannounced free-to-play games. We are also working on exciting technologies with the Anvil team, Online services teams and with La Forge who seek to validate the value of technological innovations.

Job Description

The Ubisoft Bordeaux studio is looking for a Technical Animator Assistant (F/M/NB) to join the production team of its latest opus, Assassin's Creed Mirage.

You will be responsible for the following tasks within the Animation team:

Work closely with the animation team to help define, create, and maintain animation pipelines.

Provide support to the animation team on animation integration, creating and updating state machines and blend trees (blueprints)

Help on writing documentation about techincal working processes

Interact with the other departments to improve the animation systems in order to get the best possible animations while respecting the technical constraints

Qualifications

You're someone creative with a strong interest in the technical animation OR You have a technical profile with a strong interest for the creative aspect of animation

Good technical knowledge of the main 3D softwares – MotionBuilder is a plus

Good capacity to communicate verbally as well as written (both french and english)

Be adaptable, approachable and positive in the workplace

Knowledge of Python and C# (be able to read and understand source code)

A passion for Videogame development

Skills and competencies show up in different forms and can be based on different experiences, that's why we strongly encourage you to apply even though you may not have all the requirements listed above.

Additional Information

Process:

· Phone Interview

· Interview(s) with our internal teams

· Final interview with the project manager

If your application is not retained, you will receive a negative answer.

At Ubisoft, you can come as you are. We embrace diversity in all its forms. We’re committed to fostering a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences, we value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status. All personal informations will be treated as confidential according to the Employment Equity act