We are looking for a Technical Artist & Animator to join the creative team at Siege Camp to develop innovative massively multiplayer games. A successful candidate will be expected to bridge the gap between art and implementation for a game at the pre-alpha stage. The ideal candidate has experience rigging, animating, and creating a range of in-game assets, vehicles, and characters into the engine.

This is a 6-month fixed-term contract.

Siege Camp is an established independent video game studio located in downtown Toronto. Our goal is to develop innovative games that put thousands of players into the same persistent online world. We work in an open team environment where creators are encouraged to stretch their imagination and work beyond their existing constraints. We have a friendly and respectful team environment that values creativity and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain complex Animation Blueprints (ABPs) in Unreal Engine
• Act as a bridge between the art and engineering teams to troubleshoot technical art issues, optimize assets, and fix bugs
• Create rigs and animations for characters, creatures, weapons, and complex mechanical vehicles or props
• Create block-in models for prototyping purposes
• Work closely with design and artists to quickly iterate on features

Requirements

• Comfortable wearing multiple hats on a small game team
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Enthusiasm for prototyping and contributing new ideas to a pre-alpha project
• Strong understanding of skeletal hierarchies, skin weighting, kinematics, and core animation principles
• Deep knowledge of Unreal Engine’s animation systems, including Animation Blueprints and Control Rig

Pluses

• Passion for sandbox massively multiplayer games
• Level design, Visual effects, or audio integration experience
• Scripting experience
• 3D modelling and texturing experience

Submission/Portfolio Requirements

• Resumé
• Cover Letter
• Portfolio demonstrating technical art, rigging, and animation implementation (e.g. ABPs or rigs)
• Only online artwork submissions will be accepted (e.g., website, blog, etc)
• Must be willing to complete a technical or art test if requested

Please submit your resume and portfolio to:

jobs@siegecamp.com

Applicants

must currently reside in Ontario

, with preference given to those residing in Toronto, Ontario.