Principle Technical Animator/Rigger who is passionate about supporting great teams in creating awesome games.The ideal candidate will be highly motivated in learning and/or developing techniques and pipelines to improve animation, asset and rigging workflows.Key ResponsibilitiesWork with other teams to create and design models, rigs and systems that works with and supports project needs and solve technical problems.Enhance visual quality of our assets and deformations while keeping project performance and time constraints in mind.Develop and integrate workflows and tools that push the quality, efficiency and adaptability of animation and art pipelines.Support the team and collaborate with leads to create and maintain documentation for technical animation.Support and mentor more junior members of the department.Skill RequirementsComplex rigging/technical animation experience in Games or VFX/Feature Film.Strong working knowledge in Python in Maya and coding standards and practices.Keen eye for anatomy and form for deformation quality.Bonus PointsExperience with gameplay technical animation – such as state machines, cloth, physics and ragdoll setups.Experience in developing facial rigs.Experience working with Jira/Shotgun and their APIs.Programming knowledge such as C++/Maya API & Plugin WritingExperience in 3Ds Max and PyMax.Interest and experience with machine learning.Interest and knowledge in maths!The PerksExclusive WarnerMedia events and advance screeningsPaid time off every year to volunteer for eligible employeesAccess to well-being tools, resources, and freebiesAccess to in-house learning and development resourcesPart of the WarnerMedia family of powerhouse brandsWarner Media, LLC and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.