Senior Technical Animator - Dead by Daylight

Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

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В этой роли вы будете

• Build and maintain the animation pipeline across DCC and engine — including MetaHuman ingestion, IK Retargeter setups, AnimBlueprint architecture, Control Rig modules, and facial animation workflows.
• Set up procedural animation systems and in-game IK for gameplay features across both Killer and Survivor archetypes.
• Author and maintain pipeline automation in Python and MEL (Maya), and contribute to editor tooling in Unreal where required.
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve animation bugs across multiplayer gameplay systems — including replication-sensitive issues unique to asymmetric online play.
• Profile and optimize character rigs, skeletal meshes, and animation assets to meet memory and frame-rate budgets without compromising visual quality.
• Build debug tools to support animators, designers, and engineers in their day-to-day work.
• Share knowledge with animators and programmers, and write technical documentation that scales across a growing team.
• Receive direction from the project’s Technical Animation Lead and collaborate closely with the broader animation, gameplay, and engine teams.

Кого мы ищем

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in technical animation in the video game industry.
• Strong expertise in Maya and Unreal Engine (5.x preferred), including AnimBlueprints, Control Rig, Physics, IK Rig / IK Retargeter, and Animation Blueprint Linking.
• Hands-on experience with MetaHuman — ingestion, rigging, facial animation pipelines, and runtime integration.
• Solid scripting skills in Python and/or MEL for pipeline automation.
• Experience shipping or supporting multiplayer games, with an understanding of animation in a networked context.
• Strong rigging and skinning fundamentals, and a solid grasp of animation principles.
• Experience with Motion Matching / Pose Search, Mutable, or modular Control Rig systems is a strong plus.
• Live-service experience is a plus.

DANS CE RÔLE TU DEVRAS  

• Concevoir et maintenir le pipeline d’animation entre les outils DCC et le moteur — incluant l’intégration MetaHuman, la configuration des IK Retargeter, l’architecture des AnimBlueprints, les modules Control Rig et les workflows d’animation faciale;
• Mettre en place des systèmes d’animation procédurale et de l’IK en jeu pour les fonctionnalités de gameplay des archétypes Killer et Survivor;
• Développer et maintenir des outils d’automatisation du pipeline en Python et MEL (Maya), et contribuer aux outils éditeur dans Unreal lorsque nécessaire;
• Investiguer, diagnostiquer et résoudre les bugs d’animation dans les systèmes de gameplay multijoueur — incluant les problématiques de réplication propres aux jeux asymétriques en ligne;
• Analyser et optimiser les rigs, les maillages squelettiques et les assets d’animation afin de respecter les contraintes de performance et de mémoire sans compromettre la qualité visuelle;
• Développer des outils de debug pour soutenir les animateurs, designers et ingénieurs au quotidien;
• Partager les connaissances avec les équipes d’animation et de programmation, et rédiger une documentation technique adaptée à une équipe en croissance;
• Recevoir les orientations du Lead en animation technique du projet et collaborer étroitement avec les équipes d’animation, de gameplay et moteur.…

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