3D Animator

3 weeks ago

Santa Monica CA, United States Hidonix Industries Full time

3D Technical Animator at Hidonix Inc. Location: Los Angeles, CA (On-site) Employment Type: Full Time Start Date: ASAP Salary: 75-80K Annually Benefits: Full comprehensive health package Technical Animator Job Description (Unity Focused) The Technical Animator serves as a vital link between art and engineering, responsible for developing and maintaining the technical animation infrastructure that supports scalable, high-performance content creation. This role focuses on real-time performance and high-quality rigging and animation systems for optimized mixed reality experiences using Apple Vision Pro (visionOS). Required: High-quality rigging and animation workflows for optimized mixed reality experiences (motion-capture animation with some minor keyframe editing or hand-keyframing) Cleaning foot sliding, jitter, clipping, or loop animations cleanly; re-targeting animations as needed Unity 5 or 6 knowledge, including proficiency in integrating character rigs and animations into engine Proven ability to build and maintain custom rigs for realistic characters and props in Autodesk Maya (joints, bones, controls, deformers, and skinning), with strong knowledge of IK/FK systems, weight painting, and blend shapes Preferred: Knowledge of motion capture workflows Familiarity with URP pipelines and version control systems such as Perforce Additional Unreal Engine 5 experience An understanding of clean character topology workflows for proper animation deformation (experience collaborating with 3D artists) Nice to Have Additional Unreal Engine 5 experience, including knowledge of Metahuman and Advanced Skeleton workflows Knowledge of creating rigs utilizing photogrammetry scan pipelines (collaborating with 3D artists on the team who handle workflows using tools such as Wrap3D, Reality Scan, Maya, ZBrush, and Substance Painter / Designer) Cloth simulation experience Physics-based animations (ragdoll, soft-body, or physics blend systems) Experience with VFX animation systems (Particle System, VFX Graph, Niagra) Basic knowledge of lighting systems and light baking (URP, Lumen, Megalights) Familiarity with procedural generation tools (PCG) URP shaders; Substrate materials Experience with AI tools that improve efficiency Why Join Hidonix Collaborative environment Health, dental, and vision insurance. Paid time off and company holidays. Opportunities for growth as the company expands. Supportive, positive work environment Other requirements Must be a US Citizen or valid green card holder Must be commuting distance of Los Angeles, CA

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