{"id":3832825,"url":"https://alion.io/job/nbcuniversal-technical-animator-rigging-animateur-technique-rigging","title":"Technical Animator - Rigging | Animateur technique - Rigging","company":{"id":18514,"name":"NBCUniversal","domain":"nbcuniversal.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/nbcuniversal-com","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SmartRecruiters","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":83,"open_postings":15,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.867,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":20,"computed_at":"2026-11-06T05:58:05Z"}},"role":"Games","role_family":"Games","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Montreal, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":4,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Maya","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Unreal Engine","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-05T19:31:18Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-05","last_verified_at":"2026-11-06T05:08:16Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.\nOur impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.\nNBCUniversal est l’une des plus importantes entreprises de médias et de divertissement au monde. Nous créons du contenu de calibre mondial que nous diffusons par l’entremise de notre portefeuille de films, de contenus télévisuels et de services de streaming, et auquel nous donnons vie grâce à nos destinations mondiales de parcs thématiques, nos produits de consommation et nos expériences. Nous possédons et exploitons des marques de premier plan dans les domaines du divertissement et de l’information, notamment NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo et Peacock, notre service de streaming haut de gamme financé par la publicité. Nous produisons et distribuons des films et des contenus de premier plan par l’entremise de nos puissants studios de cinéma et de télévision, notamment Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation et Focus Features, ainsi que des quatre studios de télévision mondiaux regroupés sous la bannière Universal Studio Group. Nous exploitons également des parcs thématiques et des expériences de premier plan partout dans le monde par l’entremise d’Universal Destinations & Experiences, notamment Universal Orlando Resort, où se trouve Universal Epic Universe, ainsi qu’Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal est une filiale de Comcast Corporation. Visitez www.nbcuniversal.com pour obtenir plus d’information.\nNotre impact repose sur l’amélioration des communautés où notre personnel, notre clientèle et nos publics vivent et travaillent. Nous avons une longue tradition d’engagement communautaire et veillons à offrir aux membres de notre personnel la possibilité de s’investir au service de leurs communautés. Nous favorisons une culture inclusive et nous nous efforçons d’attirer et de développer une main-d’œuvre talentueuse afin de créer et de proposer une vaste gamme de contenus qui reflètent notre monde.\n RESPONSIBILTIES\nAs a Technical Animator (Rigging) you will be creating rigs for characters and animated objects. You will refine skin-weights, work on cloth simulation, and physical objects. As a rigger, you will improve character setups and game engine workflows to overcome the technical challenges associated with creating animations for our games.\nSkinning of human character meshes, animated props and interactive objects.\nSetting up physics for cloth objects, accessories and props.\nIntegrating characters into the game and maintaining rigs for DCC and ingame.\nFind solutions to animation and rig problems. Keep current with the latest animation technologies and trends.\nInvestigate, diagnose, and resolve animation bugs across tools, pipelines, and in-game setups.\nOptimize character rigs and animation assets to ensure they meet memory and frame rate performance budgets without compromising visual quality.\nSharing knowledge with animators, artists and programmers, and writing technical documents and guidelines.\nRÉSUMÉ DU POSTE\nEn tant qu’animateur technique (Rigging), vous créerez des rigs pour les personnages et les objets animés. Vous peaufinerez les pondérations de skinning, travaillerez sur la simulation de tissus ainsi que sur les objets physiques. En tant que spécialiste du rigging, vous améliorerez les configurations de personnages et les workflows du moteur de jeu afin de relever les défis techniques liés à la création d’animations pour nos jeux.\nRESPONSABILITÉS\nEffectuer le skinning des maillages de personnages humains, des accessoires animés et des objets interactifs.\nConfigurer la physique pour les objets en tissu, les accessoires et les props.\nIntégrer les personnages dans le jeu et assurer la maintenance des rigs pour les DCC et dans le jeu.\nTrouver des solutions aux problèmes d’animation et de rig. Se tenir au courant des plus récentes technologies et tendances en matière d’animation.\nExaminer, diagnostiquer et résoudre les bogues d’animation dans les outils, les pipelines et les configurations en jeu.\nOptimiser les rigs de personnages et les assets d’animation afin de respecter les budgets de mémoire et de fréquence d’images sans compromettre la qualité visuelle.\nPartager ses connaissances avec les membres des équipes d’animation, d’art et de programmation, et rédiger de la documentation technique et des lignes directrices.\n Basic Requirements:\nA minimum of 4 years of experience in the field of 3D character animation for video games.\nExcellent technical skills like rigging and skinning as well as a good understanding of the principles of animation.\nExpertise working with Unreal Engine, Motionbuilder and Maya.\nExperience in the creation of animations tools and the development of workflows and asset pipelines.\nExperience with animation retargeting, physics, IK & control-rig, deformers and cloth setup.\nExperience in the creation of facial rigs.\nExperience with modular character setups.\nGood understanding of optimization strategies for video game performance\nStrong problem-solving skills\nExigences de base :\nUn minimum de 4 ans d’expérience dans le domaine de l’animation de personnages 3D pour les jeux vidéo.\nExcellentes compétences techniques en rigging et en skinning, ainsi qu’une bonne compréhension des principes de l’animation.\nExpertise avec Unreal Engine, Motionbuilder et Maya.\nExpérience dans la création d’outils d’animation et le développement de workflows et de pipelines d’assets.\nExpérience avec le retargeting d’animation, la physique, l’IK et le control rig, les deformers et la configuration de tissus.\nExpérience dans la création de rigs faciaux.\nExpérience avec les configurations de personnages modulaires.\nBonne compréhension des stratégies d’optimisation des performances pour les jeux vidéo\nSolides compétences en résolution de problèmes\nDesired Characteristics:\nKnowledge of Python script is highly desired.\nExperience using Metahuman\nSome experience in writing tools for artists\nGood communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within cross-disciplinary teams\nExperience rigging animals and creature characters as well as interactable objects\nBasic animation graph knowledge\nSome character animation skills\nSome experience working with mocap, scripted events and camera setups\nCaractéristiques souhaitées :\nLa connaissance des scripts Python est fortement souhaitée.\nExpérience avec Metahuman\nUne certaine expérience dans la création d’outils pour les artistes\nBonnes compétences en communication et capacité à travailler en collaboration au sein d’équipes multidisciplinaires\nExpérience en rigging d’animaux et de créatures, ainsi que d’objets interactifs\nConnaissance de base des graphes d’animation\nCertaines compétences en animation de personnages\nUne certaine expérience avec la mocap, les événements scriptés et les configurations de caméra\nEligibility Requirements:\nInterested candidates must apply to be considered.\nMust be willing to work in our Montreal office a minimum of 4 days a week.\nMust be willing to work overtime when required, in accordance with Quebec labor standards.\nMust be legally authorized to work in Canada.\nMust be willing to travel for work related business, if necessary\nConditions d’admissibilité :\nLes personnes intéressées doivent soumettre leur candidature afin d’être prises en considération.\nLa personne retenue doit être disposée à travailler à notre bureau de Montréal au moins 4 jours par semaine.\nLa personne retenue doit être disposée à faire des heures supplémentaires lorsque requis, conformément aux normes du travail du Québec.\nLa personne retenue doit être légalement autorisée à travailler au Canada.\nLa personne retenue doit être disposée à voyager pour des raisons professionnelles, au besoin.\n As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. 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