At a Glance
- Tasks: Create stunning animations for AAA games and push the boundaries of gameplay.
- Company: Join Red Kite, a leading studio in cutting-edge game development.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, creative environment, and opportunities to work on top-tier titles.
- Other info: Diverse projects and excellent career growth in a vibrant studio.
- Why this job: Be part of exciting projects with world-class partners like Sony and Microsoft.
- Qualifications: Experience in rigging, Maya skinning, and Python scripting is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Description
Specialising in AAA PC and console games development, Red Kite has a proven track record in the creation of cutting-edge games across varying genres.
Having set up home in the beautiful Grade-II listed Park Row House in Leeds city centre, Red Kite continues to develop top-quality games for multiple world-class publishing partners such as Sony, Microsoft, Activision, 2K, SEGA, Warner Bros., Epic, 505, Rare, Rocksteady, Codemasters, Sharkmob, Mediatonic and Remedy.
Several titles include South of Midnight, ASTRONEER, Exoborne, Suicide
Squad: Kill the Justice League, Hogwarts Legacy, Fall Guys, Mafia: Definitive Edition, Mafia III: Definitive Edition, Control Ultimate Edition, Two Point Hospital, Knockout City, Battletoads, Crackdown 3, Payday 2, Team Sonic Racing, Di RT 4, God of War III: Remastered and many more.
One of the most interesting aspects to working at Red Kite is the diversity of projects present within the studio and we constantly find ourselves pushing the boundaries when it comes to the gameplay that we are creating and the technologies that we are engineering.
Requirements
- Experience with character, prop and vehicle rigging with m Gear.
- Experience with Metahuman biped templates and Radial Basis Functions. (Familiarity with custom build steps would be a bonus.)
- Maya skinning experience.
- Experience in n Cloth and Houdini cloth simulation rigs.
- Python scripting and tools writing would be a welcome addition to your skillset.
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