Tech 3D animator (Mid/Senior)

Virbe is a Virtual Being creation suite licensed as technology-as-a-service, which allows transforming ConversationalAI and chatbots into interactive human-like avatars, which business customers can interact with voice and gestures. Virtual beings can be launched on websites (as an alternative to chatbots), VR, AR, mobile, and in physical locations on touch-enabled kiosks.

We are looking for a new colleague to join our dynamic and ambitious startup with an office in Warsaw.

Job Description

We’re looking for a mid or senior Tech 3D Animator who can create engaging body and facial animations that will be used with Virbe’s interactive 3D avatars to simulate various personality behaviours for both stylized and photorealistic avatars, including Unreal Engine MetaHumans. 

Your tasks on the job:

• Creating a body and facial animations for humanoid models with various personality behaviors
• Working with mocap data (eg. those that can be bought or done with our MoCap suit)
• Rigging and retargeting new/existing animations to them (Maya, Blender)
• Splitting complex animations into separate layers (gestures, emotions, idle behaviors)
• Building and improving animation workflow pipeline
• Assistance in the integration of animation assets into Virbe products

Requirements:

• At least 2-year experience in commercial projects that involved 3D animation
• Experience with Blender and/or Maya software
• Experience with rigging, body animations, facial blendshapes, and mocap data cleaning
• Strong professional experience in animation using MoCap data
• Strong knowledge of human anatomy and motion
• Nice to have - basic understanding of Unity and/or Unreal Engine
• Soft skills: Problem-solving, Proactivity, Self-Organization
• English at B2 level - professional working proficiency

What we offer:

• Flexible working hours (with some fixed regular team meetings)
• Permanent Contract + ESOP (employee-stock-option-plan)
• Option to work from our office in Warsaw
• Agile and Lean methodology with a well-defined scope of work and Definition of Done (DoD)
• Being part of a fast-growing startup with a product that is used by both Enterprise, as well as game and app developers