Senior Technical Animator
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10141461 Ubicación Glendale, California, Estados Unidos Business Disney Experiences Fecha de publicación 05/02/2026Esta función se considera remota, lo que significa que el empleado trabajará de forma remota de forma continua y no tendrá un espacio de trabajo asignado en una ubicación designada por la empresa.
Detalles del empleo:
About the Role & Team
Disney Digital Entertainment, a division of Disney Experiences, is embarking on a mission to create the ‘digital front door’ for The Walt Disney Company, bringing all of the magic of Disney together into a new interactive universe!
We are building an expert development team that will be building a groundbreaking game experience that will herald the next generation of Disney to the world.
Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for the seasoned Senior Technical Animator looking to create something epic - collaborating with an incredible group of game developers focusing on individual experiences to build a wonderfully rich and cohesive product that is truly “Disney”.
We are looking for a uniquely talented Senior Technical Animator with a focus on character rigging to join us on a daring and exciting new project. Are you an experienced game developer with superb animation and tech art skills, and have a love of Disney/Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel properties? If so, you’ll want to check out this opportunity!
This is a remote opportunity and will report to our Sr. Manager, Lead Character Animator
What You Will Do:
- Work with the lead animator to define, create and maintain the animation pipeline and toolsets from Maya/Motionbuilder to multiple UE5 (Unreal Engine 5) and UEFN (Unreal Editor Fortnite) game projects.
- Partner with artists and designers to help create characters, creatures and props that meet technical and animation requirements.
- Assist in the implementation of animations in UE5 and UEFN, including assistance with Blueprints, animation trees, troubleshooting and data organization.
- Create and maintain process and toolset documentation, guides and tutorials for internal and external asset development.
- Champion and evangelize best practices for rigging, skinning, animation, etc.
- Serve as a key member of a growing game development team at Disney, helping to bring our worlds and characters to life.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 5 years of PC and console game development experience, including holding a position of Technical Animator, Tech Artist or Animator for 3 years.
- Expert knowledge of current AAA animation pipelines, tools and best practices in Maya and UE5/UEFN.
- Experience developing and maintaining modular rigging systems and pipelines in Maya a plus (e.g. Morpheus Rigging System, mGear, etc).
- Strong scripting experience (e.g. Python, etc.) and deep technical understanding of how games work.
- Excellent eye for animation, with deep knowledge of figure and facial anatomy.
- Experience with motion capture workflows and pipelines.
- Strong creative and interpersonal skills, with a genuine passion for collaborative development and problem-solving.
- At least one shipped game or equivalent live service game launch experience.
- Familiarity with early game and/or R&D development.
Education
- A Bachelor’s degree in Art and/or Design or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Additional Information
- The application must include a portfolio that accurately represents your personal and team-based accomplishments. Please share or disable any passwords for efficient review of portfolios.
Our Benefits: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits
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The hiring range for this remote position is $117,800 to $186,300 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Acerca de Disney Experiences:
Disney Experiences da vida a la magia de las historias y franquicias de Disney con parques temáticos, resorts, cruceros, experiencias vacacionales exclusivas, productos y más en todo el mundo. Disney destaca en la industria de viajes con seis destinos turísticos en los Estados Unidos, Europa y Asia, una línea de cruceros de primera categoría, un popular programa de propiedad vacacional y un galardonado negocio de aventura familiar guiada. Además, las operaciones globales de productos de consumo de Disney incluyen el mejor negocio de licencias del mundo, las marcas editoriales para niños más grandes del mundo, uno de los licenciantes de juegos más grandes del mundo en todas las plataformas y ubicaciones de tiendas de Disney en todo el mundo y en línea.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en Disney DPEP Services Co., Inc. , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos Disney Experiences.
Disney DPEP Services Co., Inc. es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes recibirán consideración para el empleo independientemente de su raza, religión, color, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género, nacionalidad, ascendencia, edad, estado civil, condición de militar o veterano, afección médica, información genética o discapacidad, o cualquier otro fundamento prohibido por la ley federal, estatal o local. Disney defiende un entorno empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo en constante evolución.