People Can Fly is one of the leading independent AAA games development studios with an international team of hundreds of talented individuals working from offices located in Poland, UK, Ireland, US, and Canada and from all over the world thanks to our remote work programs.

Job Description

• Maintain the production and software pipeline and meet deadlines.
• Creating high quality characters, creatures and props rigging and skinning suitable technically to project the desired  universe.
• Autonomously implementing characters in Unreal Engine including cloth, physics and blueprint setups.
• Work closely with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth development pipeline that delivers high quality assets.
• Contributes to pipeline tools and working with engine and project leads on continuous improvement of those engine tools.
• Ability to provide clean and optimized assets or code within established systems and requirements.
• Autonomously work on pipeline tools and working with engine and project leads and propose continuous improvement of those engine tools including pushing forward on R&D case studies.
• Occasionally support Lead in recruitment projects with HR collaboration.
• Occasionally support new hires onboarding process.

Qualifications

• Typically 5+ years, Involved in the production cycle of at least 1 title
• Good mentoring skills.
• Strong understanding of department dependencies and needed areas of collaboration throughout the project.
• Great experience with Maya, specializing in rigging/skinning.
• Strong understanding of anatomy and character movement with close attention to physical deformation.
• Knowledge of facial rigs for games, television or film.
• Strong physics simulation on cloth, hair and other physics items.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly provide technical feedback into the tasks, rigs, toolsets and documentation.
• Good programming skills, ability to write Python code.
• Familiarity with Unreal engine art production pipelines including notably character/animation related features.
• Self-motivation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Nice to have:

• Modeling and animation experience
• Familiarity with other tools like Houdini and blender is a plus

Benefits:

• Benefit package 100% paid by PCF. The insurance company reimburses 100% of claims (Up to $1000 per service a year, as well as individual family coverage).
• Full Dental coverage, including major dental.
• 4% RRSP matching before tax deductions, 100% vested on day 1.
• Paid week off during Winter Holidays.
• 20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.
• Free virtual health and mental well-being sessions are included in the plan for members and their dependents.
• Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.
• Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.

About the Company

Founded in 2002, we made our mark on the shooter genre with titles such as Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment, and Outriders. We are one of the most experienced Unreal Engine studios in the industry and we are expanding it with in-house solutions called PCF Framework.

Our creative teams are currently working on several exciting titles: Gemini is our new project being developed with Square Enix; Gears of War: E-Day is a Triple-A game developed in collaboration with Microsoft Corporation. We are also busy working on a VR and undisclosed projects, more information on those to come later.

With over 20 years of experience, PCF sets out to explore new horizons. We aim to combine our expertise with the creativity of the best and most forward-thinking talents in the industry to work together on the new generation of action games for the global gaming community.

If you decide to accompany us on this journey, you’ll have a chance to perfect your craft and expand your knowledge, working alongside leaders in the industry to bring a brand-new unique experience to the players worldwide.