Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!
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The Senior Technical Animator is the person who enables animators to showcase their talent. Armed with a solid understanding of rigging and skinning principles, they create the structure that allows the animator to deform the character or object according to design requirements. They leverage your technical expertise to facilitate the integration of animation systems within production pipelines.
In this role you will: Create and optimize rigs and skinning solutions for characters and assets of varying complexity while respecting technical constraints.
Design, implement, and maintain animation systems, pipelines, and workflows to ensure smooth integration within game engines.
Develop animation tools and scripts to improve efficiency, automate processes, and streamline production workflows.
Drive technical excellence by recommending best practices, evaluating production methods, and identifying new tools and solutions.
Mentor and support team members by sharing expertise in rigging, skinning, animation pipelines, and engine integration.
Optimize animation content and provide production support, including performance optimization across platforms and motion capture assistance when required.
What we’re looking for: 5-9 years of experience in technical animation within game development. Strong expertise in 3D animation, including animation workflows and best practices. Proficiency with game engines and DCC tools: Unreal Engine, Unity, Maya, Blender, MotionBuilder, and DaVinci Resolve. Programming skills in Python and C++ to support animation tools, pipelines, and systems. Experience creating and working with rigging and Anim Graph systems, with a solid understanding of their implementation. Strong grasp of animation principles and biomechanics, enabling realistic movement and high-quality character deformation.
In this role you will: Create and optimize rigging and skinning systems for characters and assets of varying complexity, while respecting technical constraints; Design, implement, and maintain animation systems, pipelines, and processes to ensure seamless integration into game engines; Develop animation tools and scripts to automate tasks, improve efficiency, and optimize production workflows; Promote technical excellence by recommending best practices, evaluating production methods, and proposing new tools and solutions; Support and mentor team members by sharing expertise in rigging, skinning, animation pipelines, and engine integration; Optimize animation content and systems, while providing production support, particularly for cross-platform performance and motion capture when required.
What we are looking for: 5 to 9 years of experience in technical animation in the video game industry;
Excellent mastery of 3D animation, its processes, and best practices;
Mastery of game engines and digital content creation (DCC) software: Unreal Engine, Unity, Maya, Blender, MotionBuilder, and DaVinci Resolve;
Strong programming skills with Python and C++ for the development of animation tools, systems, and pipelines;
Experience with rigging systems and Anim Graphs, including their design, implementation, and use;
Good understanding of fundamental animation principles and biomechanics, enabling the production of realistic movement and high-quality deformation.
Join the Dead by Daylight team as a Senior Technical Animator and help shape the next decade of our flagship franchise. DbD is a live-service game with over 60 million players and a decade of accumulated animation systems. You will work on a fundamental overhaul of our existing animation pipeline, while contributing to next-generation R&D projects based on MetaHumans, Motion Matching, modular Control Rigs, and real-time mesh customization. You will collaborate with our technical animation team to design and evolve the animation pipeline for MetaHumans, facial animation, gameplay features, and in-game IK—taking charge of tools and their integration into Unreal Engine, to enable animators to deliver AAA quality for characters, whether they are Killers or Survivors.
Ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Based in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is a major player in the gaming industry, creating unforgettable experiences on PC, console, and mobile. We are a dynamic independent studio with over 1200 passionate employees, and we have studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam), and the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). We focus on two main areas: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, offering top-tier work-for-hire development and innovating in immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes the boundaries of our creativity with our iconic IPs, like the famous Dead by Daylight. Join us and be part of the future of interactive entertainment!
At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in equal opportunity for everyone and we celebrate the diversity of people, perspectives, and ideas. It is therefore important for us to work with talent from all backgrounds, regardless of their age, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.