Senior Technical Artist (Rigging)

What You’ll Do:

• Create and maintain high-quality character rigs and procedural animations in Maya and Unity, working closely with animators to iterate on character design and bring characters to life.
• Develop and maintain Maya tooling with autonomy, managing the pipeline from DCC (Digital Content Creation) to in-game implementation.
• Identify opportunities to empower artists through tooling, building scalable solutions and automation strategies.
• Collaborate across disciplines—art, design, and engineering—to iterate on asset creation and management.
• Champion new ideas to elevate visual quality and improve technology.
• Guide outsourcing partners during skinning and deformation reviews, ensuring high visual standards.

We’d Love to See:

• 5+ years as a Technical Artist in games.
• Expertise in Maya, Python, and Qt (C# experience is a bonus).
• Proactive development of pipelines and tools.
• Unity experience is great—but not required! If you’re new to Unity, you’re excited about learning it!
• Familiarity with real-time rendering, shader writing, and graphics performance is a plus, but not essential for this role.
• Experience with live game support pipelines is helpful, but not a requirement.

What’s Not a Fit:

• If you’re primarily focused on concept art, 2D design, or animation-only roles: this position is centered on technical art development and pipelines.
• If you’re more comfortable in highly structured, hierarchical environments: Bonfire is collaborative and self-directed, with opportunities to shape your role.
• If you prefer working exclusively with one part of the pipeline: this role thrives on cross-functional collaboration and ownership across multiple disciplines.

Why You’ll Love Bonfire:

• Openness and humility: We value curiosity, peer support, and tackling challenges together.
• Collaborative, non-hierarchical culture: Everyone has a voice, and you can shape your role to have a big impact.
• Belief in iteration: We know that great games come from constant improvement—and that great tools make the difference.
• People first: We believe great games are made by great teams, and we’re committed to supporting each other every step of the way.
• Passion for player experiences: Our goal is to empower developers and create unforgettable experiences for players.