Motion Capture Data Cleanup at Ninja Theory, Cambridge, 12 Months, £Contractor Rate

About us: Ninja Theory is a six-time BAFTA award winning games company based in Cambridge, UK, and part of Xbox Game Studios. Our diverse and welcoming team values collaboration, quality, and excellence. We strive to maintain an inclusive culture that empowers deep focus, rewards creativity, and supports personal and professional growth.

Our Mission is: To Craft Life-changing Art with Game-changing Tech and we are committed to bringing together the best talent in the industry help us fulfil that promise.

Our Values: Greatness through Excellence, Teamwork & Integrity.

Requirements

We’re looking for someone to support our Performance Capture pipeline with a focus on data cleanup on a 12-month, freelance contract. During this time, you’ll work closely with other disciplines to produce high quality data from our in-house Performance Capture shoots. With the opportunity to work on shoot as well as on data, being adaptive and responsive to the needs of the Performance Capture pipeline is essential. Whether you’re an experienced mocap tech or looking to develop your experience at the cutting edge of Performance Capture tech in a great dev environment, we welcome your application.

Your Skill:

• Demonstrable understanding of animation/motion capture concepts.
• Passion for games and game development.
• A great team player.
• Well organised with an excellent eye for detail.
• Familiarity working with Motionbuilder and Unreal Engine.

Your Experience:

• Produced animation in a team environment, whether in education or in industry. You will have some familiarity with Performance Capture or Animation pipelines and game engines.
• Relevant experience working with Vicon or other optical motion capture systems and the data produced on shoot.
• Demonstrable skill in Shogun Post.