Gaming Internship Hybrid

Avatar Systems

Technical Artist: Avatar Systems at Genies

Job Overview

Genies is seeking an experienced Technical Artist: Avatar Systems to help build the next generation of avatar creation tools. This role combines expertise in character rigging, geometry processing, procedural systems, and AI-assisted workflows to develop scalable, production-ready avatars across multiple platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and extend modular avatar systems using automated rigging and AI-assisted workflows.
Develop and scale cloud-based rigging and deformation systems for interoperable avatars and assets.
Apply procedural and machine learning techniques to solve complex asset creation and customization challenges.
Integrate generative AI into internal and public-facing 3D content pipelines.
Collaborate with ML engineering, art, and product teams to prototype and ship tools and workflows.
Define technical standards, benchmarks, and best practices across systems and pipelines.
Mentor senior team members and drive technical direction across projects.

Qualifications

10+ years of experience in Technical Art, Character TD, or similar roles.
Strong programming skills in Python and C++.
Deep expertise in character rigging, skinning, and deformation systems.
Experience transferring rigging data across meshes including skin weights, blend shapes, UVs, and textures.
Strong knowledge of 3D math, linear algebra, and mesh topology.
Proven experience building scalable, production-grade pipelines and tools.
Experience with procedural and machine learning techniques in 3D workflows.
Experience with USD composition concepts such as layering, references, payloads, and variants.
Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills across engineering, ML, art, and product teams.