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# Senior Technical Animator - Unannounced project | Animateur·trice technique sénior·e - Projet non annoncé at Behaviour Interactive

- **Company:** Behaviour Interactive
- **Location:** Montréal, Canada
- **Employment:** temporary
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/bhvr/c2ade0ce-be37-4374-9b6c-872b50ad1b64

## Job description

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!

At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.

We are looking for a Senior Character Artist to help us build a AAA, sci-fi, FPS project in Unreal Engine with a high realism bar. In this position, you’ll play a key role in defining the visual identity of our characters, bringing amazing concept designs to life. If you love creating sci-fi humans this job is for you.

In this role you will :

- Be responsible for animation and character integration in Unreal Engine, creating and maintaining rigs for bipedal and non-bipedal characters, including mechanical setups.
- Help define and set up the animation pipelines, from the DCC to the engine.
- Implement and maintain in-engine animation systems in collaboration with animators and programmers.
- Investigate, diagnose, and resolve animation bugs across various in-game systems.
- Ensure character rigs are efficient, scalable, and optimized for real-time performance within the game engine.
- Create technical documents to share knowledge with animators and programmers.

What we’re looking for:

- A minimum of 6 years of experience in animation in the video game industry.
- Excellent technical skills for rigging and skinning.
- A good understanding of the principles of animation.
- Expertise in Blender, Maya and Unreal Engine.
- Experience working with core animation implementation techniques and logic: Motion Matching, State Machines, Blend Spaces, Behavior and State Trees.
- Knowledge of Unreal Control Rig and its real-time system applications for procedural animation systems is a big plus.

Dans ce rôle tu devras :

- Prendre en charge l'intégration des animations et des personnages dans Unreal Engine, et créer et maintenir les rigs de personnages bipèdes et non bipèdes, y compris des setups mécaniques;
- Contribuer à définir et à mettre en place les pipelines d'animation, du logiciel de création (DCC) jusqu'au moteur;
- Implanter et maintenir les systèmes d'animation dans le moteur, en collaboration avec les équipes d'animation et de programmation;
- Analyser, diagnostiquer et corriger les bogues d'animation dans les différents systèmes du jeu;
- T'assurer que les rigs de personnages sont efficaces, évolutifs et optimisés pour la performance en temps réel dans le moteur de jeu;
- Rédiger de la documentation technique pour partager tes connaissances avec les équipes d'animation et de programmation.

Ce que nous recherchons:

- Au moins 6 ans d'expérience en animation dans l'industrie du jeu vidéo;
- D'excellentes compétences techniques en rigging et en skinning;
- Une bonne compréhension des principes de l'animation;
- Une expertise dans Maya et Unreal Engine;
- De l'expérience avec les techniques et la logique d'implantation de l'animation : Motion Matching, State Machines, Blend Spaces, Behavior Trees et State Trees;
- La connaissance de Control Rig d'Unreal et de ses applications en temps réel pour les systèmes d'animation procédurale est un atout majeur;
- La connaissance de MEL, de Python ou de Mgear est un atout.

Sous la supervision de la Lead de l’équipe artistique, tu collaboreras étroitement avec les leads et les directeur·trice·s artistiques pour donner vie à l’univers iconique et horrifique du jeu. Tu participeras à la création de personnages marquants, ainsi qu’à la réalisation d’environnements et d’accessoires. On cherche quelqu’un avec une vraie vision artistique, un œil affûté pour le détail et une passion pour l’horreur. Si tu es créatif·ve, ouvert·e d’esprit et que tu t’épanouis dans un environnement dynamique et collaboratif, ce poste est fait pour toi.

Prêt·e à plonger dans le monde du développement de jeux vidéo à la pointe de la technologie ? Basé à Montréal, Behaviour Interactif est un acteur majeur de l’industrie du jeu, créant des expériences inoubliables sur PC, console et mobile. On est un studio indépendant dynamique avec plus de 1200 employés passionnés, et on a des studios à Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) et au Royaume-Uni (Behaviour UK–North & South). On se concentre sur deux grands axes : les Services et les Jeux Originaux. Notre équipe Services collabore avec des géants du jeu et du divertissement comme Disney, Sony, Activision et Nintendo, en offrant un développement sur commande de premier choix et en innovant dans le divertissement immersif en lieu fixe (LBE). Pendant ce temps, notre unité Jeux Originaux repousse les limites de notre créativité avec nos IPs emblématiques, comme le fameux Dead by Daylight. Rejoins-nous et fais partie de l'avenir du divertissement interactif !

Chez Behaviour Interactif, on croit en l’équité des chances pour tout le monde et on célèbre la diversité des personnes, des perspectives et des idées. C’est donc important pour nous de travailler avec des talents qui proviennent de tous les horizons, et ce, indépendamment de leur âge, sexe, ethnicité, couleur, origine ethnique ou nationale, religion, orientation sexuelle, identité de genre, statut familial, handicap ou toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois applicables.

## About Behaviour Interactive

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Behaviour Interactive is Canada’s largest independent video game developer and publisher, best known for the award-winning multiplayer horror game *Dead by Daylight*.
- **Entity Type**: Private (independent, no public funding rounds disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- **Founded**: 1992
- **Founders**: Rémi Racine (co-founder and CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Video game development and publishing (original IP, work-for-hire, immersive entertainment)
- **Target customers**: B2B (major publishers like Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner, Netflix, Take Two) and B2C (60+ million players of *Dead by Daylight*)
- **Mission or purpose**: “To reimagine what video games can do and bring those ideas to life” – with a strong emphasis on work-life balance and team well-being.

## Products & Services
- **Dead by Daylight**: Asymmetric multiplayer horror game (flagship IP, surpassed 60 million players across all platforms).
- **Work-for-Hire / Co-Development**: Full- and co-development services for partners including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner, Netflix, and Take Two.
- **Original Games**: Internal development of new IP and publishing titles from emerging partners.
- **Immersive Entertainment**: Large-scale location-based experiences and multimedia installations for leading international brands.
- **Proprietary Backend Technology**: Custom backend platform currently live on multiple games, supporting millions of players worldwide.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of **$285M** (LinkedIn, 2026); headcount of **1,017** (+4.3% YoY) per LinkedIn, while the company’s about page reports “more than 1,200 employees” across studios in Montreal, Toronto, Seattle, the UK, and the Netherlands.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Clients include Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner, Netflix, Take Two. Acquired Red Hook Studios (Darkest Dungeon) in 2024 and The Fun Pimps (7 Days to Die) in 2026.
- **Growth Signals**: Steady headcount growth (+52 people YoY), expansion into new studios (Seattle, Rotterdam, UK), and continued acquisition of independent studios to strengthen IP portfolio.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary tech & live operations**: In-house backend and dedicated Live Operations group (product managers, data analysts, community managers) integrated early in production for data-driven decision making.
- **Deep industry relationships**: Decades-long partnerships with top-tier publishers; proven track record of delivering on time and on budget.
- **Strong original IP**: *Dead by Daylight* is a cultural phenomenon with a massive, engaged player base and ongoing content updates.
- **Talent retention**: Known for avoiding crunch, promoting work-life balance, and being recognized as a Great Place to Work in Canada.

## Strategic Focus
- **Three-pillar strategy**: Original games (new internal projects), work-for-hire services (for external partners), and immersive entertainment (location-based experiences).
- **Expansion through acquisitions**: Recent purchases of Red Hook Studios and The Fun Pimps to bring established IP and talent in-house.
- **Growing the *Dead by Daylight* universe**: Development of new titles set in the same world (e.g., “Project T” was cancelled, but the franchise remains a priority).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Strong emphasis on work-life balance – “no crunch” is a stated policy. Flexible hybrid model (remote Monday/Friday, in-office Tuesday–Thursday).
- **Benefits**: Top-notch group health insurance, generous paid time off, reimbursement for wellness/gaming/transportation/WFH expenses, retirement savings plan, and training programs.
- **Ownership of side projects**: Employees are free to work on personal projects outside of work (if no conflict of interest) and retain 100% IP.
- **Relocation support**: Immigration and mobility team assists with work permits, temporary housing, and settling in for international hires.
- **Recognition**: Named one of Canada’s 50 Best Workplaces (Great Place to Work Institute), Best Managed Company (Deloitte), and Most Admired Corporate Cultures (Waterstone Human Capital).

## Sources
1. [bhvr.com/jobs](https://www.bhvr.com/jobs/)
2. [bhvr.com/about-us](https://www.bhvr.com/about-us/)
3. [linkedin.com/company/behaviour-interactive](https://linkedin.com/company/behaviour-interactive)
4. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behaviour_Interactive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behaviour_Interactive)
5. [jobs.lever.co/bhvr](https://jobs.lever.co/bhvr)

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