Character Behavior Developer- Generative AI Experiences SW

At Apple we strive to make great products that empower people and improve their lives. We are looking for a great Character Behavior Designer to join our diverse team of engineers artists and designers and help us take character interaction to the next level. This position focuses on the design of a characters responses to people and to its environment with emphasis on expression responsiveness and timing to push the limits of the next generation of interactive computing.

This role requires a deep understanding of social interaction technical proficiency in behavior authoring tools and the ability to work within real-time constraints while maintaining high creative standards. The emphasis is on how expression animation and speech combine in performance with dialogue authored in partnership with writers.

Author complete character interactions from first pass through final tuningnDrive animation expression speech and timing from contextual input so each response feels intentionalnDesign interactions that stay believable across a range of social contextsnCollaborate with animators and engineers on the animation each interaction requiresnCollaborate on tool design and development with the engineering teamnExplore emerging techniques for interactive character behavior

Experience authoring and tuning NPC or companion character behaviors using tools like behavior trees state machines utility systems or visual scriptingnWorking knowledge of interactive animation including idles reactions look-ats and additive layersnExperience with real-time game engines like Unity Unreal or othersnUnderstanding of technical constraints in real-time environmentsnGreat at providing and receiving feedback while working in a collaborative cross-discipline environment

Background in animation acting physical comedy or improvisationnFamiliarity with conversational systems including latency and failure modesnSolid grasp of the traditional principles of animation and performancenPrototyping iterating and evaluation skillsnExperience with themed entertainment animatronics or interactive installation work