The Senior Animator will work with a team of designers, writers, artists, animators, and engineers in the creation of compelling player and NPC movement and combat animation content for our next 3rd person action-adventure title.  The Senior Animator is an individual contributor role reporting to the Senior Animation Director.   

You have a passion for studying the mechanics of human behavior and movement. You are knowledgeable of several forms of martial arts with an ability to apply that knowledge in creation of a compelling combat experience.   You will collaborate with artists, designers, and engineers to achieve a seamless integration of animated content into a compelling gameplay experience. The Senior Animator will combine foundational animation skills, technical knowledge, cross discipline collaboration to breathe life into the characters on screen.

Responsibilities

•            Author high-quality player and NPC animation using a combination of motion editing and keyframe.

•            Create pre-visualizations and prototypes to assist in communication and development. 

•            Collaborate with design and engineering to implement, iterate and polish character motions within the Epic Unreal Engine.

•            Partner with Senior Animation Director and partners in the development of mocap shot list and provide mocap direction when applicable.  

•             Provide feedback, mentorship and inspiration to junior animators and promote the animation direction and philosophy across the entire team.

•             Work with technical animators to establish our character rig needs and push our tools and workflows to improve.

•             In game review of your personal work to ensure it hits animation, gameplay and technical quality targets, tracking it through completion.

Qualifications

•             6+ years' applicable experience in the games industry.

•             Proficiency in Maya

•             Familiarity with advanced game engines like Unreal, Unity and others

•             A demo reel that showcases examples of high-quality character animation, high-action and body mechanics.