Senior Gameplay Animator

1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Design and User Experience
Skydance

Skydance

Skydance Media is a leading entertainment company founded in 2010, creating immersive worlds and compelling stories through feature films, TV shows, and interactive platforms.

Media
251-1K
Founded 2017
$1600M raised

Description

  • Provide daily hands-on editing and tuning of motion capture-based animation content.
  • Create rapid prototypes, including hand-keyed placeholder animation content.
  • Enhance motion capture content to elevate final gameplay animation quality.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Design, and Animation to build, implement, and debug animation systems and gameplay mechanics.
  • Work with Design and Senior Animators to ensure timing, expression, and style meet core system requirements.
  • Communicate with internal animation partners to keep quality, technical requirements, and timelines on track.
  • Participate in motion capture shoots.
  • Partner on the integration of gameplay and cinematic animation.
  • Collaborate with Animation Directors to maintain alignment with the narrative vision.
  • Guide and support a distributed team of external animators to deliver results.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in gameplay animation, including third-person action-adventure titles.
  • Experience shipping 2+ AAA titles as a gameplay animator.
  • Experience mentoring and/or leading other animators.
  • Experience with advanced animation systems and root motion, including Motion Matching and Motion Warping.
  • Experience developing in a real-time environment, preferably Unreal Engine.
  • Strong ability to rapid prototype and iterate quickly.
  • Ability to thrive in a self-driven environment.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across disciplines.
  • Strong time management and long-term planning skills.
  • Passion for creating cinematic and realistic content.

Benefits

  • Annual base salary range of $120,000–$135,000 in Los Angeles, depending on location, qualifications, and experience.
  • Eligibility for a total compensation package that may include bonus and benefits.
  • Remote work option.
  • Hybrid work arrangement indicated by #LI-hybrid.

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