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Activision · 1 day ago

Expert AI Animator - Infinity Ward

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$97K/yr - $180K/yr

12+ years exp

Activision's Infinity Ward, founded in 2002, is the original studio behind the Call of Duty franchise. As an Expert AI Animator, you will create high-fidelity 3rd-person non-player character animations to enhance player immersion, working with a talented team to push the standards of quality.

GamingMedia and EntertainmentPC GamesPublishingVideo Games

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Use motion capture and hand-keyed techniques to create high-fidelity NPC Animations that are genre-defining

Implement and maintain animations using proprietary tools, always evolving the animation engine

Communicate and collaborate with the most passionate team of engineers and designers to bring to life our most comprehensive NPC animation to date

Qualification

Hand-keyed animationMaya animationNode-based graphsGame engine pipelinesDebugging toolsTask completionCollaborationReceiving feedback

Required

12+ years of game development experience

A strong ability in hand-keyed animation

Strong Maya animation experience

Strong experience working with node-based graphs and building gameplay systems

High comfort level with utilizing game engine pipelines

Ability to use debugging tools to identify and solve gameplay issues

A strong passion for animation, video games, and the entertainment it inspires and draws from

Possess the ability to take tasks to completion with high fidelity

Collaborative ability to work with multiple people and teams to complete tasks

Possess the ability to receive and address feedback

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance

401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching

Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave

Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others

If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance

Company

Activision

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Activision develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment, and leisure products. It is a sub-organization of Activision Blizzard.

Founded in 1979

Santa Monica, California, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.activision.com/

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