Bethesda Game Studios · 1 day ago
Senior Animator
Rockville, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$75K/yr - $165K/yr
5+ years expBethesda Game Studios, the award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout, is seeking a Senior Animator to join their team. The role involves creating high-quality character animations, collaborating with team members, and providing feedback to other animators to enhance the gaming experience.
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Responsibilities
Apply animation principles to create high-quality character specific animations, while making any changes based on artistic direction using hand-key techniques and adjusting motion capture data
Work In collaboration with members of the team to address animation needs and requirements for player-controlled content and game play
Actively engage with developers outside of your discipline, creating a positive and productive experience for all involved
Assist and provide constructive feedback to other animators
Communicate needs to out-of-team or external dependencies
Consistently integrate and maintain your work in the game
Qualification
Required
You have 5+ years of professional or related experience as a Gameplay Animator
You possess outstanding animation skills that display a strong understanding of the principles and a desire to improve
You are proficient in working with motion capture in either Maya or Motion Builder
You have a strong understanding of building animations with gameplay as a focus
You are detail oriented
You are a self-motivated team player with a strong work ethic and cooperative attitude
You're great at adapting to change and accept constructive feedback well
You possess excellent problem solving and prototyping skills
You are highly organized and have excellent time management skills
You have excellent oral and written communication skills
You possess a passion for gaming and making GREAT games and a passion for pushing animation quality to the next level
Preferred
You have experience working on 3rd person action games
You have experience working with a motion matching system
You have experience directing motion capture shoots
You have experience animating on open world games
You have animation graph experience
You have experience working closely with AI programmers and Gameplay programmers, understanding the technicalities of game AI and game functionality
Benefits
Healthcare benefits
A 401(k) plan and company match
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
Paid vacation time
Paid sick and mental health time
Several paid holidays
Company
Bethesda Game Studios
Bethesda Game Studios is an American video game developer and a studio of ZeniMax Media based in Rockville, Maryland.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
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