Skydance New Media · 3 days ago
Senior Gameplay Animator
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
8+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Provide daily hands-on editing and tuning of motion capture-based animation content.
Collaborate with Engineering, Design, and Animation to devise, implement and debug animation systems and gameplay mechanics.
Collaborate with Design to define timing, expression and style of animations for core systems from the ground up.
Be involved in Motion Capture shoots, from planning and direction to integration into engine.
Be an active partner in the integration of gameplay with cinematic animation.
Collaborate with Animation Directors to ensure alignment with Narrative vision.
At various stages in the production, work closely and clearly communicate with external Animation partners to ensure that quality and technical requirements and timelines are being met.
Qualification
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Required
8+ years’ experience in gameplay animation, including third-person action adventure titles.
Shipped 2+ AAA titles as a gameplay animator.
Experience mentoring and leading teams of animators.
Experience with advanced animation systems and root motion. (Motion Matching, Warping)
Push innovation and fidelity in gameplay animation and mechanics.
Passion for creating cinematic and realistic content.
Extensive experience developing in a real-time environment. (Unreal)
Excel at rapid prototyping and quick iteration.
Thrive in a self-driven environment.
Great communicators and cross-discipline collaborators.
Strong time management and long-term planning skills.
Company
Skydance New Media
Amy Hennig (co-creator of the Uncharted series) and Julian Beak, both 30-year veterans in the game industry, have built a new studio with Skydance Media (the studio behind Mission: Impossible, Top Gun: Maverick, The Old Guard, Grace and Frankie) that is laser-focused on premium action-adventure games with rich, compelling stories.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase
