Animator, Gameplay - Temp | Unannounced Game
About The Position
At Blizzard, we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share. Through unparalleled creativity and storytelling, we create immersive universes and iconic characters that are beloved across platforms, borders, backgrounds, and experiences. As an Animator, you'll be animating a diverse range of compelling characters and creatures that support an engaging, dynamic, and satisfying gameplay experience. You'll be working with other artists, designers, and engineers to collaborate on creatively complex assignments to develop an inspiring creative vision, animation style, and production pipeline for this new Blizzard game. Ultimately, you’re combining inspiring art with great gameplay while actively communicating and thriving on a small team.
Requirements
- 5+ years' animation experience in a professional environment (Game Studio, Animation Studio, or VFX Studio)
- Strong understanding of the principles of animation and body mechanics
- Experience animating characters and creatures in Maya (or equivalent 3D programs)
- Experience with Unreal Engine
- Strong understanding of human and creature anatomy and a keen eye toward creatively representing their movements in believable ways
- Experience with creating animation blend trees; previous experience with node-based animation editors
Nice To Haves
- Professional experience working on AAA games for major platforms
- Experience with prototype/quick iteration environments
- Experience working with motion capture
- Experience with basic modeling and rigging
Responsibilities
- Partner with the animation team to help develop a unique animation style and visual direction for the project
- Collaborate with designers, tech artists, and engineers to integrate the animation assets into the engine, and identify and troubleshoot any technical issues that might arise
- Partner with engineers and tech artists to help support and develop an effective animation pipeline for prototyping and a rapid iteration mindset for game development
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
- supplemental life & disability
- legal service
- ID protection
- rental insurance
- relocation assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
