Expert AI Animator - Infinity Ward

Activision • Los Angeles, CA

116d • $97,200 - $179,900

About The Position

As an Expert AI Animator, you will create high-fidelity 3rd-person non-player character animations that align to our pursuit of ultimate player immersion. This Immersion is achieved with animations that display realistic human motion and emotion in combat scenarios that bring our NPCs to life. The ability to analyze and deconstruct the human range of motion, and implement the “feel” the project dictates is the prime directive. You will be joining our passionate and talented team of Animators who continue pushing our standards of quality and drive, which echoes throughout our studio.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

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.

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.
• Relocation assistance if required to move geographic locations for the job.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees