Expert AI Animator - Infinity Ward

Activision Blizzard•Woodland Hills, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Founded in 2002, Infinity Ward is the original studio behind the Call of Duty® franchise. The titles developed by Infinity Ward have won more than 200 "Game of the Year" awards and 100 "Editor's Choice" awards, among many other industry accolades. Some of our previous titles include: Call of Duty®: Ghosts , Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare and most recently, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare . Infinity Ward employs more than 250 people in Woodland Hills, Calif., just outside of Los Angeles. A critically acclaimed studio, Infinity Ward is proud to have one of the hardest-working and versatile development teams in the industry. We love to have as much fun as the games we create, and it shows in our relaxed, yet diligent, workplace environment. We believe that making the best games relies on having the best people, so we like to look after ours. We enjoy having fun with top-notch events that everyone gets involved with. Infinity Ward is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at https://www.infinityward.com/ , on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InfinityWard/ , and @InfinityWard on X. Relocation Required - Woodland Hills, CA 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. Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

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

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