Lead Animator

Epic Games • Cary, NC

10h

About The Position

Epic Games is searching for a Lead Animator to join our team working on Fortnite, to develop Emote concepts and animation for our wide variety of IP partners and Epic Original Content. A successful candidate should have a great understanding of the fundamentals of animation and how they relate to acting, rhythm, and game animation. A strong understanding of the Unreal editor, including how to implement animations, is strongly desired. In this role, you will Oversee and supervise/lead character-specific animations such as dances and emotes in Maya and Unreal, using our ART tools set Guide emotes from initial concept, through animation, and final implementation, in Unreal Engine Collaborate across various art disciplines here at Epic, as well as Vendor teams Lead the growing library of cosmetic animations/emotes offered to players, helping to shape and drive the style and feel of Fortnite’s animation

Requirements

• You have an animation reel showing key-framed character and creature animations
• Strong experience with Maya and gameplay systems such as Unreal Engine
• Good instincts for realistic and stylized motions
• Strong communication and leadership skills and experience
• Experience working with mocap data
• Leadership Experience having shipped at least one title
• User-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative

Nice To Haves

• Related skills, such as modeling, skinning, rigging

Responsibilities

• Oversee and supervise/lead character-specific animations such as dances and emotes in Maya and Unreal, using our ART tools set
• Guide emotes from initial concept, through animation, and final implementation, in Unreal Engine
• Collaborate across various art disciplines here at Epic, as well as Vendor teams
• Lead the growing library of cosmetic animations/emotes offered to players, helping to shape and drive the style and feel of Fortnite’s animation

Benefits

• We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match.
• In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed