Senior Animator - Overwatch 2 | Irvine, CA

Activision Blizzard

110d • $80,800 - $149,400

About The Position

Are you ready to join the Overwatch team and make an impact? We're seeking a skilled Senior Animator for Overwatch 2, a full-time role based in Irvine, CA. Your mission: bring characters to life with your animation skills, collaborate with designers and engineers, and innovate our animation pipeline. Showcase your talent with a demo reel, and let's create something extraordinary together. If you're passionate about animation and eager to contribute to an iconic game, we want to hear from you! This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.

Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in game development, explicitly animating characters using Maya or a comparable 3D program.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of traditional animation principles and their application to gameplay enhancement.
• A strong interest in animation and effective communication skills to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary art team.
• Submit a demo reel showcasing proficiency in animating the human bipedal figure and other organic forms.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in shipping a AAA game as an animator.
• Proficiency in an engine equivalent to Unreal.
• Expertise in one or more related disciplines—such as first-person animation, modeling, rigging, VFX, 2D animation, or technical art.

Responsibilities

• Envision and craft animations for real-time game assets, including hero style guides and prototypes for earlier visualization.
• Collaborate with artists, designers, and engineers to ensure assets meet gameplay and technical needs.
• Work with the lead animator and other team members to evolve our tools and pipeline.
• Actively participate in team art discussions, critiques, and reviews as part of the larger Overwatch team.

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.
• 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