Skybound is looking for a Gameplay Animator to work on the stars of our games, characters that evoke emotion and inspire players! Gameplay Animators deliver personality, authenticity, and style that turns into responsive gameplay and memorable moments. The ideal candidate will be passionate about combat focused animation.
As a Gameplay Animator, you will animate stylized characters in pose driven animations while upholding our standards and pipelines. You will work collaboratively with cross functional teams to ensure that your characters perform flawlessly, look amazing, and deliver raw emotion and impactful gameplay!
Reports: This position will report to the Animation Director.
Responsibilities: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Create gameplay, cinematics, and facial animations using keyframe animation
- Animate characters, cameras and props in both gameplay and cut scenes
- Work closely with design and art to achieve clear, performant, and responsive animations that deliver every impact, reaction and nuance to the player
- Work with technical artists and engineers to ensure characters look as great in-game as on your desktop
- Collaborate with other members of the animation team to create consistent work and share inspiration
Basic Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience as an animator for the games industry
- Portfolio of character animation work (keyframe, motion capture or both)
- Strong keyframe skills with a focus on combat animation
- Ability to collaborate and work side by side with a team of designers, artists, and animators
- Ability to take direction well
- Self-motivated, creative problem solver
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with character combat animation and gameplay
- Proficient in the use of Maya
- Passion for combat oriented games
- Passion for Skybound IP
Job Type: Temporary, Full-Time
Salary Range: $80,000-$100,000
Skybound offers a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, as well as free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We also offer a 401K plan with 4% match, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, generous time off, wellness benefits, and tuition reimbursement.
Company Overview
Skybound is a multiplatform content company working closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending stories and universes to new platforms, including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyond. We are home to critically-acclaimed global franchises, including The Walking Dead and Invincible.
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Skybound we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! Skybound is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, hair texture or veteran status.
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