Lead Animator

Games Studio

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Locations

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Experience Level

Entry

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Mid

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Desired Skills

Animation

Unreal Engine

Communications

Requirements

The ability to manage a team of animators
Receptive to critique and feedback
Able to communicate ideas clearly and effectively
Self-starter willing to find solutions and ask questions when needed
Attention to detail and a desire to make excellent action games
Strong knowledge in working with custom character rigs
Strong knowledge with stylized keyframe animation blended with mocap data
Two or more shipped games in a Senior + Animator role
Strong game design and communication skills
Experience working in or Unreal Engine
Experience animating for action RPG, melee combat systems
Experience in Iclone, Cascadeur, Rokoko, Motionbuilder
Plays broadly across multiple games of varied genres
Works effectively with both both offsite and onsite teams
Enjoys learning new skills, mentoring others, and fostering positive relationships
Experience with new technologies such as AI mocap, real-time facial performance capture, etc

Responsibilities

Develop character identity and personality through posing, timing, and acting
Create animation loops and sets from the story, script, or narrative design
Collaborate with tech art, engineers, and designers in developing creative animation solutions
Help establish animation pipeline
Document and create character animation bibles for the dev team to reference

About Our Team

We’re building a team of developers, artists, and storytellers to craft rich, engrossing, and cooperative action game experiences. Everyone at our studio, whether an industry vet or a new voice impacts each game through collaborative feedback, mutual respect, and creative empowerment. As part of the Netflix team, we strive to hire the best, and value integrity, excellence, respect, and inclusion. We’re looking for teammates to help establish a collaborative and empowering creative culture, and we’d love to hear from you.

About the Job

We are looking for an experienced Lead Animator with strong body mechanics, combat action choreography techniques, and storytelling skills, as well as an ability to work in a broad range of styles. We’re looking for the outstanding ability to portray believable physical movement, martial arts action, and performance of 3D characters. This position will work with the Art Director, Animators, Designers, and Engineerings to bring rich storytelling and exciting action gameplay to life in the Unreal Engine.

As a Lead Animator you will...

Develop character identity and personality through posing, timing, and acting
Create animation loops and sets from the story, script, or narrative design
Collaborate with tech art, engineers, and designers in developing creative animation solutions
Help establish animation pipeline
Document and create character animation bibles for the dev team to reference

About You…

The ability to manage a team of animators
Receptive to critique and feedback
Able to communicate ideas clearly and effectively
Self-starter willing to find solutions and ask questions when needed
Attention to detail and a desire to make excellent action games

Skills & Experience:

Strong knowledge in working with custom character rigs
Strong knowledge with stylized keyframe animation blended with mocap data
Two or more shipped games in a Senior + Animator role
Strong game design and communication skills
Experience working in or Unreal Engine

Would Love to See:

Experience animating for action RPG, melee combat systems
Experience in Iclone, Cascadeur, Rokoko, Motionbuilder
Plays broadly across multiple games of varied genres
Works effectively with both both offsite and onsite teams
Enjoys learning new skills, mentoring others, and fostering positive relationships
Experience with new technologies such as AI mocap, real-time facial performance capture, etc.

As part of the application process, please provide a portfolio link or work samples with your application so that we can review your work. Your work samples should demonstrate your skill and understanding of animation principles in the context of the animation of bipedal human figures and other organic forms – specifically how these principles can be used to enhance gameplay and in-game feel.

At Netflix, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your personal top of market. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and consider your specific job, skills, and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location.

The overall market range for roles in this area of Netflix is typically $50,000 - $250,000.

This market range is based on total compensation (vs. only base salary), which is in line with our compensation philosophy. Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

5,001-10,000 employees

Website

Subscription streaming entertainment service

Company Overview

Netflix's mission is to entertain the world. The company operates a streaming platform for movies & TV shows and has over 222 million subscribers globally.

Benefits

Free lunches
Up to 12 months' maternity and paternity leave
Unlimited vacation days, within reason
Open working hours (at the California office)
Health, vision, and dental insurance
Employee stock purchase plan
Mobile phone discounts

Company Core Values

Inclusion
Innovation
Passion
Curiosity
Judgment
Communication
Courage
Selflessness
Integrity
Impact