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.