Senior Technical Gameplay Animator
Core
Create high-quality animation content, implement behaviors in engine, and streamline animation pipeline processes for character-driven games.
Role type
Senior Technical Gameplay Animator
Builds
In-game animation systems and behaviors for PlayStation titles
Domain
Video game development (AAA narrative/action)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Gameplay animation, state machines, blend trees, IK solvers, mocap pipelines, keyframe animation, Python, C#, C++
Preferred skills
Mentoring team members, creating documentation, strategic development of internal technologies
Technologies
Maya, MotionBuilder, game engines
Responsibilities
Create high quality animation content supporting newly developed behaviors and systems; Work with animation leadership on defining and maintaining style and quality bar; Collaborate with teams to resolve animation implementation issues; Take ownership of challenging projects and provide innovative solutions; Contribute to strategic development of internal technologies and artistic processes; Facilitate creation and implementation of tools for complex animation systems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC