Senior Animator

Job Description

ART
What We Do
Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.
What You'll Do
Epic Games is searching for a mid to Senior Gameplay Animator to work on several initiatives as part of our collaboration with Disney. This Animator will create original animation with a strong emphasis on style and appeal that's grounded in realistic world physics. A great understanding of the fundamentals of animation and how they relate to game animation is needed, along with the ability to implement animations in the Unreal 5 game engine using our animation blueprint system. In addition to being a world-class games experience, this new persistent universe will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, and engage with content, characters, and stories from Disney. Come join us in creating the future of interactive entertainment.
In this role, you will
• Create character-specific animations, such as gameplay animation, in Maya and Unreal Engine using our Control Rig toolset.
• Take animation from initial concept through implementation in Unreal Engine 5 using our animation blueprint system.
• Drive collaboration across disciplines, including Production, Design, Technical Animation, and Technical Design.
• Help drive the style and feel of best-in-class animation
• Collaborate with leads in a daily style critique environment to find optimal solutions and address basic issues as they arise
• Refine animations and gameplay feel as needed to get the best quality animation within the timeline
What we're looking for
• Experience working on AAA games for console, PC, and/or mobile as a Senior Gameplay Animator
• A strong animation reel showing expertise in key-framed character and creature animation
• A strong sense of gameplay feel and timing in relation to game design principles.
• Relevant experience in both gameplay and cinematic animation
• Good instincts for realistic and stylized motions
• Familiarity with Maya and Unreal Engine 5 art pipeline
• Understanding of modeling, skinning, and rigging

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-nekqnm-216-73-216-132-42 in your application.