Lead Animator: In-Game & Cinematic

Job Description

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation Studios Visual Arts and PlayStation Stu dios Malaysia provides world -class cont ent, development and services to PlayStation Studios. Our team i s always at the cutting edge
of technology and partners with the industry's best minds and companies. This is your opportunity to work closely with game and film industry professionals from all over the world and under one roof!

Always at the cutting edge of technology, the teams work with studios like Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Santa Monica Studios, Guerrilla Games, Bend Studios, SuckerPunch, San Diego Studio, Japan Studios, and more PlayStation first-party teams, providing world-class content development and services to these studios.

Currently working on PlayStation's well-known and well-loved franchises, our Animation team in PlayStation Studios Malaysia is looking for talented, highly-motivated and creative Lead Animator to breathe life into the next chapter of in-game and cinematic storytelling.

Why work when you can play? This is life at PlayStation!

Responsibilities:
• Ability to create high quality animation content in Maya
• Help mentor and grow other animators' abilities
• Serve as a positive role model for the team to follow in attitude, ability, proactivity, communication, and productivity within the department
• Work with design and engineering to create new awesome, mind-blowing systemic animations
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed

Requirements & Skills:
• Minimum of 1 shipped AAA game as a Senior Gameplay Animator (or equivalent)
• Minimum of 5 years working in the video-games industry
• Produce very high-quality animation. Be able to provide accurate and clear feedback for others
• Passion for pushing the envelope of interactive character animation
• Ability to plan, setup, and direct motion capture shoots independently and efficiently
• Good general technical knowledge of how games work
• Must be comfortable using a script editor
• Excellent problem solver / fire fighter
• Highly motivated and proactive with a CAN DO attitude
• Inspire teamwork and collaboration across the department
• Proactive communicator within animation and other departments
• Take responsibility for assignments and proactively identifies new tasks to take on
• Finish tasks quickly. Is an expert at prioritization and letting others know when priorities must change
• Never finds themselves idle and is always proactively finding useful things to work on to progress the company and team
• Deep knowledge of Maya: layers, time/trax editor, mocap tools
• In engine animation layering knowledge
• Familiar with one of the modern animation systems: Unreal, Morpheme, Unity, etc

BONUS SKILLS:
• Python knowledge
• C, C#, or C++ knowledge

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Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r0p071-3-135-217-244-42 in your application.