Motion Editor Via Studios Visual Arts

Job Description

Motion Editor (Contract) via PlayStation Studios Visual Arts

God of War Motion Editor Required

This position can be fully remote for any animator who is currently in the United States or Canada.

PlayStation Studios Visual Arts, a passionate team within the PlayStation family, provides world-class content, development, and services to PlayStation's studios all over the world, including Santa Monica Studio.

We are looking for a Motion Editor to join the PlayStation Studios Visual Arts team and help bring the next God of War to life!

Responsibilities
• You will work as part of a team to create animations for both cinematic sequences and in-game content within according to the direction of the client and project.
• You will communicate effectively with supervisors, management, production staff and peers daily.
• Understand and interpret feedback on all work from supervisors and clients alike.
• Assemble animation scenes and editing motion capture data onto characters, props, and vehicles for integration into in-game engines and/or cinematic sequences.
• Personable as you will work closely with multiple departments, including but not limited to members of Motion Capture, Editorial, Tech Art, Animation Camera Layout, and Production teams

Requirements
• While Motionbuilder is the primary software package used, it is not a required skill - experience using Maya Human IK and working with motion capture data is preferred
• Expertise in editing and animating motion capture data: scene assembly, blending motion capture, and looping motions
• Ability to follow complex workflows, trouble shoot technical and creative issues, communicate effectively, and work collaboratively
• Be open and available to creating a strong rapport with leads, supervisors, and technical artists to maintain and enhance data quality.
• Keen understanding of animation production pipelines for character animation, motion capture animation, and technical animation.
• Be flexible to changes in direction, yet work within defined procedures.
• Strong aesthetics of character animation and movement.

Pluses
• Understanding of Motionbuilder and/or Maya
• Strong pre-production skills including, but not limited to, animatics, camera layout, and previs.

We value talent, self-motivation, and team spirit. In turn, we provide an environment with a large degree of autonomy and opportunities for growth.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-roe8jp-3-141-244-201-42 in your application.