Animation Artist - Teamfight Tactics, Gameplay

Job Description

As a member of the Teamfight Tactics Gameplay team, you will bring characters, environments, and in-game sequences to life through classic animation principles. Work will vary from character and environment animation, adapting existing animations for new gameplay mechanics, updating classic content, to working on innovative explorations for future Teamfight Tactics features.
As an Animation Artist on TFT you will begin by working directly with our art, engineering, and technical art teams to help adapt and integrate legacy and new animations into gameplay-ready assets while supporting new technical workflows. You will craft animations tailored to gameplay needs and rework existing assets to fit evolving mechanics.
A great reel will showcase a diverse selection of game-related animation, a strong foundation in the principles of animation, and a solid knowledge of animation tools, pipelines, and processes.

Responsibilities:
• Create high quality animations for TFT characters and environments
• Refine and repurpose classic animations for modern gameplay systems
• Collaborate with technical artists and engineers to optimize animations for performance and seamless integration
• Troubleshoot technical challenges in animation pipelines and workflows in partnership with developers
Required Qualifications:
• 3+ years of game development Experience
• Excellent knowledge of Maya and modern game engines
• Development experience of Animation Systems (Sequencers, Blueprints, State Machines, in-engine animation and rigging tools, etc)
• Understand animation principles, and body mechanics, acting, posing, and storytelling techniques
• Demonstrated excellence in collaboration and communication within cross-disciplinary teams
Desired Qualifications:
• Familiarity with Teamfight Tactics, League of Legends, and Runeterra IP
For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!
Our Perks:
Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.
At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you're working directly on a new player-facing experience or you're supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we're better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we're looking forward to your application.

• (Los Angeles Only) Base salary range between $109,200.00 - $153,300.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-j66yo2-216-73-216-0-42 in your application.