Weapons Animator

Job Description

Your Platform

Sledgehammer Games, award winning developer of multiple titles in the Call of Duty franchise, is looking for dedicated developers to join our studio as founding members of our Foster City team, based just south of San Francisco. This group will partner with our teams in Melbourne, Toronto, and the UK in the creation of epic content for some of the biggest games in the world. This is an opportunity to help grow and shape a AAA team from the ground up, adding new skills to your armory while gaining the unique satisfaction that only comes from building something brand new. Join us on our quest to maintain and improve a healthy and inspiring studio culture! At Sledgehammer Games, we recently entered our second decade of game development, focused on constant evolution, innovation and qualified risk-taking. With world-class content production and engineering teams, we've been able to achieve some of the highest-quality game execution of any studio in the industry. We love what we do and work hard to make sure that each new game we make is even better than the last. Creativity is key, and we're looking for dedicated game developers for our exciting new projects. Sledgehammer Games is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at www.sledgehammergames.com or search for Sledgehammer Games on your favorite social media platform. Want to hear what it's like at the studio directly from current employees? Check out our #LifeatSHG developer profiles: https://youtu.be/12DUBszg-w4

Your Mission

As a Weapons Animator you will be expected to create high fidelity 1st person animations that align to our pursuit of ultimate player immersion. This Immersion is achieved with Animations that mirror their real-world counterparts, including Weapon-Handling, Hand-to-Hand Combat and Locomotion. The ability to identify and complete the ''feel'' the project instructs, is the prime directive. You will be joining our Passionate and Dedicated team of Animators who continue pushing our standards of quality and drive that echo throughout our studio. If you're looking for the right environment to display and master your talents, then Sledgehammer Games is the place for you! Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities: Use hand-keyed techniques to create high-fidelity 1st person weapon animations that are used to portray player intent Implement and maintain animations using proprietary tools within our game engine Communicate and collaborate with internal and external departments to complete tasks
• Use Hand-Keyed Techniques to create high-fidelity 1st person Weapon, Hand-to-Hand, Locomotion and Misc. Animations that are used to portray Player intent
• Implement and maintain Animations, using Proprietary Tools within our Game Engine
• Communicate and collaborate with internal and external depts to complete tasks

Player Profile
Minimum Requirements:
• +2 years of Game Development experience
• A strong passion for Animation, video games, and the entertainment it encourages and draws from
• A strong ability for Hand-Keyed Animation
• Maya Animation experience
• Ability to take tasks to completion with high fidelity
• Collaborative ability to work with multiple people and disciplines to complete tasks
• Ability to receive and address feedback

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r00bp6-18-118-2-15-42 in your application.