Sr. Animator

Job Description

Recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is responsible for the PlayStation® brand and family of products and services. PlayStation has delivered innovation to the market since the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. The PlayStation family of products and services include PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Vita, PlayStation®3, PlayStation®Store, PlayStation®Plus, PlayStation™Video, PlayStation™Music, PlayStation™Now, PlayStation™Vue, PlayStation®Original and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from SIE Worldwide Studios. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, SIE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation and has global functions and regional headquarters in California, London and Tokyo.

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC seeks a Sr. Animator in Los Angeles, CA to collaborate with our animation and game directors to create characters that are visually stunning. Requires a Bachelor's degree in any field or equivalent, plus five (5) years of experience designing imaginative and visually stunning virtual worlds for video games. Prior experience must include five (5) years of experience working with animation techniques, key-frame skills, and motion capture-driven animation principles and pipelines; utilizing hand and motion capture animation techniques to create animations of primary and secondary characters; using motion capture performance data, motion capture editing, graphic design software including Maya, Motion Builder, and body and facial performance capture pipelines to develop compelling props and characters; working with classic animation principles, including staging, timing, anticipation, follow­ through, exaggeration, squash, and stretch to create a full range of life-like performances; and, conducting scripting in Maya and Python. The employer will accept 4 years of related work experience to satisfy the Bachelor's degree requirement. 

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g36j55-3-149-229-253-42 in your application.