Senior Cinematics Animator (Game Cinematics)

Location: Onsite four days per week in Vancouver, BC, Canada, or Playa Vista, CA, United States

Salary: CAD 87,150–171,960 annual base pay, plus potential incentive compensation

Company

Treyarch is a videogame studio within hirify.global known for the Call of Duty: Black Ops series and Zombies mode.

What you will do

• Create high-quality character and gameplay animations for future game projects.
• Collaborate with animators, designers, artists, and software engineers to identify and resolve animation issues.
• Develop animation techniques, processes, tools, and implementation workflows.
• Help plan and direct motion-capture shoots.
• Identify production risks and implement mitigation plans to maintain quality and productivity.
• Work with the Lead Animator to champion the animation vision and provide input on animation technology and resources.

Requirements

• 8+ years of game industry experience, including experience shipping AAA titles.
• Strong understanding of animation principles, realistic body mechanics, cinematography, and character performance.
• Expert knowledge of Maya and animation implementation and debugging techniques.
• Experience with facial animation and strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to mentor others and collaborate across animation, engineering, and design.

Nice to have

• Creature animation experience.
• Storyboard skills.
• Strong film language, composition, and camera animation skills.
• Experience working with outsourcing.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative studio culture focused on innovation, shared problem-solving, and inclusion.
• Extended health coverage, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and dependent coverage.
• RRSP with company match, tuition reimbursement, and charitable donation matching.
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave, compassion leave, and bereavement leave.
• Mental health, wellbeing, and fitness programs, plus free and discounted games.
• Relocation assistance may be available if the company requires a geographic move.