Senior Gameplay Animator

Location: United States, Remote

Company

hirify.global is the entertainment brand of Sony Interactive Entertainment, a technology and gaming company delivering hardware, network services, and interactive entertainment experiences.

What you will do

• Create high-quality gameplay animations for characters in line with artistic direction and technical standards.
• Implement animations in the game engine using Maya and proprietary engine tools.
• Use motion-capture data and hand-key animation to create believable character performances.
• Develop advanced gameplay animation for traversal, combat, bosses, gameplay camera cinematography, missions, and open-world sequences.
• Troubleshoot and resolve animation and implementation issues independently.
• Collaborate with animation, design, programming, writing, project management, art, audio, character, and rigging teams to achieve project goals.

Requirements

• Senior-level experience creating gameplay animation at a high quality standard.
• Advanced knowledge of Maya.
• Knowledge of common state-machine flows in a game engine.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple game-development disciplines.

Nice to have

• Experience with Insomniac proprietary tools.
• Knowledge of MotionBuilder.
• Knowledge of Adobe Premiere.

Culture & Benefits

• Work remotely from the United States.
• Inclusive workplace with equal-opportunity and fair-chance employment practices.
• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage for new employees.