Expert AI Animator (Game Development)

TL;DR

Expert AI Animator (Game Development): Creating high-fidelity NPC animations to enhance player immersion with an accent on realistic human motion and emotion in combat scenarios. Focus on utilizing motion capture and hand-keyed techniques while collaborating with engineers and designers to evolve the animation engine.

Location: Onsite in Woodland Hills, California, United States

Salary: $97,200 - $179,900 annually

Company

hirify.global is a leading game development studio known for the Call of Duty franchise.

What you will do

• Create high-fidelity NPC animations using motion capture and hand-keyed techniques.
• Implement and maintain animations with proprietary tools.
• Collaborate with engineers and designers to enhance NPC animation quality.

Requirements

• 12+ years of game development experience.
• Strong ability in hand-keyed animation and Maya.
• Experience with node-based graphs and gameplay systems.
• High comfort level with game engine pipelines.
• Ability to use debugging tools to solve gameplay issues.