TL;DR

Senior Animator (Gamedev): Creating high-quality character animations and adjusting motion capture data based on artistic direction, with an accent on applying animation principles and collaborating across disciplines. Focus on integrating and maintaining work within the game engine and addressing gameplay animation needs.

Location: We will consider candidates for any of our four %hirify_global% office locations: Rockville, MD, US; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Austin, TX, US; Dallas, TX, US.

Salary: $75,000–$165,000 per year

Company

%hirify_global% is the award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout, striving to offer a well-balanced home and work life.

What you will do

Apply animation principles to create high-quality character animations using hand-key techniques and motion capture data.
Collaborate with team members to address animation needs and requirements for player-controlled content and gameplay.
Actively engage with developers outside your discipline, creating a positive and productive experience.
Assist and provide constructive feedback to other animators.
Communicate needs to out-of-team or external dependencies.
Consistently integrate and maintain your work in the game.

Requirements

5+ years of professional or related experience as a Gameplay Animator.
Outstanding animation skills displaying a strong understanding of principles and a desire to improve.
Proficiency in working with motion capture in either Maya or Motion Builder.
Strong understanding of building animations with gameplay as a focus.
Detail oriented, self-motivated team player with a strong work ethic and cooperative attitude.
Excellent problem solving, prototyping, and time management skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Passion for gaming and making great games, and for pushing animation quality.

Nice to have

Experience working on 3rd person action games.
Experience working with a motion matching system.
Experience directing motion capture shoots.
Experience animating on open world games.
Animation graph experience.
Experience working closely with AI programmers and Gameplay programmers, understanding technicalities of game AI and functionality.

Culture & Benefits

Competitive salaries and a generous benefits program.
Offices located in some of North America’s best cities.
A culture as fun and diverse as games and players.
Opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to significant games in the industry.
U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation time, paid sick and mental health time, and several paid holidays.
Position is in a union and represented by the Communication Workers of America.
Embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything done.

Hiring process

Submit application online.
Recruiter call (initial phone screen, possibly one or two follow-up phone/Skype interviews).
Site visit (invitation to meet the team at the studio for onsite interviews).