Senior Animator, Gameplay (Overwatch 2)

TL;DR

Senior Animator, Gameplay (Overwatch 2): Bringing characters to life with animation skills for real-time game assets and collaborating with designers and engineers to innovate the animation pipeline. Focus on crafting hero style guides, prototypes, and evolving tools and pipelines within the Overwatch team.

Location: This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA, USA.

Salary: $80,800.00 – $149,400.00 Annual

Company

hirify.global Entertainment is a premier developer and publisher of iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft.

What you will do

• Envision and craft animations for real-time game assets, including hero style guides and prototypes.
• Collaborate with artists, designers, and engineers to ensure assets meet gameplay and technical needs.
• Work with the lead animator and other team members to evolve tools and the animation pipeline.
• Actively participate in team art discussions, critiques, and reviews as part of the larger Overwatch team.

Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in game development, explicitly animating characters using Maya or a comparable 3D program.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of traditional animation principles and their application to gameplay enhancement.
• A strong interest in animation and effective communication skills are necessary to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary art team.
• Submit a demo reel showcasing proficiency in animating the human bipedal figure and other organic forms.

Nice to have

• Experience shipping a AAA game as an animator.
• Demonstrate proficiency in an engine equivalent to Unreal.
• Expertise in one or more related disciplines such as first-person animation, modeling, rigging, VFX, 2D animation, or technical art.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, health savings account, and various insurance options.
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, and charitable donation matching programs.
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, and parental leave.
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and other voluntary benefit programs.
• Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive environment with reasonable assistance for individuals with disabilities.
• Eligibility for relocation assistance if the Company requires a geographic move for the job.

Hiring process

• An animation test may be required during the selection process.