Expert Gameplay Animator (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Expert Gameplay Animator (Gamedev): Creating high-quality, realistic key-framed and motion capture animations for Call of Duty, demonstrating a strong sense of posing, timing, and weight. Focus on designing and owning animation features, using debugging tools to identify and solve gameplay issues.

Location: Must be based in or be able to relocate to Los Angeles, CA

Salary: $97,200.00 - $179,900.00 Annual

Company

hirify.global is the original studio behind the _Call of Duty®_ franchise.

What you will do

• Create high-quality, realistic key-framed and motion capture animations, demonstrating a strong sense of posing, timing, and weight.
• Work closely with the Lead Animator and animation team to establish character motion and personality.
• Accept direction and cooperate with the team to meet production deadlines.
• Design and take ownership of animation features.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience
• Proficiency in both realistic key frame and motion capture animation
• Proficiency in Maya
• Strong experience working with node-based graphs and building gameplay systems
• High comfort level with utilizing game engine pipelines
• Ability to use debugging tools to identify and solve gameplay issues
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Strong passion for animation and video games

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance.
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching.
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave.
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others.