3D Animator (Dead By Daylight)

TL;DR

3D Animator (Dead By Daylight): Crafting powerful, realistic character performances for Survivors and Killers with an accent on keyframe animation, weight, emotion, and physicality. Focus on animating diverse characters from humans to monsters, integrating animations into game engine, and evolving animation workflows and pipelines.

Location: Montreal, QC

Company

The largest Canadian gaming studio, best known for the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight with over 60 million players, expanding original IP and providing external development services to industry leaders.

What you will do

• Apply animation principles to create high-quality character performances.
• Understand game design and collaborate with art team to build animation lists for characters.
• Integrate animations into the game engine and own character quality.
• Define, structure, and evolve animation workflows and pipelines across the team.
• Animate diverse characters including humans, creatures, monsters, and mechanical beings with realism and weight.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years professional experience in animation for gaming, film, TV, or entertainment.
• Experience with Autodesk Maya (or equivalent); game engine experience a plus.
• Solid understanding of animation tools, basic rigging concepts, and game production pipelines.
• Strong observation skills, adaptability, task management, and team collaboration.
• Strong skills in realistic animation for grounded, believable movement and immersion.

Culture & Benefits

• Award-winning culture recognized as one of Canada's Best Places to Work.
• Global presence with studios in Montreal, Toronto, Seattle, UK, and Netherlands.
• Part of a 30+ year established studio focused on multiplayer horror games and IP expansion.