High Moon Studios Animation Director

7 days ago

Carlsbad, United States Activision Blizzard Full time

About Us

At Activision Blizzard, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We're driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together.

We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty, Crash BandicootTM, Tony Hawk'sTM Pro SkaterTM, and Guitar Hero. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our 'press start' is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.

About This Role

Our team at High Moon Studios is looking for an experienced Senior Gameplay Animator to join our growing animation team in Carlsbad, California. As a Senior Gameplay Animator, you will be responsible for creating high-quality animations for AAA titles, collaborating with engineers and level designers to develop gameplay animation systems and mechanics, and working closely with the Lead Animator and animation team to establish character motion and personality.

Responsibilities

  • Create high-quality realistic key-framed and motion capture animations, demonstrating a strong sense of posing, timing, and weight.
  • Troubleshoot technical and artistic issues to ensure the best possible presentation.
  • Help to guide motion-capture sessions to ensure that we capture the ideal animation data for any given task.
  • Work with engineers and level designers to develop gameplay animation systems and mechanics.
  • Work closely with the Lead Animator and animation team to establish character motion and personality.
  • Design and take ownership of animation features.
  • Communicate and collaborate effectively with the development team using strong interpersonal skills, accept direction, and cooperate with the team to meet production deadlines.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional game animation experience.
  • Professional experience creating both 1st and 3rd person animations.
  • Proficiency in both realistic key frame and motion capture animation.
  • Proficiency in Maya.
  • Strong experience working with node-based graphs, blendspaces, and building gameplay systems.
  • High comfort level with utilizing game engine pipelines.
  • Ability to quickly learn and master implementation techniques and debugging tools to identify and solve gameplay issues.
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills.
  • Strong passion for animation and video games.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of FPS games.
  • Experience with motion capture-based projects.
  • Familiarity with animation blending systems.
  • Motion builder experience.

Salary Information

The standard base pay range for this role is $80,800 - $149,400 per year, depending on relevant experience and performance. Employees in this role may also be eligible for incentive compensation.

About Our Benefits

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for all employees. Subject to eligibility requirements, these include 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.

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