Staff Gameplay Animator

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality animation content and implement it in a game engine with minimal oversight
• Collaborate with Design to create compelling player experiences
• Assume primary ownership of broad character animation deliverables, including locomotion, abilities, interactions, and emotes
• Mentor other animators about animation style and implementation
• Collaborate with production to cost out animation work and deliver animation on schedule
• Collaborate with Art Direction and Animation Leadership to set Animation Style and Quality bars
• Document animation workflows and best practices

Requirements

• Ability to keyframe stylized gameplay animation, as shown by examples of professional or personal work
• Extensive experience with character animation in Maya
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment
• Experience with animation systems in Unreal Engine
• A strong command of animation principles and the ability to apply them within a player experience focused game
• Able to problem-solve and drive creative solutions when given ambiguous problems

Qualifications

Nice To Have Skills:

• Fighting game animation experience
• Experience animating to a MOBA style camera
• Live Service game animation experience

Skills

Required Skills:

• Ability to keyframe stylized gameplay animation, as shown by examples of professional or personal work
• Extensive experience with character animation in Maya
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment
• Experience with animation systems in Unreal Engine
• A strong command of animation principles and the ability to apply them within a player experience focused game
• Able to problem-solve and drive creative solutions when given ambiguous problems

Benefits

This role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products.

Pay

The estimated base pay range for this role is $144,000 - $217,000 USD based on geographic location.

Schedule

This is a flexible role that can be remote.