Staff Technical Animator

Are you on a mission to create games that bond players together into deeply invested communities? Would you like to work on something comedic with lighthearted and whimsical characters? Do you think a lot about how well-crafted animations create satisfying feedback for players, or how to achieve quality character animation within real-time constraints? Come join us at teamLFG!

We are looking for someone that is excited about the creative art of animation and the technical challenge of turning that animation into world class action gameplay. As a Staff Technical Animator on teamLFG, you will be involved in the initial concept of character movement, the technical considerations of implementation, and the creation of final animation. Most importantly, you will work with a fun, diverse, cross-discipline team devoted to building a new universe from scratch on a new franchise at PlayStation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Create high quality production animation content and implement that content in a game engine

Collaborate with Animation, Design and Engineering to implement new animation systems and ensure cross-discipline communication

Provide support for the animation team helping to resolve technical issues

Proactively search for ways to improve animation quality and workflows

Collaborate with Engineering to ensure animation is performant and within memory budgets

Collaborate with Tech Artists developing tools that support the animation pipeline

REQUIRED SKILLS

In-depth experience with animation systems in Unreal Engine

Strong understanding of game animation concepts like layering, blending, state machines, etc

Knowledge of Maya animation pipelines

Strong communication skills, and the ability to work well in a team environment

A strong understanding of animation principles

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS

Python scripting for Maya

Stylized animation experience

Fighting game animation experience

Live Service game animation experience