Associate Animation Director

4 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

As Associate Animation Director at Quantic Dream, you'll collaborate closely with the Animation Director on ambitious projects, ensuring high-quality animation. Responsibilities include daily follow-up of animation production, co-defining atmosphere and style, acting as a liaison with other departments, supervising animation teams (body and facial), communicating quality expectations, establishing workflows, validating animations, and mastering platform, engine, and performance capture tools. The role demands senior-level animation experience in games or film, people management skills, expertise in Maya and Motion Builder, and proficiency in English. French is a plus.
Must have:
  • Senior-level animation experience (games/film)
  • People management experience
  • Expertise in Maya, Motion Builder
  • Complex animation challenges (realistic facial animation)
  • Problem-solving skills and communication
  • English fluency
Good to have:
  • French language skills
  • Rigging experience

Job Details

A PROPOS DE QUANTIC DREAM :

Quantic Dream is a video game development studio founded in 1997 by David Cage, based in Paris, France, and Montreal, Canada. The unique experiences offered by Heavy Rain™, Beyond: Two Souls™, and Detroit: Become Human™ have touched millions of players worldwide and won over 250 international awards. They have greatly contributed to the recognition of interactive storytelling in video games.
 
Since 2019, Quantic Dream has been a publisher supporting video game creation and independent creators with unique and original visions. The studio provides them with expertise, production resources, necessary funding, and access to international markets and audiences. In 2022, Quantic Dream embarked on a new phase of growth by joining NetEase Games, the game division of NetEase, to further develop its creative vision and accelerate the development of flagship titles that redefine the interactive experience for players worldwide.
 
For more information, please visit the official website: http://www.quanticdream.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
 
Working in close collaboration with our Animation Director, you will be working on our ambitious projects and helping us push further the boundaries of quality animation in the gaming industry.

Your Missions

    • Support the Animation Director and ensure the daily follow-up of the animations produced by the department. You will co-define the atmosphere, style and rhythm of the sequences, ensuring unity and artistic continuity but also the rhythm of the work of the various participants.
    • Become the main point of contact and bridge to the other departments of the studio.
    • With the assistance of a lead, supervised the body animation team and the facial team.
    • Communicate quality expectations and goals to the teams and develop clear strategies, establish workflows research documentation, and visual references to help the team achieve their goals.
    • Follow and validate the animations produced, by the established artistic charter.
    • You learn to know the target platform, the engine, and the performance capture tools in order to become a force of proposal and push the limits.

The skills we need:

    • Senior-level experience in animation within the video games or Film industry.
    • Experienced as a people manager.
    • Games or Films worked on should have featured complex animation challenges, amongst others on realistic facial animation 
    • Expertise of Maya, Motion Builder (editing) and knowledge or experience in Rigging 
    • Disciplined and motivated, able to work autonomously and to deliver on milestones reaching a high level of quality 
    • Problem solver, professional and positive attitude, efficiency in communicating with multinational team
    • English imperative, French would be greatly appreciated. 
We offer you the opportunity to join experienced and passionate teams and to work in a creative and innovative environment. If you are interested in this position and your profile matches, send us your application to join our team!
 
QUANTIC DREAM is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Our team is the reflection of this commitment.
 
Home office: hybrid, 2 days remote, 3 days in office
Localization: Paris, France

ABOUT QUANTIC DREAM

Quantic Dream is a video game studio founded in 1997 by David Cage, based in Paris, France, and Montreal, Canada.  The unique experiences offered by Heavy Rain™, Beyond: Two Souls™ and Detroit: Become Human™, have reached millions of players around the world and won more than 250 international awards. They have largely contributed to the recognition of interactive storytelling in video games.

Since 2019, Quantic Dream has also been a Publisher supporting video game creation and independent creators offering singular and original visions to which the studio brings its expertise, its means of production, the necessary financing and access to international markets and their audiences. In 2022, Quantic Dream embarked on a new stage of growth by joining NetEase Games, the games division of NetEase, to accelerate its vision of creating landmark titles that redefine the interactive entertainment experience for players worldwide.

For more information, visit the official website: http://www.quanticdream.com.

Quantic Dream is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. Our team reflects this commitment.

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