Senior Animator

5 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Animation • $148,060 PA - $238,869 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Epic Games seeks a Senior Animator for their LEGO Fortnite project. Responsibilities include taking animation from concept to Unreal Engine implementation, creating character animations using in-house tools, collaborating with art leads and other departments, ensuring timely asset delivery, and driving collaborative efforts across disciplines. The ideal candidate possesses a strong animation reel showcasing keyframed character and creature animations, experience with 3D animation software (Unreal Engine a plus), excellent communication and leadership skills, and a good understanding of animation principles and their application in game development. Experience with mocap data and shipping at least one title is a plus.
Must have:
  • Strong animation reel
  • 3D animation software expertise
  • Unreal Engine proficiency (a plus)
  • Excellent communication
  • Animation fundamentals knowledge
  • Collaboration skills
Good to have:
  • Modeling, skinning, rigging
  • Mocap data experience
  • Shipped at least one title

Job Details

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

ART

What We Do

Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.

What You'll Do

Epic Games is searching for a Senior Animator to join our team working on LEGO Fortnite. A successful candidate should have a strong understanding of animation fundamentals and how they relate to game animation, as well as the ability to implement animations in the Unreal Engine. Proficiency in animation blueprints and state machines is a plus.

In this role, you will

  • Take animation from the initial concept through implementation in Unreal Engine
  • Create character-specific animations in Unreal Engine using our in-house rigs and tools
  • Work closely with the individual Epic Art Leads, and artists on the team, to ensure downstream depts have all the information they need
  • Ensure animation assets are delivered and shipped successfully and on time
  • Drive collaboration across disciplines, including Production, Design, Technical Animation, Technical Design, and implementation to help drive the style and feel of LEGO Fortnite's animation
  • Collaborate with leads in a dailies-style critique environment, find optimal solutions, and address basic issues as they arise
  • Refine animations and gameplay feel as needed to get the best quality animation within the timeline

What we're looking for

  • You have an animation reel showing keyframed character and creature animations
  • Strong experience with established 3D animation software and gameplay systems. Unreal Engine is a plus
  • Good instincts for realistic and stylized motions
  • Strong communication and leadership skills
  • Familiarity with the Unreal Engine 5 art pipeline
  • Related skills, such as modeling, skinning, rigging is a plus
  • Experience working with mocap data is a plus
  • Experience having shipped at least one title is a plus

This role is open to multiple locations across the US (including CA & WA).

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).

California Base Pay Range
$162,886$238,869 USD
Washington Base Pay Range
$148,060$217,154 USD

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy .

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found .

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