Senior Animator (View Model)

2 Days ago • 5-7 Years

About the job

Summary_{By Outscal}

Senior View Model Animator needed for AAA game development. Must have 5+ years of experience, strong understanding of animation principles, and experience with Unreal Engine 5. Experience with mocap, character animation, and a strong portfolio are required.

At Turtle Rock, we make the games we want to play. We're dedicated to providing a collaborative environment where our team members feel empowered with the creative freedom to contribute and grow. While we are based in Orange County, CA, we support flexible work arrangements ranging from in-studio, hybrid, to fully remote throughout North America. Join our award-winning game development team and help create our next AAA title.

We are looking for a Senior View Model Animator to join our Animation team. As a Senior View Model Animator, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the player's immersive experience by creating seamless, realistic, and visually appealing first-person animations. This individual will work very closely with the Lead Animator and team to create industry-leading and memorable gameplay experiences. This position will report to the Lead Animator.

Responsibilities

Work closely with the Lead Animator and team to create industry-leading appealing animation and immersive, memorable, and seamless gameplay experiences
Create detailed animations for weapons ensuring the movements feel natural, responsive, and immersive from the player's perspective
Give characters unique personalities that embody the artistic and gameplay style and vision
Constantly push animation quality higher
Collaborate with character and tech art teams during all character creation phases
Collaborate and iterate quickly with designers and other animators to ensure animations align with gameplay mechanics, timing, and feel
Work in engine creating, implementing, tuning, and regularly testing animation assets with attention to detail
Organize complicated sets of animation data and assets
Help establish and refine the animation pipeline and tools
Coordinate with all departments to achieve project goals

Requirements

5+ years game industry experience having shipped at least one AAA title
Strong understanding of animation principles
Strong keyframe and mocap clean-up animation skills
Experience animating humanoid characters and creatures
Experience with animation systems in Unreal Engine 5, or equivalent (animation blueprints, graphs, and state machines, blend spaces, and montages)
Expert with Maya or similar package
Creative problem-solving at all stages of development
Strong communication skills, a team player, and a positive attitude
Able to provide objective feedback and take direction well
Strong work ethic and self-motivated, able to maintain high quality of in-game animation and consistent progress without constant supervision
Your reel must be included with your resume and showcase samples of realistic animation work.

Preferences

7+ years game industry experience
Working knowledge of modeling, skinning, and rigging for games and how it pertains to animation
Familiarity of development tools such as Perforce, JIRA, and Confluence

The estimated base pay range for this role is: $105,000—$155,000 USD

Benefits

Some of the benefits and perks our employees get to enjoy, include:

100% Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage for you and your family
401k Matching
Student Loan Repayment Plan / College Savings Plan
Career Improvement Plan
Flexible Work Arrangements - In-House, Hybrid, and Remote
Generous Time Off Policy
Company Events - In-Person + Virtual Events
Fully Stocked Kitchen + Sponsored Food Trucks

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

$105.0K - $155.0K/yr (Outscal est.)

$130.0K/yr avg.

Lake Forest, California, United States

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About The Company

Turtle Rock Studios

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Founded in 2002, we are Turtle Rock Studios, a multi-project, award-winning independent developer located in the heart of Orange County, CA. We thrive in an open, collaborative environment which is led to this day by co-founders Chris Ashton and Phil Robb.

Our past projects consist of AAA Competitive / Co-Op shooters: Left4Dead, Evolve, and Back 4 Blood, and VR titles: Journey of the Gods and Face Your Fears II.

We're gamers who believe in iteration, so we work alongside our community to make our, and their, gameplay dreams reality.

We have a project in development at this time and we're looking for top tier talent to add to our development team!

To learn more about our team and culture, visit www.turtlerockstudios.com/our-studio/

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