Senior Cinematic Animator II
Job Summary
Job Description
- 10+ years cinematic animation experience
- Shipped 2+ AAA titles
- Mentored/led animation teams
- Unreal Engine experience
- Motion capture expertise
- Excellent communication
8 skills required
Job Details
In This Role, You Will:
- Provide daily hands-on editing and tuning of motion-capture-based narrative animation content
- Collaborate with Engineering, Design, and Animation to devise, implement and debug cinematic sequences
- Collaborate with our design and story partners to craft memorable scenes which drive our narrative and engage our audiences
- Work closely and clearly communicate with external Animation partners to ensure that quality and technical requirements and timelines are being met
- Be involved in Motion Capture shoots, from planning and direction to integration into engine
- Be an active partner in the integration of cinematic animation with gameplay systems
- Collaborate with Animation Directors to ensure alignment with Narrative vision
We Are Looking For People Who:
- Have 10+ years experience in cinematic animation, including third-person action adventure titles
- Have shipped 2+ AAA titles as part of a cinematic creation team
- Have experience mentoring and leading teams of animators
- Have experience with advanced animation systems and performance capture technology
- Push the innovation and emotional fidelity of cinematic animation
- Have a passion for creating cinematic and realistic content
- Have extensive experience developing in a real-time environment (Unreal Engine)
- Excel at pre-visualization and fast iteration
- Thrive in a self-driven environment
- Are great communicators and cross-discipline collaborators
- Possess strong time management and long term planning skills
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About The Company
About Skydance Media
Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, and interactive platforms. Its feature films include Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Annihilation, LIFE, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Star Trek Beyond, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys, World War Z, Star Trek Into Darkness, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and True Grit. Skydance’s upcoming film releases include Top Gun: Maverick, Gemini Man, The Old Guard, 6 Underground and the nwe untitled Terminator film. In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance Television launched in 2013. Its current slate includes Emmy-nominated Grace and Frankie on Netflix, Altered Carbon on Netflix, Jack Ryan on Amazon, and Condor on AT&T Audience Network. Skydance Interactive launched in 2016 to create and publish original and IP-based virtual reality experiences and video games. Skydance Interactive recently debuted its first original title – Archangel, a story-driven VR shooter.
About Skydance Interactive
Skydance Interactive creates and publishes original and IP-based virtual reality games. The division of Skydance Media was launched in 2016 through the acquisition of The Workshop Entertainment. Skydance Interactive’s first VR offering is Archangel, launched on July 18th 2017. Skydance Interactive in 2017 partnered with Skybound Entertainment to develop a number of original virtual reality video games based on the expansive world of The Walking Dead universe. The Walking Dead VR game will be the inaugural co-developed title from both companies. The studio is located in Marina del Rey, CA.
About Animation
In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance’s first three animated features are Luck, Split (working title), and Powerless (working title). Luck, directed by Alessandro Carloni (Kung Fu Panda 3) and written by Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger, is a comedy that pulls back the curtain on the millennia-old battle between the organizations of good luck and bad luck that secretly affects our daily lives. Split, directed by Vicky Jenson (Shrek) and written by Linda Woolverton, tells the story of Elian, a teenager who comes of age using her magical powers to defend her family when the opposing forces of light and darkness threaten to divide her kingdom. Nathan Greno (Tangled) is set to direct Powerless. The studio is located in Los Angeles, CA.
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