Senior Gameplay Animator

Company Description

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our YouTube channel where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!

Job Description

We’re looking for a Senior Gameplay Animator to join our Warsaw office and contribute to the development of Cyberpunk 2, the follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077.

In this role, you’ll be working closely with designers and other multidisciplinary team members to create immersive gameplay content - from initial concepting, quick iteration (while supporting design requirements), to finished animations. This is a hands-on position that combines creativity, technical knowledge, and collaboration. If you’re passionate about gameplay, animation, and building unforgettable player experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

Daily Responsibilities

• Being a game developer first, ensuring that your animations look and feel great while playing the game.
• Collaborating daily with the Animation Lead and Gameplay Design Team
• Help design and take ownership over key gameplay animation features
• Taking responsibility for the animation-related aspects of the game, including driving collaboration across disciplines to create the best possible player experience.
• Estimating the time required to carry out own tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Delivering work in accordance with the artistic direction of the project.
• Work effectively with a cross-discipline team, prototyping and drafting animations to efficiently explore and validate new ideas in game.
• Working on previz animations to communicate new gameplay concepts in Maya/ Motionbuilder
• Providing knowledge and solutions for everyday problems.
• Building and testing the animation pipeline in DCC tools and Unreal Engine 5, acting as both a key stakeholder and power user in the process.
• Creating final, high-quality gameplay animation assets from scratch or motion capture data.
• Sharing your experience and helping less experienced team members.

Qualifications

• Passion for creating great games and a love for animation.
• Experience working on at least two AAA titles.
• An animation reel demonstrating senior-level skills with a clear explanation of contributions.
• Outstanding creativity and a strong commitment to the project.
• Solid knowledge of animation principles and an eye for dynamic poses.
• Good instincts for both realistic and stylized character movement.
• Professional knowledge of Unreal Engine and Motion Builder or Maya.
• Capability to self-manage and make responsible decisions about time and project priorities.
• Ability to work proactively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Eagerness to receive, seek, and provide constructive feedback.
• Ability to mentor less experienced peers.
• Experience setting up shot lists and directing motion capture shoots.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively coordinate with producers, programmers, designers, as well as artists.
• Curiosity, kindness, and a positive and professional can-do attitude.

Nice to have

(Please note that these skills are not required to apply for the position)

• Experience setting up / troubleshooting node based state machines and animation graphs.
• Experience with motion matching.
• Experience in developing FPP games.
• Experience in developing animation pipelines and tools.

Additional Information

Working mode

• Office-First: working primarily in the Warsaw office in a full time or hybrid mode.

Perks & Professional Growth

• Flexible working hours — start your workday anytime between 8:00 and 10:00 AM.
• A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
• Trainings, lectures and courses — internal workshops, external training for each employee, ‘Meet a star’ events, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
• Merch — gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!

Health & Well-being

• Private medical healthcare — a selection of medical plans with dental care to choose from, which are also accessible for your partner and relatives.
• Psychological care — free mental health support and various well-being webinars.
• Multisport card — gain access to a wide number of sporting and fitness facilities across the city.

Social Activities & Life in the Office

• Dog-friendly office — dog owner? Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet at the studio.
• Social events — we host regular gatherings at the studio where we can all unwind, play games, and just have some fun together.
• Healthy selections — ​​organic fruit, snacks, muesli, organic honey, vegan milk, and speciality coffee are all at your disposal around the studio. Enjoy!
• Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.

Head office in Warsaw

• Sustainable campus with an eco ethos — solar panels provide green energy, 2000 plants and an air-filtering system to help provide clean air, electric car charging points, flower meadows, and more green features in the works.
• An onsite, well-equipped gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support and yoga and healthy spine classes.
• Car and bike parking spaces.
• A designated space for your bicycle, as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
• No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.