Senior Gameplay Animator

Company Description

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight into 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 and Beyond the Game Blog 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.

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