Senior Gameplay Animator

Red Barrels is seeking a Senior Gameplay Animator to develop and create high-quality animations for gameplay characters and scripted events. The role involves collaborating with programmers and game designers, creating gameplay systems using Anim Graphs and Blueprints, and troubleshooting animation issues. Responsibilities include animating first and third-person locomotion, combat, player interactions, AI, and scripted events, while also contributing to animation pipeline improvements and documentation.

Must Have

• Develop and create high-quality animations for gameplay characters and scripted events.
• Collaborate with other departments to integrate animations into complex systems.
• Help create gameplay systems like Anim Graphs and Blueprints.
• Troubleshoot and prioritize gameplay animation issues independently.
• Create first and third-person locomotion, combat, player interaction, AI, and scripted event animations.
• Manage daily tasks using Jira.
• Create and maintain animation process documentation.
• Help establish new techniques for animation pipeline improvement.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in AA or AAA game production as a Gameplay Animator.
• Experience with Unreal Engine, Blueprints, and Anim Graphs.
• Ability to communicate in both French and English.

Good to Have

• Passion for video games.
• Love for horror culture (movies, games, books).

Perks & Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Access to project-based and yearly profitability bonuses
• Flexible time management
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Group insurance
• Wellness account
• Group RRSP
• 4 weeks' vacation (from hiring)
• One week off for Holidays
• One week off in summer

Red Barrels is the studio behind the immersive indie horror series Outlast, a series that has terrified more than 15 million players worldwide. Red Barrel’s mission is to create unforgettable experiences that leave the player’s blood running cold.

MAIN MISSION

Red Barrels is looking for a talented Gameplay Animator who brings a high level of creativity and innovation to their work. We are looking for someone who is interested in doing things differently and thrives in a cross studio collaborative environment.

TASKS

• Develop and create high-quality animations for gameplay characters and scripted events, aligning creative direction and technical needs at every stage.
• Collaborate with other departments like Programmers and Game Designers to integrate your animations into complex systems.
• Help create gameplay systems such as Anim Graphs and Blueprints for animation integration.
• Troubleshoot and prioritize issues independently to resolve blockers.
• Gameplay involves First and Third Person traversal, combat, Player interactions, AI and Scripted events.
• Provide support and work with other animation team members through organized workflows, strong communication and constructive feedback.
• Communicate effectively with other disciplines such as Character teams, Writers, Designers, Rigging, Sound and Producers.
• Manage your daily tasks through Jira, while keeping your Lead/Director up to date.
• Create and maintain documentation of animation processes and metrics to help with knowledge sharing within the team.
• Help establish new techniques to improve our animation pipeline.
• Participate in weekly play sessions.

Profile Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in AA or AAA game production as a Gameplay Animator.
• Strong emphasis on independence within a team.
• Experience with Unreal Engine, specifically Blueprints and Anim Graphs.
• Must be able to communicate in both French and English

Nice to Have

• A real passion for video games! It’s what drives us at Red Barrels.
• Loving the horror culture (movies, games, books, etc.)

What do we offer?

At Red Barrels all team members share in the advantages, including a highly competitive salary, access to bonuses (project based and yearly profitability), flexible time management and hybrid working arrangements, group insurance and wellness account, group RRSP, and 4 weeks' vacation (from hiring!). Unless there’s an exceptional case, we also offer one week off for Holidays AND a week in summer.

Red Barrels is convinced that all voices, identities, skills and experiences make our studio stronger and allow us to create better games. If you need a work permit, your eligibility may depend on specific government requirements.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.