Animation Artist II - Teamfight Tactics

As a member of the Teamfight Tactics team, you will bring characters, environments, and in-game sequences to life through classic animation principles. Work will vary from character and environment animation, adapting existing animations for new gameplay mechanics, updating classic content, to working on innovative explorations for future Teamfight Tactics features. 

As an Animation Artist on TFT you will begin by working directly with our art, engineering, and technical art teams to help adapt and integrate legacy and new animations into gameplay-ready assets while supporting new technical workflows. You will craft animations tailored to gameplay needs and rework existing assets to fit evolving mechanics.

A great reel will showcase a diverse selection of game-related animation, a strong foundation in the principles of animation, and a solid knowledge of animation tools, pipelines, and processes.

Responsibilities:

• Create high quality animations for TFT characters and environments
• Refine and repurpose classic animations for modern gameplay systems
• Collaborate with technical artists and engineers to optimize animations for performance and seamless integration
• Troubleshoot technical challenges in animation pipelines and workflows in partnership with developers

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of game development Experience
• Excellent knowledge of Maya and modern game engines (Unreal, etc)
• Development experience of Animation Systems (Sequencers, Blueprints, State Machines, in-engine animation and rigging tools, etc)
• Understand animation principles, and body mechanics, acting, posing, and storytelling techniques
• Demonstrated excellence in collaboration and communication within cross-disciplinary teams

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Teamfight Tactics, League of Legends, and Runeterra IP

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

Our Perks:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our for more information.

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