Senior Gameplay Animator
On-site · Brno, South Moravian, Czechia
Job Summary
Senior Gameplay Animator responsible for creating high-quality mocap-driven 3D character animations that bring our AAA title to life. You will work closely with designers, artists, and engineers to ensure animations align with gameplay and narrative vision, co-direct mocap shoots, adapt to the project’s realistic/open-world style, troubleshoot animation integration, help estimate task scopes and timelines, share knowledge across the team, explore new animation technologies, and collaborate with co-dev/outsourcing partners to deliver best-in-class gameplay features.
Required Qualifications
- Experience with mocap-driven gameplay animation pipelines (Motion capture data, MotionBuilder or Maya)
- Proficiency with Unreal Engine or other game engines
- Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality animation for AAA games
- Solid experience with mocap animation in game development
- Knowledge of classic animation principles, body mechanics, acting, posing and storytelling for gameplay animations
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across locations
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across designers, technicians, and outsourcing partners
- Ability to estimate time for tasks, define scope, and identify risks
- Experience delivering content that matches a game's vision and constraints
- Willingness to explore new animation tech and workflows
- Ability to co-direct mocap shoots and work with animation leads and production
- Experience in pipeline optimization and troubleshooting animation integration in gameplay
- Strong problem-solving skills and creative/technical aptitude
- A strong animation reel demonstrating industry-defining titles
- Knowledge of animation pipelines and open-world animation considerations
- Experience collaborating with animation leads, designers, technical animators, programmers
- Experience with mocap-driven animation pipelines and game engine integration
- Team collaboration across multiple locations
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