Epic Games is hiring a
Gameplay Animator

Summary

Epic Games is seeking a Gameplay Animator to join their team in collaboration with Disney. The animator will create original animation with an emphasis on style and appeal, implementing animations in Unreal Engine using the Control Rig toolset and animation blueprint system. They will collaborate with leads and drive animation style and feel across disciplines.

Requirements

• A strong animation reel showing expertise in key-framed character and creature animation
• Relevant experience in both gameplay and cinematic animation
• Good instincts for realistic and stylized motions
• Familiarity with Maya and Unreal Engine 5 art pipeline
• Understanding of modeling, skinning, and rigging

Responsibilities

• Create character-specific animations such as gameplay animations in Unreal Engine using the Control Rig toolset
• Take animation from initial concept through implementation in Unreal Engine 5 using the animation blueprint system
• Drive collaboration across disciplines, including Production, Design, Technical Animation, Technical Design, and implementation to help drive the style and feel of best-in-class animation
• Collaborate with leads in a dailies style critique environment, find optimal solutions, and address basic issues as they arise
• Refine animations and gameplay feel as needed to get the best quality animation within the timeline

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Motion Capture is a plus
• Experience with working on hard surface or vehicle animation is a plus