Senior Animator

Summary

Join ArenaNet, a leading game developer, as a Senior Animator! You will play a critical role in shaping the look and feel of our games by creating AAA animations for gameplay and locomotion, focusing on combat. Collaborate with designers and other disciplines to deliver an engaging combat experience. This position requires extensive experience in game animation, mastery of Maya and UE5, and strong communication skills. We offer competitive compensation, including a bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefits package. Remote work options are available for select states. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds.

Requirements

• Professional game industry experience as a Senior Animator
• Ability to keyframe strong gameplay animation and execute at a very high level, as shown by examples of professional or personal work
• Deep understanding of kinetics, action gameplay animation, and animation systems
• Experience implementing animation content into existing runtime systems
• Expert knowledge of Maya character animation workflows
• Strong understanding of UE5 animation systems and workflows
• Outstanding ability to problem-solve and explore creative solutions in an ambiguous space
• Experience enhancing and implementing motion capture data
• Strong understanding and experience with motion capture data and animation process
• Passion for working collaboratively and the ability to communicate feedback in a positive and healthy way
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Unwavering commitment to creating a positive and inclusive work environment

Responsibilities

• Create AAA animations for gameplay and locomotion, With a focus on combat for a variety of characters
• Collaborate with Design to achieve clear and expressive action gameplay animations that feel responsive to player input
• Work closely with the Animation Lead, Art Director, Design, and other disciplines to develop an eye-catching animation style that delivers a fantastic combat experience
• Work closely with Tech Art to iterate on character rigs and refine animation workflows
• Actively share knowledge, process, and constructive feedback
• Participate in teamwide playtests and contribute your ideas and feedback to group discussions

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical Skills: Scripting
• Technical Skills: Rigging

Benefits

• Total compensation is salary plus an annual bonus potential
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Short and long term disability
• 401(k)
• Flexible and dependent care spending accounts
• PTO
• Paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Remote work options are available for select states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, MD, NC, NY, OR, TX, UT, WA and WI or onsite/hybrid/flex at our office in Bellevue, WA