Studio: Bungie
Job Opening: Senior Animation Lead
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with art leadership to define visual goals for animation content
- Offer constructive feedback & clear direction during animation content reviews
- Build and lead an inspired, united team of animators through all phases of production
- Manage, mentor, and support team members with a culture of safe creative collaboration
- Own runtime animation systems for all characters until the team grows to support a full-time technical animation role
- Foster the development of a unique animation style with personality and charm that maintains action gameplay clarity in alignment with Design
- Partner with Production on task estimates and deliverables to maintain craft quality and team health while minimizing risk
- Work closely with Tech Art and Engineering to build flexible & efficient animation workflows
- Establish and document animation content expectations + best practices
Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience working as an Animation Lead on shipped games with significant complexity and/or high animation fidelity
- Ability to keyframe stylized gameplay animation, as shown by examples of professional or personal work
- A proven eye for achieving gameplay clarity through animation content, especially for action games
- An appreciation for appealing squash & stretch, smear frames, multiples
- Expert knowledge of Maya character animation workflows
- Exceptional ability to problem-solve and drive creative solutions despite ambiguity
- Task driven, self-motivated, and proactive
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Embrace “we” culture in addition to being an outstanding collaborator and communicator
- High social intelligence, great interpersonal skills, and empathy for creative teams
- Proficiency in establishing runtime animation systems that prioritize responsive feedback
- Willingness to manage and mentor the animators on your team
- Proven ability to lead and mentor a group of art leads
Nice to Have:
- Experience with development using Unreal Engine
- Familiarity with the competitive gaming landscape
- Experience working on a live game (“game as a service”)
