Studio: Treyarch
Job Opening: Senior AI Animator
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- With gameplay as the highest priority, produce high quality AI animations using the tools at your disposal.
- Responsible for major sets of animations from inception to completion.
- Collaborate with animators, designers, artists and software engineers to identify and address areas of need or concern.
- Contribute to the development of new techniques and processes involved in the implementation and creation of animations.
- Participate in the planning and directing process of motion capture shoots.
- Identify potential areas of risk, create/execute mitigation plans before issues happen, and keep yourself operating at a high level of productivity.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 5+ years of demonstrated experience in the game industry, with at least one title shipped as a Senior Animator.
- A great understanding of realistic body mechanics as well as animation principles.
- Mentorship skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, as well as a self-starter and problem-solving mentality.
- Deep knowledge of Maya, animation implementation, and debugging techniques.
