Senior Gameplay Animator (CONTRACT)

The role

The Senior Gameplay Animator creates high-quality gameplay animations. They collaborate with other disciplines to integrate animations into the game while supporting creative and technical requirements.

What you will do

• Develop high-quality animations for gameplay characters
• Collaborate with Designers and Programmers to implement animations in engine
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues independently
• Utilize motion capture data and hand key animation
• Perform gameplay responsibilities including hero traversal, combat, boss, gameplay camera cinematography, mission and open world animations
• Work with the Animation team to guarantee cohesive execution of animation direction
• Communicate with Designers, Programmers, Writers, Project Managers, Art, Audio, Character and Rigging teams

Required qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Maya
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of common state machine flow in any game engine
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry

Nice to have

• Insomniac proprietary tools
• MotionBuilder
• Adobe Premiere

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision

Before you apply

• Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage

About the company

Insomniac Games is looking for a Senior Gameplay Animator. This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions.