Animator, Cinematics
Blizzard Entertainment
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Irvine • California • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $30 - $55 per hour
About the role
- Create visually compelling in-game cinematics and scripted narrative events using motion-capture, performance-capture, and hand-keyed animation techniques
- Implement and validate animations within the game engine to ensure functionality, performance, and visual quality
- Collaborate with Directors, Writers, Designers, and Engineers to ensure cinematic content aligns with narrative, gameplay, and overall creative vision
- Participate in reviews, iterate on feedback, and continuously refine animation quality
- Assist with planning and preparation for motion-capture and performance-capture shoots
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience
- Professional experience creating character or creature animation for games, film, or interactive media
- Experience working with motion-capture, performance-capture, and hand-keyed animation workflows
- Experience collaborating within cross-disciplinary development teams
- Strong animation skills using Maya or equivalent 3D animation software
- Strong facial animation skills and performance-driven animation sensibilities
- Solid understanding of cinematic systems and scripted narrative gameplay
- Understanding of narrative structure and cinematography, including staging, camera, layout, and editing principles
- Technical understanding of animation implementation in a game engine
- Strong communication skills
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision
- Health savings account or health reimbursement account
- Healthcare spending accounts
- Dependent care spending accounts
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) with Company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Charitable donation matching
- Paid holidays and vacation
- Paid sick time
- Floating holidays
- Compassion and bereavement leaves
- Parental leave
- Mental health & wellbeing programs
- Fitness programs
- Free and discounted games
- Relocation assistance if required to move geographic locations
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
character animationcreature animationmotion-captureperformance-capturehand-keyed animationanimation implementationfacial animation3D animationcinematic systemsnarrative gameplay
Soft Skills
collaborationfeedback iterationcommunication