Senior Animator

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.ART What We DoPush your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.What You’ll DoEpic Games is searching for a mid to Senior Gameplay Animator to work on several initiatives as part of our collaboration with Disney. This Animator will create original animation with a strong emphasis on style and appeal that's grounded in realistic world physics. A great understanding of the fundamentals of animation and how they relate to game animation is needed, along with the ability to implement animations in the Unreal 5 game engine using our animation blueprint system. In addition to being a world-class games experience, this new persistent universe will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, and engage with content, characters, and stories from Disney. Come join us in creating the future of interactive entertainment.In this role, you willCreate character-specific animations, such as gameplay animation, in Maya and Unreal Engine using our Control Rig toolset.Take animation from initial concept through implementation in Unreal Engine 5 using our animation blueprint system.Drive collaboration across disciplines, including Production, Design, Technical Animation, and Technical Design.Help drive the style and feel of best-in-class animation.Collaborate with leads in a daily style critique environment to find optimal solutions and address basic issues as they arise.Refine animations and gameplay feel as needed to get the best quality animation within the timeline.What we’re looking forExperience working on AAA games for console, PC, and/or mobile as a Senior Gameplay Animator.A strong animation reel showing expertise in key-framed character and creature animation.A strong sense of gameplay feel and timing in relation to game design principles.Relevant experience in both gameplay and cinematic animation.Good instincts for realistic and stylized motions.Familiarity with Maya and Unreal Engine 5 art pipeline.Understanding of modeling, skinning, and rigging.EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFEWe pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.ABOUT USEpic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.Like what you hear? Come be a part of something EpicEqual OpportunityEpic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy.Note to Recruitment AgenciesEpic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found. #J-18808-Ljbffr