Senior Animation Director

2 weeks ago


Montreal, Quebec, Canada Hasbro Full time
About the Role

We're seeking a highly skilled Technical Animation Director to collaborate with our team of designers, artists, and programmers, shaping the vision and implementation of our AAA multiplayer game in the D&D universe.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing the overall vision, assessing technical feasibility, and maintaining detailed documentation for all owned features.

  1. Collaborate with game leadership to develop the overall vision and determine technical feasibility.
  2. Build up and maintain detailed documentation for all owned features.
  3. Evaluate the game's vision, design, and technical needs, identifying risks and mitigation plans.
  4. Work closely with programmers to assess existing animation and rigging tools and occasionally design custom ones to improve pipelines.
  5. Support animators, game designers, and riggers with their technical needs, explaining the root causes of risks, blockers, etc.
  6. Train team members on tools and techniques, raise awareness of new processes.
  7. Resolve complex escalated issues and make technical validations.
  8. Anticipate technological advancements and stay up to date on market trends to define best practices.
  9. Responsible for performance metrics with regards to animation.
  10. Evaluate, design, and develop the pipelines for the animation team and with other departments.
  11. Support technical development across all animation-driven systems (gameplay, cinematics, in-game events, etc).

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