Lead Animation Director

3 weeks ago

Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2K Full time
Lead Gameplay Animator

We're seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Gameplay Animator to join our team at 2K. As a key member of our animation team, you will be responsible for setting the animation quality standards for the team and collaborating with designers, technical animators, and programmers to develop gameplay features.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the daily efforts of a group of animators, setting direction and tasks to ensure high-quality animation delivery.
  • Work with technical animators to establish character rig needs and push our tools and workflows to the next level.
  • Promote communication and collaboration with peers across varying disciplines.
  • Mentor, guide, grow, and lead animators, providing examples and arranging training as necessary.
  • Provide guidance to other team members to work through technical and creative solutions.
  • Write documentation where required and maintain production requirements such as stand-ups, feedback, and communication with peers.
  • Experience working with an Art Director to develop direction and quality goals and parsing that information to a team for precise execution.
  • Establish best practices and procedures for Animation.
Requirements:
  • 7+ years of game animation experience.
  • Proficient in all relevant software such as Maya and Motion Builder.
  • Credited on at least one AAA title where you had ownership of parts of Player or AI animation content, including in-game implementation.
  • Experience in at least one game engine, with knowledge of how to work with multiple animation systems (e.g. state machines or graphs, locomotion systems, etc.).
  • Collaborative, self-motivated, and effective time-management skills.
  • Passion for making and playing games.

We're looking for a talented and experienced Lead Gameplay Animator to join our team at 2K. If you're passionate about game animation and have a strong background in leading teams and developing gameplay features, we'd love to hear from you.

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