Lead Animator Specialist

2 weeks ago

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Epic Games Full time
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About the Job

Epic Games is searching for a Lead Animator to join our team working on Fortnite.


About the Role

This role will involve leading a growing team of animators, helping mentor and drive the style and feel of Fortnite's animation.


The ideal candidate will have a great understanding of the fundamentals of animation and how they relate to game animation, as well as the ability to implement animations in the Unreal Engine.


Proficiency in animation blueprints is a plus.


Responsibilities

  • Lead a growing team of animators, helping mentor and drive the style and feel of Fortnite's animation
  • Take animation from initial concept through implementation in Unreal Engine
  • Create character specific animations in Maya using our in-house rigs and tools
  • Work closely with the individual Epic Art Leads, and artists on the team, to ensure downstream depts have all the information they need when launched
  • Ensure animation assets are delivered and shipped successfully and on time
  • Be a point of contact for bug support, triage, and resolution of animation assets

Requirements

  • You have an animation reel showing key-framed character and creature animations
  • Strong experience with Maya and gameplay systems
  • Good instincts for realistic and stylized motions
  • Strong communication and leadership skills
  • Familiarity with the Unreal Engine 4 art pipeline
  • Related skills, such as modeling, skinning, rigging
  • Experience working with mocap data
  • Experience having shipped at least one title
  • User-focused, passionate, scrappy, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do

About Epic Games

Epic Games spans across 19 countries with 55 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.


What We Offer

  • We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match.
  • We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
  • Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks.
  • We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

About Us

Epic 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 here.


Notification to Recruitment Agencies

Epic 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 here.


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