Senior Technical Gameplay Animator

Sony Interactive Entertainment
Santa Monica
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Creative Production (Video/Audio/Photo)Experience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Mentoring","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Senior Technical Gameplay Animator responsible for creating and implementing advanced animation systems for a AAA title. You will develop tools, streamline pipelines, troubleshoot in-game animation issues, create high-quality animation content, mentor teammates, and help define the animation style and quality bar. Collaborate with Animation, Design, and Engineering to push cutting-edge character animation in modern game engines.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment
6 months ago

Senior Technical Gameplay Animator

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Job Summary

Senior Technical Gameplay Animator responsible for creating and implementing advanced animation systems for a AAA title. You will develop tools, streamline pipelines, troubleshoot in-game animation issues, create high-quality animation content, mentor teammates, and help define the animation style and quality bar. Collaborate with Animation, Design, and Engineering to push cutting-edge character animation in modern game engines.
Location: Santa Monica
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Creative Production (Video/Audio/Photo)
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Facilitate the creation and implementation of tools and techniques that allow the building of complex and high-quality animation systems
  • •Innovate and streamline animation pipeline processes and workflows
  • •Collaborate with the Animation, Design, and Engineering teams to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve in-game animation implementation issues and animation-related technical challenges
  • •Create high quality animation content supporting the newly developed behaviors and systems and implement it in engine
  • •Work with the animation leadership on defining and maintaining the style and quality bar of the in-game animation

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of industry experience in technical animation for games
  • •Proficiency in Python, C#, C++ or other programming languages
  • •Full understanding of in-game animation tools like state machines, blend trees, IK solvers
  • •Expertise with mocap and keyframe based digital content creation pipelines built on Maya or Motionbuilder
  • •Portfolio or demo reel may be requested as part of the application process
Experience:5+ yearsGamingVideo games
Skills:CommunicationMentoringCollaborationProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonC#C++MayaMotionbuilderState machinesBlend treesIK solvers

Company Brief

Sony Interactive Entertainment
Develops and publishes PlayStation hardware, software, and digital services, operating the PlayStation platform and ecosystem for gaming, entertainment, and network services worldwide.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: San Mateo, United States
Founded: 1993
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