Lead Animator

Job summary

The Lead Animator will manage and mentor a team of animators while establishing the animation vision and refining pipelines for AAA gameplay. They will collaborate across departments to deliver high-end character and AI animations that support immersive player experiences.

Job details

The Lead Animator will manage and mentor a team of animators while establishing the animation vision and refining pipelines for AAA gameplay. They will collaborate across departments to deliver high-end character and AI animations that support immersive player experiences. Candidates must have experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a lead or senior animator with deep expertise in Unreal Engine and animation systems. Strong proficiency in traditional animation principles, motion capture, and cross-disciplinary communication is essential.

What you’ll do

The Lead Animator will manage and mentor a team of animators while establishing the animation vision and refining pipelines for AAA gameplay. They will collaborate across departments to deliver high-end character and AI animations that support immersive player experiences.

Requirements

Candidates must have experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a lead or senior animator with deep expertise in Unreal Engine and animation systems. Strong proficiency in traditional animation principles, motion capture, and cross-disciplinary communication is essential.

Listed skills

• Mentorship · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Team Leadership · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Animation
• Unreal Engine 5
• Motion Capture
• Team Leadership
• Gameplay Animation
• AI Animation
• Facial Animation
• Rigging
• Prototyping
• Animation Pipelines
• Hand-key Animation
• Mentorship
• Communication
• Project Management
• Human Anatomy
• AAA Game Development

Job areas

• Creative & Media
• Software
• Management & Leadership
• Art & Design
• Technology

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