Senior Gameplay Animator [Splinter Cell]

Ubisoft Entertainment; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Ubisoft Entertainment as a Senior Gameplay Animator in Toronto, where you'll create polished animations that immerse players in exciting game worlds. Collaborate with a talented team, leverage your 4-5 years of experience in game animation, and use industry-standard tools like Motion Builder and Maya to bring characters to life.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4-5 years experience in video game animation required.
• Proficiency in motion capturing and animation software.
• Ability to communicate effectively across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Animate using mocap data or key framing for gameplay assets.
• Integrate and synchronize animations in the engine.
• Test and troubleshoot animations to ensure they work as intended.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Team Collaboration

Communication Skills

Adaptability

Tools

Motion Builder

3ds Max

Maya

Job description

Senior Gameplay Animator [Splinter Cell]

When you’re a gameplay animator at Ubi Toronto, you are responsible for a game’s polished, harmonious animation, which allows players to fully immerse themselves in a world that is stylistically believable and consistent.

Whether you’re animating for a hero or a monster, for a crowd or an object, you are always thinking of the movement’s intention and the subject’s behaviour, and of how this one tiny part fits into the larger picture of the game. All your efforts gain their meaning when you take a step back, see the finished product and feel the months of mechanics and decision-making dissolve to reveal a piece of art that brings a new, beautiful world to life.

You understand that teamwork is essential to reach that point. As an individual, you see a hidden story in the way a person moves; you tend to deconstruct the world around you into smaller parts that you then build back up. As a teammate, you pride yourself on your attention to detail, your organizational and communication skills, and your adaptability to change. You collaborate with artists, designers, programmers, leads and other animators, all of whom have opinions, ideas and constraints, but all of whom are committed to the unified goal of authentically portraying the universe with a certain flair.

What you'll do

• Animateusing mocap data or key framing to produce gameplayassets for our games;
• Integrate and synchronizeyour animations in the engine, allowing the team members to have access to your lastest iterations;
• Check in with your lead and your team to see what needsto beupdated;
• Testing and troubleshootingyour animations to make sure that they work as intended in game;
• Polishingyour animations, so they meet the level of quality required by the production;
• Read the latest relevant academic literature in order tostay at the forefrontof your field.

QUALIFICATIONS

What youbring

• A minimum of 4-5 years experience in video game animation, or equivalent;
• Proficiency to communicate with all disciplines and to support and elevate the team in terms of visuals;
• Experience with animation software such as Motion Builder, 3ds Max or Maya;
• You love pushing the envelope, but you also understand the demands cohesive teamwork.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Charles-Antoine and Marie, our talent acquisition specialists, will analyze your application. Please send us aportfolioof your best work (you can attach images or provide us with a password link) as well as yourCVhighlighting your education, experience and skills.

Please notewe are committed to promoting a flexible working policy, as we value in-person interaction and collaboration. Our hybrid work model includes a minimum of 3 days a week in our office and the remaining 2 days working from home.

About us

Ubisoft’s 19,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, For Honor, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

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