Gameplay Animator: FPS Motion & Mocap Polish

Respawn Entertainment / EA; West Chatsworth (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Respawn Entertainment / EA in Los Angeles-Chatsworth / Madison, United States; hybrid work model, seeks a skilled animation engineer to develop expressive first- and third-person gameplay animation for Apex Legends.

Responsibilities include refining mocap data through keyframe polish, collaborating with design and engineering to enhance responsiveness, and coordinating with art, audio, VFX, and production to improve animation workflows.

Qualifications

• Three years of professional game-development experience.
• Maya or another 3D animation package.
• Full-body character work and some first-person animation knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Take performances from blocking and motion-capture work through keyframe polish and game implementation.
• Partner with design and engineering to improve responsiveness and gameplay feel.
• Coordinate with art, audio, VFX and production, and improve animation workflows.

Skills

Mocap editing

Camera animation

Collaboration

Tools

Maya

Job description

Respawn Entertainment / EA in Los Angeles-Chatsworth / Madison, United States; hybrid work model, seeks a skilled animation engineer to develop expressive first- and third-person gameplay animation for Apex Legends.

Responsibilities include refining mocap data through keyframe polish, collaborating with design and engineering to enhance responsiveness, and coordinating with art, audio, VFX, and production to improve animation workflows.