Gameplay Animator: Immersive, Player-First Combat Animations

Respawn Entertainment; West Chatsworth (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Respawn Entertainment is seeking a talented Gameplay Animator to join the Apex Legends Animation team. You will craft immersive, believable animation performances across first and third person gameplay, driving responsive player experiences and high-fidelity motion.

You’ll collaborate with designers and engineers to ensure seamless integration and polish. The role requires strong knowledge of game animation development, experience with Maya, and hands-on mocap editing.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional game development experience.
• Strong understanding of video game animation development.
• Experience creating behaviors and full body/bipedal animations, including first-person animation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver powerful and believable animation performances from blocking to final polish for first and third person gameplay.
• Develop and apply craft knowledge from conceptualization through to realization (blocking, mocap collaboration, key-framing, motion editing, in-game implementation).
• Collaborate with Designers and other disciplines to ensure responsive, immersive gameplay."
• Maintain communication across production, design, art, audio, and VFX during your areas of responsibility.
• Proactively assess and evolve workflows and player experience for Apex Legends.

Skills

Gameplay animation

Motion capture editing

First-person animation

Team collaboration

Tools

Autodesk Maya

Job description

Respawn Entertainment is seeking a talented Gameplay Animator to join the Apex Legends Animation team. You will craft immersive, believable animation performances across first and third person gameplay, driving responsive player experiences and high-fidelity motion.

You’ll collaborate with designers and engineers to ensure seamless integration and polish. The role requires strong knowledge of game animation development, experience with Maya, and hands-on mocap editing.