Remote Viewmodel & FPS Weapon Animator

Activision Blizzard, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 41,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k match

Paid time off

Relocation assistance

Discounted games

Job summary

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is seeking a Viewmodel Gameplay Animator on a fixed-term contract for Sledgehammer Games in San Mateo, California. You will create polished first-person weapon animations and collaborate across animation, design, engineering, and art teams to bring weapons and gameplay systems to life.

The position requires 3+ years of animation experience, strong Maya skills, and experience with game engines; remote work is permitted, with collaboration across US studios.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional animation experience.
• 1+ years of professional game animation.
• Strong animation fundamentals with emphasis on human movement, weight, timing, posing, and physicality.
• Experience creating or implementing first-person, or gameplay animation.
• Advanced proficiency with Autodesk Maya.
• Experience working with animation implementation tools and game engines.

Responsibilities

• Use traditional animation fundamentals to craft game motions ranging from stylized to hyper-realistic.
• Create polished first-person weapon animations including firing, reloads, handling, inspections, melee and interactions.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, tech art, riggers, modelers and animators to solve problems.
• Implement, test, and debug animation in the game engine or tools.
• Iterate quickly based on feedback to achieve AAA polish.

Skills

3+ years experience

1+ years game animation

Strong fundamentals

First-person animation

Maya proficiency

Engine animation tools

Tools

Autodesk Maya

Job description

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is seeking a Viewmodel Gameplay Animator on a fixed-term contract for Sledgehammer Games in San Mateo, California. You will create polished first-person weapon animations and collaborate across animation, design, engineering, and art teams to bring weapons and gameplay systems to life.

The position requires 3+ years of animation experience, strong Maya skills, and experience with game engines; remote work is permitted, with collaboration across US studios.