Remote Viewmodel Gameplay Animator (Contract)

Activision Publishing Inc.; Santa Monica (CA); Remote; USD 42,000 - 78,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work allowed

Medical benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Sledgehammer Games is seeking a Viewmodel Gameplay Animator on a fixed-term contract up to one year, with remote work allowed. You will craft polished first-person weapon animations and collaborate across animation, design, engineering, tech art, rigging, modeling, and other content teams to bring weapons and gameplay systems to life.

This role emphasizes delivering high-quality animation within an established production pipeline in a fast-paced AAA environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional animation experience.
• 1+ years of professional game animation.
• Strong fundamentals in human movement, weight, timing, posing.
• Experience creating or implementing first-person gameplay animation.
• Advanced proficiency with Autodesk Maya.
• Experience with animation implementation tools and game engines.
• Ability to receive feedback and iterate quickly.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines.
• At least one shipped game title preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create polished first-person weapon animations including firing, reloads, handling, and gameplay interactions.
• Maintain weapon readability, posing, weight, and responsive timing from the player's perspective.
• Animate and refine first-person camera motion to support gameplay clarity.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, riggers, modelers, and other animators to solve problems.
• Implement, test, and debug animation in the game engine or tools.
• Identify workflow improvements to increase efficiency and quality.

Skills

First-person animation

Autodesk Maya

Game engine integration

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Problem solving

Iterative development

Tools

Autodesk Maya

Animation pipelines

Job description

Sledgehammer Games is seeking a Viewmodel Gameplay Animator on a fixed-term contract up to one year, with remote work allowed. You will craft polished first-person weapon animations and collaborate across animation, design, engineering, tech art, rigging, modeling, and other content teams to bring weapons and gameplay systems to life.

This role emphasizes delivering high-quality animation within an established production pipeline in a fast-paced AAA environment.