Senior Gameplay Animator — Cinematic Combat & Open World

confidential; United States; On-site; USD 106,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Competitive hourly pay

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Senior Gameplay Animator through Insomniac Games to create top-tier gameplay animations aligned with the project's artistic and technical goals.

You will collaborate with designers, programmers, and other teams to ensure animations integrate smoothly into the in-house engine, using Maya, MotionBuilder, and proprietary tools. Experience with state machines in game engines is expected.

Qualifications

• Mathematical skills to calculate figures, discounts, proportions and geometry.
• Advanced knowledge of Maya and Insomniac proprietary tools; familiarity with MS Office; MotionBuilder and Premiere are a plus; knowledge of state machine flow in game engines.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality gameplay animations aligned with artistic direction and technical standards.
• Collaborate with designers and programmers to implement animations in engine using Maya and proprietary tools.
• Troubleshoot and resolve animation issues independently as needed.
• Use motion capture data and hand-key animation to create believable characters.
• Contribute to hero traversal, combat, camera cinematography, and open-world animations at a high level.

Skills

Math skills

Computer skills

Tools

Maya

Insomniac proprietary tools

Microsoft Office

MotionBuilder

Adobe Premiere

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Senior Gameplay Animator through Insomniac Games to create top-tier gameplay animations aligned with the project's artistic and technical goals.

You will collaborate with designers, programmers, and other teams to ensure animations integrate smoothly into the in-house engine, using Maya, MotionBuilder, and proprietary tools. Experience with state machines in game engines is expected.