Senior Gameplay Animator - Systemic Animation Mastery

Naughty Dog; Santa Monica (CA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Naughty Dog is seeking an experienced Gameplay Animator to join our Santa Monica studio for a hybrid/onsite position. You will create high-quality animation content in Maya, collaborate across Animation, Design, and Engineering, and take ownership of challenging projects while mentoring teammates.

The role requires a minimum of 1 shipped AAA game, 5+ years in the game industry, and expertise in systemic gameplay animation, mocap and keyframe work. Portfolio/demo reel is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 shipped AAA game as a Senior Gameplay Animator.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the video game industry.
• Expertise in systemic gameplay animation.
• Mastery of both motion capture and keyframe character animation.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality animation content in Maya and ensure proper implementation in our game engine.
• Collaborate with the Animation, Design, and Engineering teams to create new animations.
• Take ownership of challenging projects and mentor team members.

Skills

Shipped AAA game

5+ years in game industry

Systemic gameplay animation

Motion capture vs keyframe

Team collaboration

Tools

Maya

MotionBuilder

Job description

Naughty Dog is seeking an experienced Gameplay Animator to join our Santa Monica studio for a hybrid/onsite position. You will create high-quality animation content in Maya, collaborate across Animation, Design, and Engineering, and take ownership of challenging projects while mentoring teammates.

The role requires a minimum of 1 shipped AAA game, 5+ years in the game industry, and expertise in systemic gameplay animation, mocap and keyframe work. Portfolio/demo reel is expected.