Senior Gameplay Animator

About the role

NBCUniversal is looking for a Senior Gameplay Animator in Montreal. The role brings gameplay characters to life, creating high-quality character animations for navigation, interactions, conversations and other gameplay systems. It involves close collaboration with animators, designers and gameplay programmers, and mentoring junior animators.

Key responsibilities

• Create character animations for navigation, interactions, conversations and other gameplay systems
• Collaborate with animators, designers and gameplay programmers
• Ensure animation work meets artistic goals and quality standards while meeting project deadlines
• Take part in animation reviews and help maintain consistency and quality
• Export, implement and test animations in the game engine
• Troubleshoot animation gameplay issues and provide solutions
• Mentor junior animators and give them feedback

Required profile

• 6+ years of experience in 3D character gameplay animation
• Solid demo reel of gameplay animations
• Experience shipping a AAA game
• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate in cross-disciplinary teams
• Desired: experience with game engines such as Unreal, multiplayer games, and animation-graph techniques

Required skills

• Strong animation skills with a good understanding of human motion, body mechanics and biped locomotion
• Advanced proficiency in MotionBuilder or Maya
• Experience with motion capture data and keyframe animation
• Basic technical understanding of gameplay systems and animation blend systems