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About the Role
We are building a culture of collaboration and seeking an imaginative, skillful, and versatile Senior Technical Animator with a focus on game scripting and cinematic scenes implementation to join our team. If you share a passion for developing groundbreaking worlds and player experiences, then this may be the position you’ve been waiting for!
Responsibilities
- Work with established game engine and animation systems within digital creation tools.
- Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of Designers, Animators and Technical Animators cultivating a positive team dynamic.
- Work quickly and effectively to support content creators.
- Technical design and narrative scene support, and animation prop rig creation.
Requirements
- Experience in game scripting, technical design, animation roles or technical art.
- Professional or personal experience working with real time game engines.
- Proficiency in building skeletons, skinning and rigging in Maya.
- Good understanding of proprietary engine and related tools.
- Strong artistic skills and working knowledge of 3D art production.
- Working understanding of Python tool and pipeline development.
- The ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with the development team.
- Strong problem solving and trouble-shooting skills.
- Must be flexible and comfortable with prototyping and quick iteration.
- An adaptable and continuous learning attitude.
Skills
- game scripting
- cinematic scenes implementation
- Maya
- Python tool and pipeline development
- real-time physics
- ragdolls
- pre-baked simulation
- shader creation
- in-game cinematics
- capturing and editing
Location
- San Mateo, California
- Toronto, Canada
Work Type
- hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Technical Animation/Art Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $130,140.00 - $171,960.00 CAD
Benefits
- Extended health plan, including medical, dental, vision, life
- Supplemental life & critical illness
- Legal service
- Relocation assistance
About the Company
- Sledgehammer Games is a leading developer in the video game industry, best known for its work on the Call of Duty franchise.
- We combine cutting-edge technology with creative vision to produce games that resonate with players worldwide.
- Sledgehammer Games is part of the Activision family and is wholly owned by Microsoft.
- At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment.
- We are driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together.
- We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®.
- As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.
- We’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world.
- We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.
- We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy.
Equal Opportunity
- At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.
- Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do!