We're looking for a Senior Cinematic Animator to join our team working out of our Boston office. This role is part of our team working on Cyberpunk 2 - the follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077 and the next major video game in the Cyberpunk franchise.
Daily Responsibilities:
- Being a game developer first, ensuring that your animations look and feel great while playing the game.
- Collaborating daily with the Animation Lead and Cinematic Director.
- Taking responsibility for the animation-related aspects of the game, including driving collaboration across disciplines to create the best possible player experience.
- Estimating the time required to carry out own tasks and meeting deadlines.
- Delivering work in accordance with the artistic direction of the project.
- Prototyping and drafting animations to explore and validate new ideas.
- Working on concepts and previzes for the narrative parts of the game to ensure a cohesive and engaging story experience.
- Providing knowledge and solutions for everyday problems.
- Creating final, high-quality narrative animation assets from scratch or motion capture data.
- Sharing your experience and helping team members.
Qualifications:
- Passion for creating great games and a love for animation.
- Experience working on at least two AAA titles.
- An animation reel demonstrating senior-level skills with a clear explanation of contributions.
- Outstanding creativity and a strong commitment to the project.
- Solid knowledge of animation principles and an eye for dynamic poses.
- Good instincts for realistic character movement and facial conveying emotions.
- Understanding of camera movement, composition, and character performance to create visually compelling scenes.
- Professional knowledge of Unreal Engine and Maya or Motion Builder.
- Experience directing and working with motion capture and/or performance capture.
- Capability to self-manage and make responsible decisions about time and project priorities.
- Ability to work proactively in multidisciplinary teams.
- Eagerness to receive, seek, and provide constructive feedback.
- Ability to mentor less experienced peers.
- Experience creating layouts or previzes is a plus.
- Experience in developing animation pipelines and tools is a plus.
