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Senior Gameplay Animator

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🕒 October 8

☕ Washington – Remote

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💵 $76 - $86 / hour

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🎮 Game Engineer

Where this job comes from

Posted on Insomniac Games's careers page, not through a job board

First seen by Remote Rocketship October 8

Still open on Insomniac Games's site. Checked 6 hours ago.

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Insomniac Games

201 - 500 employees

Founded 1994

🎮 Gaming

Gaming

Insomniac Games is a renowned video game developer known for creating popular titles such as Marvel's Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Ratchet & Clank. The company emphasizes crafting games that convey positive messages and themes of friendship, self-sacrifice, and overcoming evil. Insomniac Games prides itself on maintaining an inclusive workplace culture, ensuring that their creative outputs reflect the same values they uphold internally. With a focus on both console and PC gaming, Insomniac Games continues to be a leader in the gaming industry.

📋 Description

• Develop high-quality gameplay animations for characters aligned with artistic direction and technical standards • Collaborate with Designers and Programmers to implement animations in the game engine using Maya and proprietary engine tools • Troubleshoot and resolve animation issues independently • Use motion capture data and hand-key animation to create believable characters • Create hero traversal, combat, boss, gameplay camera cinematography, mission, and open-world animations • Work with the Animation team to ensure cohesive execution of the established animation direction • Provide constructive feedback as necessary • Communicate with Designers, Programmers, Writers, Project Managers, Art, Audio, Character, and Rigging teams to resolve issues and achieve project goals • Perform other assigned duties

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of Maya • Knowledge of Insomniac proprietary tools (preferred) • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite • Knowledge of common state machine flow in any game engine required • MotionBuilder and Adobe Premiere are a plus • Ability to calculate figures and amounts, including discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume • Ability to apply basic algebra and geometry concepts • Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Background check conducted at offer stage

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