Staff Gameplay Animator

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☕ Washington – Remote

☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $144k - $217k / year

⏰ Full Time

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teamLFG

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11 - 50 employees

🎮 Gaming

👥 B2C

Gaming • B2C

teamLFG is a PlayStation Studios-affiliated game development studio based in Bellevue, WA that builds immersive, action-driven social multiplayer games designed to foster friendship, community, and belonging. The team combines industry veterans (with credits on Destiny, Halo, League of Legends, Fortnite, Roblox, Rec Room) and newer creators working across the U. S. and Canada to deliver highly polished moment-to-moment gameplay and long-term multiplayer engagement.

📋 Description

• Create high-quality animation content and implement it in a game engine with minimal oversight • Collaborate with Design to create compelling player experiences • Own broad character animation deliverables, including locomotion, abilities, interactions, and emotes • Mentor other animators on animation style and implementation • Collaborate with production to cost out animation work and deliver animation on schedule • Collaborate with Art Direction and Animation Leadership to set Animation Style and Quality bars • Document animation workflows and best practices • Participate in all stages of gameplay animation, from initial character movement concepts through final animation • Work with a cross-discipline team to build a new universe and franchise at PlayStation

🎯 Requirements

• Ability to keyframe stylized gameplay animation, demonstrated through professional or personal work • Extensive experience with character animation in Maya • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Ability to work effectively in a team environment • Experience with animation systems in Unreal Engine • Strong command of animation principles and ability to apply them in a player-experience-focused game • Ability to problem-solve and drive creative solutions for ambiguous problems • Fighting game animation experience (nice to have) • Experience animating to a MOBA-style camera (nice to have) • Live Service game animation experience (nice to have) • Successful completion of background checks at the offer stage

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Matching 401(k) • Paid time off • Wellness program • Employee discounts for Sony products • May be eligible for a bonus package • Flexible remote work