Lead Gameplay Animator

Job Description

ART

What We Do

Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.

What You'll Do

Epic Games is searching for a Lead Gameplay Animator to join our team working on Fortnite. A successful candidate should have a great understanding of the fundamentals of animation and how they relate to game animation and the ability to implement animations in the Unreal Engine. Proficiency in animation blueprints is a plus.

In this role, you will
• Create character-specific animations in Maya using our in-house rigs and tools as well as animate directly in Unreal Engine
• Lead animation from initial concept through implementation in Unreal Engine
• Lead a growing team of animators, helping mentor and drive the style and feel of Fortnite's animation

What we're looking for
• You have an animation reel showing key-framed character and creature animations
• Experience creating first-person weapon animation is a huge plus
• Strong experience with Maya and gameplay systems
• Good instincts for realistic and stylized motions
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Familiarity with the Unreal Engine 5 animation pipeline
• Related skills, such as modeling, skinning, rigging
• Experience having shipped at least one title

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gwq18k-3-136-18-156-42 in your application.