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Senior Narrative Animator

Infinity Ward

Woodland Hills, CA 11-20-2024
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  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Mid (2-5 years) Experience
Job Description
Your Mission

As a Senior Narrative Animator, you will be expected to create high fidelity previs assets, cinematics, narrative in game moments and first-person animations that support the Design and Narrative goals of the project. These animation assets will also need to align with the quality, the style and feel of the rest of the game. You will be joining our Passionate and Talented team of Animators who continue to push industry standards of quality, that echoes throughout our studio. If you're looking for the right environment to display and master your talents, then Infinity Ward is the place for you!

What you bring to the table

We're looking for a skilled animator with a passion for story telling in video games. Your effort to support the narrative beats of the game will include:
• Manipulate motion capture and hand key data to produce high quality animations
• Implement and maintain Animations using Proprietary Tools within our Game Engine
• Communicate and collaborate with animators, directors, designers, writers and cinematographers to complete tasks
• Support and co-direct motion capture sessions to achieve the highest fidelity performances from actors and stunt performers

Player Profile

Minimum Requirements:
• +4 years of Game Development experience
• A strong passion for Animation, video games, and the entertainment it inspires and draws from
• A strong ability for Hand-Keyed Animation
• Excellent Maya Animation experience
• Possess the ability to take tasks from concept to completion with minimal supervision
• Collaborative ability to work with multiple people and disciplines to complete tasks
• Possess the ability to provide and receive feedback from Animators

Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the US, the standard base pay range for this role is $80,800.00 - $149,400.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all US locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d5qw3z-18-117-158-124-42 in your application.

Salary Details
Salary Range: $80,800 to $149,400 Per Year ($ USD)
Company Profile
Infinity Ward

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment.