Senior AI gameplay programmer building navigation, pathfinding, and avoidance systems for CD PROJEKT RED’s Cyberpunk 2 RPG. Creating scalable open - world AI tools and behaviors.
About the role
- Senior Gameplay Animator creating hand-key and motion-capture animations for People Can Fly’s AAA action games. Implementing gameplay assets and collaborating in Montreal’s global game-development studio.
Responsibilities
- Follow the established vision of the game’s story and gameplay in the animation creation process
- Create high-quality content using hand-key animation and motion capture data
- Develop animations that support gameplay and visuals
- Implement and iterate animation assets in-game
- Collaborate with the team to create a dynamic, player-centric experience
- Organize and prioritize animation tasks
- Seek feedback and direction after self-review
- Work in the in-house motion capture studio
Requirements
- Typically 5+ years’ professional experience as an animator in games
- Good understanding and feeling of animation principles – timing, weight and staging
- Great ability to transfer game’s story and gameplay on believable and full of life animations
- Experience of animating creatures and quadrupeds
- Solid understanding of character anatomy
- Proficiency with any animation packed tools
- Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques
- Ability to follow and take direction
- Ability to implement feedback
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
- Open-minded team player attitude
- Strong work ethic and self-motivated
- Passionate about playing and making videogames
- Nice to have: storyboarding, figure study, gesture drawing, 2D animation, illustration and painting
- Nice to have: rigging, scripting, proficient in Maya and Motionbuilder
- Nice to have: familiarity with Unreal or similar game engine
- Nice to have: facial animation and lip-syncing skills
- Nice to have: shipped game title experience
Benefits
- Canada Benefit package 100% paid by PCF
- Insurance company reimburses 100% of claims (Up to $ 500 per service a year, as well as individual family coverage)
- Full Dental coverage, including major dental and orthodontics
- 4% RRSP matching before tax deductions, 100% vested on day 1
- Paid week off during Winter Holidays
- 20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days
- Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents
- Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment
- Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do
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