Senior/Lead gameplay animator crafting responsive character movement, controls, and camera systems for NetEase Games’ AAA FPS projects. Owning animation features from prototype through in - game polish.
About the role
- Senior gameplay animator crafting responsive, character-driven animation for Velan Studios’ video games. Collaborating with designers and engineers across prototyping, engine integration, and polished production.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the game’s animation style with expressive, solid body mechanics
- Own the full gameplay animation process from rough prototypes to polished game performances
- Drive in-engine development, including animation systems, state machines, and procedural animation techniques
- Collaborate with designers and engineers to explore ideas and solve gameplay challenges
- Document tools and workflows
- Mentor other animators through feedback, guidance, and support
- Champion animation across the studio, emphasizing clarity, responsiveness, and player feedback
- Potentially serve as Project Lead depending on the project
- As a lead, champion discipline best practices in interdisciplinary discussions about scope, planning, tools, features, and team updates
- Potentially participate in hiring, performance assessment, mentoring, and career development of additional artists
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional experience animating for games, focused on gameplay
- Standout demo reel demonstrating clear body mechanics, timing, and personality
- Expert proficiency in Maya or equivalent 3D animation software
- Hands-on in-engine experience, including general state machine structures
- Proactive and self-directed approach
- Ability to communicate technical needs and issues effectively to Engineering, Tech Art, and Design
- Deep curiosity and passion for responsive, character-forward animation
- Experience leading small animation teams or driving animation direction (big plus)
- Game or engine captures showing animations in gameplay context (big plus)
- Familiarity with motion matching, procedural animation, or other modern runtime techniques (big plus)
- Generalist skills in modeling, rigging, or related areas (big plus)
- Passion for game design and animation’s role in player feedback, pacing, and readability (big plus)
- Experience with motion capture (big plus)
- Basic scripting or tool-building experience with Python, MEL, or similar (big plus)
Benefits
- Potential annual bonuses (not guaranteed)
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Retirement savings plan
- Paid holidays
- Flexible time-off benefits
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