Contractor Senior Gameplay Animator
CD PROJEKT RED is hiring a remote Contractor Senior Gameplay Animator. The career level for this job opening is Senior Manager and is accepting Poland based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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We’re seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Gameplay Animator to join our team on a fixed-term one-year contract. You’ll collaborate closely with Gameplay Designers, Programmers, and Technical Animators to create lifelike and immersive animations for human enemies (NPCs). You’ll be responsible for planning and crafting animation sets that bring our NPCs to life, enhancing gameplay and aligning with the game’s overall vision.
Daily responsibilities
- Delivering in-game animations using Autodesk Maya, MotionBuilder and Unreal Engine.
- Planning, preparing, and directing motion capture sessions.
- Establishing and maintaining animation asset creation workflows.
- Planning and co-developing multiple NPC-related animation systems.
Qualifications
- Strong experience with motion capture data and key-frame animation.
- Solid understanding of animation principles and body mechanics.
- Experience shipping games with at least one title released.
- Good grasp of gameplay design.
- Strong knowledge of Unreal Engine animation and gameplay-related systems.
- Very good communication and problem-solving skills.
- Basic knowledge of Python and the ability to read scripts or C++ code is a plus.
- Fluent English.