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Rockstar Games is seeking a talented Face Animator to join their team in Carlsbad, CA. This is a full-time, in-office position where the animator will create facial animations for characters and animals in cinematic and gameplay sequences. The ideal candidate will possess a passion for games and a strong understanding of animation principles.
Role involves:
- Creating facial animations for characters and animals.
- Enhancing face performances.
- Implementing feedback from lead reviews.
- Collaborating with animation, code, and design teams.
- Implementing, troubleshooting, and debugging animation systems.
- Helping improve animation pipelines.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Animation or similar training.
- Face Animation production experience on current generation console and/or PC.
- Hand key Facial Animation experience.
- Demo reel demonstrating a good understanding of animation principles with a focus on high quality facial animation.
- Advanced knowledge in one of: Maya, MotionBuilder, or equivalent 3D program.
- Exceptional skill in animating human and animal faces.
- Experience implementing animations in a game engine.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Strong understanding of development issues involved in getting animations into a game.
- Positive, solution-oriented individual with a passion for game development.
Role offers:
- Opportunity to work on large-scale creative projects.
- Inclusive, highly-motivated environment.
- Collaboration with talented people in the industry.
