Principal Gameplay Animator - Animation - Hybrid/Remote(UK)

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Requirements:

• Experience as a Principal Animator on at least one PC or console title.
• Experience with Motion Matching with a strong understanding of its utilization and limitations.
• State Machines development by creating and maintaining them.
• Proven knowledge of animation principles and a focus on dynamic poses, strong in keyframe animation and mocap methods.
• A deep understanding of human behaviour and a strong sense of expressing character through movement.
• Experienced in developing animation for game engines and movement systems; Working with motion capture data and relevant pipelines; working with Unreal Engine or similar.
• Excellent knowledge of Maya/Motion Builder.

Responsibilities:

• Build high quality gameplay animation assets and systems.
• Find creative solutions, artistic, technical or both, to deliver that specificity on a range of characters and other animated elements.
• Craft believable human / non-human keyframe and motion capture animation.
• Take charge of animation system and/or design features – oversee systems and ensuring they get delivered to the highest quality.
• Revising and refining digital content creation and in-engine tools – establish tools and develop pipelines.
• Work with related teams on block-out to final animations and systems, that work seamlessly with non-gameplay animation if required.
• Contribute to the artistic & technical gameplay animation goals for the project.
• Collaborate with all teams on animation workflows & pipeline development.