Skybound is looking for a Gameplay Animator to work on the stars of our games, characters that evoke emotion and inspire players! Gameplay Animators deliver personality, authenticity, and style that turns into responsive gameplay and memorable moments. The ideal candidate will be passionate about combat focused animation.
As a Gameplay Animator, you will animate stylized characters in pose driven animations while upholding our standards and pipelines. You will work collaboratively with cross functional teams to ensure that your characters perform flawlessly, look amazing, and deliver raw emotion and impactful gameplay!
Reports: This position will report to the Animation Director
Responsibilities: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Create gameplay, cinematics, and facial animations using keyframe animation
- Animate characters, cameras and props in both gameplay and cut scenes
- Work closely with design and art to achieve clear, performant, and responsive animations that deliver every impact, reaction and nuance to the player
- Work with technical artists and engineers to ensure characters look as great in-game as on your desktop
- Collaborate with other members of the animation team to create consistent work and share inspiration
Basic Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience as an animator for the games industry
- Portfolio of character animation work (keyframe, motion capture or both)
- Strong keyframe skills with a focus on combat animation
- Ability to collaborate and work side by side with a team of designers, artists, and animators
- Ability to take direction well
- Self-motivated, creative problem solver
Preferred Qualifications:
- Unreal Engine experience
- Experience with character combat animation and gameplay
- Proficient in the use of Maya
- Passion for video game development
- Passion for combat-oriented games
- Passion for Skybound IP
Job Type: Regular, Full-Time
Salary Range: $90,000 - $105,000
- Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc.
- The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees
- Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role
Skybound offers a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, as well as free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We also offer a 401K plan with 4% match, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, generous time off, wellness benefits, and tuition reimbursement.
Company Overview
Skybound is a multiplatform content company working closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending stories and universes to new platforms, including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyond. We are home to critically-acclaimed global franchises, including The Walking Dead and Invincible.
Skybound Games produces, publishes and distributes video and tabletop games across all genres, including the multi-million-unit selling The Walking Dead video game series. In addition to our wholly-owned franchises, we work with independent developers to foster and create original games with compelling characters and worlds, strong creator and artistic focus, and innovative approaches to engaging genres.
Invincible is one of Skybound's tentpole franchises (celebrating 20 years!) and spans the world of comic books, merchandise, video games, and the critically acclaimed adult animated television series on Prime Video. Now in its second season, the television show has consistently ranked as one of Prime Videos top-streamed series with a 99% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Based on the groundbreaking comic book by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, Invincible revolves around 18-year-old Mark Grayson, who’s just like every other guy his age—except his father is (or was) the most powerful superhero on the planet. Still reeling from Nolan’s betrayal in Season One, Mark struggles to rebuild his life as he faces a host of new threats, all while battling his greatest fear - that he might become his father without even knowing it.
The show stars Steven Yeun, with Sandra Oh, Zazie Beetz, Grey Griffin, Chris Diamantopoulos, Walton Goggins, Gillian Jacobs, Jason Mantzoukas, Ross Marquand, Khary Payton, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Kevin Michael Richardson, Seth Rogen, and J.K. Simmons. Executive producers include Skybound's own Kirkman, David Alpert, and Margaret M. Dean.
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Skybound we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! Skybound is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, hair texture or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Skybound complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination.
Skybound will consider applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the CA Fair Chance Act and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
