Technical Animation Director

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Activision is looking for a Technical Animation Director to join the development of our next AAA titlean Open World RPG set in a new epic IP.

Feed your creativity while driving the development of our games world and story! Collaborate with our highly-skilled team to build something innovative exhilarating and expansively entertaining.

You will help develop animation systems and will be driving the long-term vision and detail the roadmap of the animation system working with engineers across multiple time zones.

As a leader on the project youll help take the studio and our game from great to even betterwith a focus on inclusivity mutual respect (for ourselves and our players) thoughtfulness empathy professionalism and collaboration.

Youll help us by

• Pushing the animation system to the bleeding edge
• Drive the vision and roadmap animation systems for the next 5 years and beyond
• Be prepared to stand up a team of engineers to help deliver that vision
• Working with other engineers to actively implement the core animation systems
• Collaborate with engineering design and art teams around the globe
• Participate in the design performance and code review process

Youre awesome because you have

• At least 12 years experience in Computer Animation or related field
• Comfortable with state of the art in computer animation
• Have shipped at least 1 AAA games
• Proficient with code and data optimization
• Strong C/C skills
• Comprehensive understanding of object-oriented programming
• Excellent math skills
• Good knowledge of CPU and memory architectures
• Solid debugging skills including the ability to debug at an assembly-level when necessary
• Creative motivated focused passionate

Bonus points for

• Experience with Technical Animation and/or leading a content focused team in AAA games
• Have shipped 1 or more AAA games
• Masters degree in Computer Science or related field
• Experience with shader programming languages
• Experience with animation compression and streaming
• Confident with writing efficient clean readable portable and reliable code

Not sure you meet all the qualifications Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification when in fact they often do! At Activision we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Our World

At Activision we strive to create the most iconic brandsingaming and by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world toenjoytogether. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty Crash Bandicoot Tony Hawks Pro Skater and Guitar Hero. As a leading worldwide developer publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products our press start is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative fun thrilling and engaging entertainment experiences.

Werenot just looking back at our decades-long legacy;wereforging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate creative and diverse teams within our organization.

Werein the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater this could be your opportunity to level up.

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