Lead Animator
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Job Summary
WHAT MAKES US EPIC
At the core of Epics success are talented passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative welcoming and creative environment. Whether its building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences were always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. Were constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
ART
What We Do
Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.
What Youll Do
Epic Games is searching for a Lead Animator to join our team working on Fortnite to develop Emote concepts and animation for our wide variety of IP partners and Epic Original Content. A successful candidate should have a great understanding of the fundamentals of animation and how they relate to acting rhythm and game animation. A strong understanding of the Unreal editor including how to implement animations is strongly desired.
In this role you will
- Oversee and supervise/lead character-specific animations such as dances and emotes in Maya and Unreal using our ART tools set
- Guide emotes from initial concept through animation and final implementation in Unreal Engine
- Collaborate across various art disciplines here at Epic as well as Vendor teams
- Lead the growing library of cosmetic animations/emotes offered to players helping to shape and drive the style and feel of Fortnites animation
What were looking for
- You have an animation reel showing key-framed character and creature animations
- Strong experience with Maya and gameplay systems such as Unreal Engine
- Good instincts for realistic and stylized motions
- Strong communication and leadership skills and experience
- Related skills such as modeling skinning rigging
- Experience working with mocap data
- Leadership Experience having shipped at least one title
- User-focused passionate solutions-focused and innovative
EPIC JOB EPIC BENEFITS EPIC LIFE
Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical Dental a Vision HRA Long Term Disability Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4500 employees globally. For over 25 years weve been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epics award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity interactive experiences for PC console mobile and VR it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment automotive and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
Like what you hear Come be a part of something Epic!
Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e. a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.
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About Company
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers t ... View more
