Senior Animator (Temp)

Job Title: Senior Cinematics Animator - Treyarch - Los Angeles, CA Requisition ID: R028107 Job Description: Treyarch is looking for a world-class, industry-leading Senior Animator for our future projects. In this role, you will help inspire the team by creating the highest quality animations while pushing the boundaries of gameplay, storytelling, and technology. The ideal candidate is passionate about animation and has a strong understanding of animation principles, body mechanics, Cinematography, Maya, and motion-capture editing techniques.

A successful Senior Animator will bridge animation, engineering, and design to identify potential issues and deploy correct solutions. While working with a Lead Animator, you will champion the animation vision and become an essential pillar of the animation team. Additionally, a Senior Animator will provide relevant input that will influence animation technology development, resources, and tool development.

This role can be based in either our Playa Vista, CA or our Vancouver, BC office and follows an onsite work schedule of four days per week. Produce high-quality animations using the tools at your disposal, with a focus on character performances and gameplay.

Collaborate with animators, designers, artists, and software engineers to identify and address areas of need or concern.

Contribute to the development of new techniques and processes involved in the implementation and creation of animations.

Participate in the planning and directing process of motion capture shoots.

Identify potential areas of risk, create/implement mitigation plans before issues happen, and keep yourself operating at a high level of productivity.

A great understanding of realistic body mechanics as well as animation principles.

Facial animation experience.

Expert knowledge of animation implementation and debugging techniques.

8+ years of proven experience in the game industry, with experience shipping AAA titles, ideally at least one as a Senior Animator.

Creature animation experience.

Strong film language, composition, and camera animation skills.

Experience working with outsourcing.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. 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! Founded in 1996, Treyarch is a videogame studio whose purpose is to create awesome games for the world to enjoy. At Treyarch, we empower the team to be individually driven to innovate on our games, processes, and culture. Studio culture and development, we believe it’s a team effort and that collaboration and hearing one another is key. Come help us create that next moment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at on Facebook at and @treyarch on Twitter.

PS, we've also got some pretty amazing office perks and benefits, like 20 vacation days and 16 holidays, 10 weeks of family leave, free lunches and snacks at our office, comprehensive healthcare, and more! We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;

401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;

Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;

Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;

If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process.