Lead Animator

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of animators in developing high-end gameplay and AI animations.
• Collaborate with the Animation Director to establish animation vision and team culture.
• Develop and refine animation pipelines, onboarding, Unreal Engine 5 training, and motion capture
• Deliver hand-key animations and edit motion capture data for first- and third-person characters.
• Coordinate with Production on milestones, sprint planning, and task delegation; assist in hiring
• Contribute to animation leadership discussions and share best practices to guide team culture.

🎯 Requirements

• Shipped multiple AAA titles as a Lead, Team Lead, or Senior Animator, ideally using Unreal Engine.
• Deep knowledge of gameplay/AI animation systems, animation graph/data integration, mocap pipelines
• Strong hand-key facial animation skills (FaceFX) and proficiency animating bipeds, organic forms
• Solid understanding of traditional animation principles, anatomy, gesture, and silhouette for
• A reliable, positive team player who communicates well, collaborates across disciplines, and adapts
• Ownership mindset with the ability to drive tasks autonomously while maintaining quality and

🎁 Benefits

• Culture that emphasizes high standards, collaboration across design, art, engineering, animation
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick days, parental and compassionate leave, wellbeing and family planning
• Supportive environment with opportunities for growth, feedback, and learning new skills.