Respawn Entertainment is a renowned studio that creates extraordinary games, including Apex Legends. They are seeking a talented Junior Animator to join their team, responsible for delivering high-quality animations and collaborating closely with experienced animators.
Responsibilities
- Deliver powerful animation performances from initial blocking to final polish, guided by our seasoned animators
- Craft high-quality, believable animation content for Apex that looks and feels amazing!
- Take charge of the animation process, from conceptualization (blocking, directing mocap talent) to realization (polished key-framing/motion editing, game implementation)
- Work closely with animators to push our quality, share knowledge, and inspire creativity
Skills
- 1-2 years of professional game development experience
- An understanding of video game animation development
- Proficiency with Maya
- Experience with full body/bipedal animations
- Experience with viewmodel/first-person animations
- Knowledge of motion editing (re-posing, re-timing, and enhancing mocap data)
Benefits
- Vacation (3 weeks per year to start)
- 10 days per year of sick time
- Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave)
- Extended health/dental/vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Retirement plan to regular full-time employees
- Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity
- Healthcare coverage
- Mental well-being support
- Retirement savings
- Paid time off
- Family leaves
- Complimentary games
Company Overview
Respawn Entertainment is an independent video game development studio located in the San Fernando Valley. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in Sherman Oaks, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.respawn.com/.
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