We are seeking a talented Animation Team Lead to join our team working on Fortnite. As a key member of our animation team, you will be responsible for developing concepts for emotes and animations for a variety of intellectual property partners as well as original Epic content.

What you'll do

• Supervise and direct the creation of character-specific animations, such as dances and emotes, in Maya and Unreal, using our ART toolset
• Collaborate with various artistic disciplines at Epic as well as external partner teams
• Lead and evolve our growing library of cosmetic animations and emotes offered to players, while contributing to defining and advancing the style and identity of Fortnite's animation

What you need

• A demo reel showcasing a solid expertise in character animation and creature animation in keyframe
• Excellent experience with Maya and Unreal Engine's gameplay systems
• A good instinct for realistic and stylized movements
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with a proven track record in a leadership role
• Relevant skills such as modeling, skinning, and rigging
• Experience working with motion capture data
• Experience in leadership that contributed to the delivery of at least one title
• User-focused, passionate, solution-oriented, and innovative