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
Chef d’équipe, animation
