We are seeking a Lead Animator to join our team working on Fortnite, responsible for developing concepts of Emotes and animations for our wide variety of IP and original content partners. The ideal candidate will have excellent mastery of animation fundamentals and how they relate to action, rhythm, and animation for games. A strong knowledge of the Unreal Engine, including animation implementation, is highly desirable.
As a Lead Animator, you will:
- Supervise, guide, and lead specific character animations, such as dances and emotes, in Maya and Unreal, using our ART toolkit
- Conduct Emotes from initial concept, through animation, to final implementation in Unreal Engine
- Collaborate with various art areas within Epic, as well as external partner teams
- Lead the growing library of cosmetic/emote animations offered to players, helping shape and direct the style and identity of Fortnite's animation
We are looking for someone with:
- A reel of animation demonstrating character and creature animations with keyframes
- Solid experience with Maya and game systems, such as Unreal Engine
- Good perception to achieve realistic and stylized movements
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Related skills, such as modeling, skinning, and rigging
- Experience with motion capture data
- Experience in leadership, with participation in the launch of at least one title
- User-focused profile, passion for what they do, focus on solutions, and an innovative attitude
Benefits:
We pay 100% of benefits for both employees and dependents. Our current benefits package includes medical, dental, and life insurance coverage. We also offer additional benefits, including daily meal vouchers and transportation benefits for local employees.
About Us:
Epic Games is a global company with 25 countries, 46 studios, and over 4,500 employees. For over 25 years, we have created award-winning games and technology that enables others to create visually stunning games and 3D content that brings environments to life like never before. Our award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers with the ability to create high-fidelity interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, but is also a tool adopted by content creators in various sectors, such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop notable games, we strive to form teams of world-class talent.
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