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Animation Internship (Gameplay) - Treyarch

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Treyarch is looking for a hardworking and passionate Gameplay Animation Intern to join our ranks!

In this role you will be partnered with experienced industry veterans to hone and guide your animation skills for 3rd person gameplay abilities and performances on a AAA game title through use of motion-capture editing techniques and implementation of animation content into the game.

This is a great opportunity to learn the in’s and out’s of the gameplay animation pipeline, and be able to contribute to the gameplay mechanics in a real hands-on experience. Gameplay animation is one of the most important interactions the player will experience. This opportunity will teach you the importance of balancing the art of animation with the needs of the gameplay design!

The ideal candidate is passionate about animation and has a good understanding of animation fundamentals, body mechanics, and strives to make the gameplay experience fun for the end-user.

Your Mission

• Work directly with your Intern Director to hone your craft of creating motions and editing motion capture data that adheres to the animation fundamentals, at the same time of being compelling, visceral, and complaint to the gameplay design needs of a AAA title
• Learning the gameplay workflow process for creating dynamic and high-quality motions to be applied to in-game abilities for great player experiences and interaction with their characters
• Through guidance and tutoring, acquire the knowledge of the gameplay animation pipeline, the way animations are technically processed and implemented into the game engine
• Study the standard techniques of AAA game animation features like blending, real-time IK, motion matching, state machines, etc.
• Become efficient with industry standard applications like Maya, Motion Builder, Perforce, and other programs that is used across many studios

Player Profile

• Graduating Senior or Post-Graduate (up to 1 year) students preferred, majoring in Fine Arts, Visual Art, or Computer Animation
• Proficient in Autodesk Maya
• Animation Demo reel demonstrating a proficiency of classic animation principles and its fundamentals (staging, timing, anticipation, follow through, exaggeration, squash and stretch) as well as the ability to build the full range of lifelike performances from the subtle to the dramatic and powerful.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, positive attitude and an eagerness to learn and expand your arsenal of skills in gameplay animation
• Passionate for games with an ability to analyze and recognize competitive products for their strengths and weaknesses
• Willing to submit an animation test based on direction and guidelines given by the recruitment team

Please note, the safety and well-being of our teams is very important to us and we will be having our summer 2022 internship as being entirely virtual next year.

About Treyarch

Founded in 1996, Treyarch is an award-winning videogame studio, driven to create awesome games for the world to enjoy. It is an approach that has helped make the studio behind the Black Ops series an industry-leading developer. Call of Duty®: Black Ops , Call of Duty®: Black Ops II , Call of Duty®: Black Ops III , Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4, and the studio’s most recent release, Call of Duty®: Black Ops - Cold War , have all gone on to break industry records. Additionally, Treyarch is the birthplace of fan favorite, Call of Duty ’s Zombies.

Working at Treyarch means having the opportunity to work on some of the biggest videogames in the industry, all within a culture that values individual talent and the teams that bring games to life. We provide our teams with the cutting-edge development tools needed to make their most ambitious plans a reality, allowing for rapid iteration and the ability to create the kinds of memorable gameplay moments that are ultimately shared by millions of fans around the world. We also embrace challenges, knowing that together, we can overcome anything…and hopefully inspire a few new game developers along the way.

Treyarch is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at www.treyarch.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/treyarch , and @treyarch on Twitter.