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Lead Animator

ART AT EPIC

What We Do

Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.

What You'll Do

Epic Games is searching for experienced Animators to join our team working on Fortnite . A successful candidate should have a great understanding of the fundamentals of animation and how they relate to game animation and the ability to implement animations in the Unreal 4 editor using our animation blueprint system.

In this role, you will

• Create character specific animations such as dances and emotes as well as gameplay animations in Maya using our ART tools set
• Take animation from initial concept through to implementation in Unreal Engine 4 using our animation blueprint system
• Lead a growing team of animators, helping mentor and drive the style and feel of Fortnite’s animation

What we're looking for

• You have an animation reel showing key-framed character and creature animations
• Strong experience with Maya and gameplay systems
• Good instincts for realistic and stylized motions
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Familiarity with the Unreal Engine 4 art pipeline
• Related skills, such as modeling, skinning, rigging
• Experience working with mocap data
• Experience having shipped at least one title
• You’re user-focused, passionate, scrappy, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match and profit share. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

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EPIC 艺术创作

我们的目标

世界级环境、角色和概念艺术家所组成的团队殆尽思虑进行创新创作，让你的艺术天赋燃至极限。

你的工作

Epic Games 正在寻找可以加入 《堡垒之夜》 团队的首席动画师。成功的候选人应该非常了解动画的基本原理以及它们与游戏动画的关系，并且能够在 Unreal 4 编辑器中使用我们的动画蓝图系统实现动画。

职责范围

• 使用我们的艺术工具集，在 Maya 中构筑对应人物的动画，例如舞蹈及姿势，以及游戏动画
• 在虚幻引擎 4 中，运用我们的动画蓝图系统，将动画从概念草图开始，制作为能在游戏中实装的内容
• 带领一组不断扩张的动画师团队，来帮助指导并推动《堡垒之夜》的动画风格

招聘要求

• 你有着展示了关键帧角色及生物动画的动画演示
• 对 Maya 以及游戏系统的丰富经验
• 对现实和风格化的动作有良好的直觉
• 强大的交流及领导能力
• 熟知虚幻引擎 4 的工作流程
• 例如建模，绑皮，绑骨等相关技能
• 有动作捕捉数据处理经验
• 至少制作并发布了一款游戏
• 以用户为中心，充满激情，敢于拼搏，注重解决方案，勇于创新。以上要素在 Epic 等于成功，并影响着我们的一言一行

EPIC 职位 + EPIC 福利 = EPIC 生活

我们的目的是涵盖所有医疗上必要且能改善生活质量的事物。我们将为你与你的家属支付 100% 的保险费用。我们的保险包括了医疗、牙科、眼科健康报销账户（HRA）、长期残疾、人寿保险和具有竞争性匹配和利润分享的401k。我们还通过 Modern Health 提供一个强大的心理健康计划，为员工和家属提供免费治疗和辅导。

在整个一年中，我们通过各种活动和全公司的带薪休假来庆祝我们的员工。我们提供无限的带薪休假（PTO）和病假时间，并对工作满 7 年的个人给予带薪学术休假的表彰。