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Production Associate: Animation
4 years ago
Rockstar San Diego is looking for a talented Production Associate to join our Animation team and assist in making some of the most highly respected and widely recognized AAA titles in video games.
WHAT WE DO
- We create open world animation mechanics that are used to make immersive experiences.
- We work as a global animation team to collaborate on player experiences.
- We use our motion capture facilities to prototype new systems, directing talent and fine-tuning the results with code and design.
- We participate in multi-discipline animation reviews, ensuring animation data is responsive and implemented with a strong consideration of technical and animation constraints.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide production support to the animation team.
- Maintain development schedules, tracking of tasks and progress.
- Work with development teams to estimate scope of project work.
- Pursue objectives and deliverables.
- Help manage the flow of assets and information between disciplines and team members.
- Identify and resolve production issues.
- Prepare production reports.
- Ensure meetings are properly documented and actioned.
- Describe bugs and problems clearly and concisely.
- Assign and track tasks using our in-house project tracking tools.
- Work with development teams to help prioritize tasks.
- Assist development teams in identifying and resolving issues preventing progress.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in related discipline.
- Proven industry experience in a production role on at least one AAA title.
- Production experience with PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, Xbox One, and/or PC.
- Able to organize and track large amounts of information.
- Effective and self-motivated communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Have a genuine enthusiasm for making and playing all types of video games.
- Have strong time management skills with the ability to focus and prioritize in a fast-paced work environment.
- Be a collaborative and dynamic team-player who is able to work with many different types of personalities.
- Eagerness to learn new software tools and technologies.
SKILLS
- Flexibility and strong initiative, together with excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills.
- Ability to work autonomously, and manage and prioritize their own work load.
- Ability to communicate and comprehend technical information in both written and oral form.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, Perforce and project/bug tracking applications is desirable.
- Excel scripting is a plus.
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply with a CV and cover-letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.
Rockstar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities.
If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or race.
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