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Senior Animator (Jedi: Survivor Team)

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they’ll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. From our roots as an indie studio to joining the expansive roster of studios at Electronic Arts, this remains our guiding principle. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talent in the industry.

You can learn more about our studio and values at respawn.com/studio.

The Jedi: Survivor team is looking for a highly skilled Senior Animator who will embrace our philosophy and share their hard earned expertise to create an incredible Star Wars experience for our players. We’re picturing someone who is passionate about the Star Wars Universe and who will help us tell stories and express emotions through remarkable animations and gameplay. Our motto is fun game-play first!

What you’ll do…

• Create a variety of awesome animations for AI systems, scripted in-game scenes, vehicles and environments within Maya.
• Work with Motion Capture data in Maya when necessary.
• Implement animations into the project’s engine with full ownership of your work.
• Work with multiple departments such as Art, Design and Code to complete tasks. Communication is key to understanding how each discipline contributes to the asset.
• Take animations from conceptualization to shipping without direction if necessary.

Ideally, you will have…

• 5+ years professional game development experience.
• A strong understanding of video game animation development.
• Very strong keyframing ability. Ability to keyframe realistic human motion.
• Ability to critique your own work as needed. Do you have “the eye”?
• Ability to handle critiques. The more feedback you receive, the more you can tailor your work towards what is best for the game.
• Must be a strong team contributor. Sounds cliché, but it is very important to our success.
• Must enjoy what you love. Animation!
• Mastery of relevant software packages such as Maya.
• Passion for making and playing games.
• Experience with first person weapons and full body animations.
• Motion Capture cleanup experience.

If this opportunity sounds like a great fit for you, please submit your resume and portfolio and we will get back to you once we have reviewed.

In addition to opportunities for creative impact and professional growth which come with being a member of our team, working at Respawn has many other perks and benefits! You can read more about these at respawn.com/perks .