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Senior Animator

Gravity Well is looking for a dynamic Senior Animator, someone with a heart for creating compelling animation and gameplay systems and a knack for stirring up the technical wonder of Unreal.

This role will be essential to shaping the animation style and workflow of our brand new franchise, working directly alongside our Animation Director and the rest of our amazing team.

If you want to spend your days crafting animations in a unique style, solving interesting technical challenges and bringing an exciting, strange and rewarding world to life for our players, then this is the role for you!

What you'll do:

• Collaborate closely with the Animation Director to help define and establish the animation style for the entire project.
• Participate in Animation reviews to help maintain and improve animation quality and consistency across the project.
• Work with the Animation Director, technical art and engineering teams to develop and maintain the animation content pipeline from content creation to engine integration and testing.
• Work effectively with designers, artists, engineers and other team members to implement compelling gameplay experiences.
• Mentor junior members of the animation team, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Write clear, concise documentation and provide training to ensure the team understands and can effectively use the animation pipeline and tools.

Ideally You'll Have:

• 5+ years of game development experience, with a strong focus on animation and animation systems.
• A portfolio demonstrating high quality animation utilizing both keyframe and motion capture pipelines.
• A deep understanding of and passion for game animation, with a proven ability to define, develop, and implement gameplay animation systems.
• Proficiency in Unreal Engine and the capacity to contribute to the development of an animation pipeline.

Bonus Points:

• Experience shipping one or more games using Unreal Engine.
• A dynamic work ethic with a focus on collaboration and adaptability.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across multiple locations.
• Tool design and development experience.
• Python Experience.

What You’ll Get:

• The base pay for this role is $125,000 to $175,000 USD per year and is applicable to US-based employees only. We pay fairly across our global team regardless of your location but it will differ based on factors such as experience, qualifications etc.
• In addition to the base pay, we offer profit sharing and company equity to all employees, regardless of location
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision plans
• Employer sponsored basic life insurance & AD&D
• 401k retirement program
• Flexible work hours
• Unlimited PTO and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Some benefits listed, such as the 401k plan for employees in the US, may vary depending on your employee status and location.

Where You'll Work:

• This position is for US and Canadian residents. We have an office in California if you like to come to an office, but most employees work from home across different US time zones and that’s totally fine.