Responsibilities
- Collaborate as a professional in a multidisciplinary game development environment
- Participate in review/feedback process both in source animation and gameplay contexts.
- Edit, enhance and clean up motion Capture Data in accordance with Gameplay and engine and design requirements
- Collaborate with Design Leads to define the animation needs and create the design for animation based features
- Collaborate with Engineers and Designers to influence the technical implementation of features in order to build the strongest feature possible
- Collaborate with the Animation Director to understand, and deliver on, the quality bar for the animations that you create
- Collaborate with the Design Lead and Engineering team to implement your features in engine
- Champion animation quality and authenticity within your features, bringing the animation perspective to all decision making
- Occasionally contribute elements such prototype assets, sketches, layouts and other elements for game/cinematic previsualization
- Provide task estimations with regard to animation work.
Requirements
- A university degree in visual arts with specialization in graphic design, commercial art, graphic communications or cartooning or completion of a college diploma program in graphic arts is required
- Experience or training in multimedia design at a post-secondary, college or technical institution may be required
- Creative ability and artistic talent, as demonstrated by a portfolio of work, are required for graphic designers and illustrators
- A passion, and understanding of sports games
- Experience working with ‘second-to-second’ interactive animation features
- Player experience focused
- Open minded, proactive and collaborative
- Experience with Unreal Engine
- Passionate about playing and/or watching sports
- Passion for video games (not just ours!)
- Subject matter expert in human movement pertaining to professional sport
Benefits
- Bonus and/or equity awards
- Eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage
- 14 paid holidays per calendar year
- Paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company's discretionary time off program
- Up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year
- Paid parental and compassionate leave
- Wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support
- Family planning support through Maven
- Commuter benefits
- Reimbursements for fitness-related expenses
Work Arrangement
Remote (City/Region) — Vancouver, BC
Additional Information
- Equal opportunity employer committed to reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
- Interviews and communications are conducted only through official 2K.com email accounts; the company does not use instant messaging apps or personal email for recruitment
