Activision Publishing Inc. is hiring: Director Animation in santa monica

Job Title: Director Animation

Requisition ID: R

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Director, Studio Animation to join the development of a new IP. You will lead the Animation team by driving, maintaining, and crafting high fidelity animations that align to our pursuit of ultimate player immersion. As a leader on the project, you'll help take the studio and our game from great to even better—with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect, thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Work with all Animation Directors, Leads and Producers of the project, ensuring Animation is created with the highest quality and delivered with the highest efficiency
• Use Motion Capture and Hand-Keyed Techniques to create high-fidelity Run-Time Action Cinematics, 1st and 3rd Person Gameplay and AI Animations
• Implement and maintain Animations using Proprietary Tools within our Game Engine.
• Connect with internal and external partners to ensure the highest collaborative, qualitative and efficient completion of team tasks

Qualifications

• +12 years leading Animation for Game Development
• An extreme passion for Animation, video games, and the entertainment it inspires and draws from
• An outstanding ability for Hand-Keyed Animation
• Excellent Maya Animation experience
• Understand all the roles within the Animation department
• Have a good understanding of the technology used in game design and development, its capabilities and limitations
• Capable of taking animation systems from concept to completion
• Can build good working relationships with other departments
• Has excellent communication skills, including tact and diplomacy

Bonus Points

• Experience with Technical Animation and/or leading a content focused team in AAA games
• Have shipped 1 or more AAA games
• Master's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field
• Experience with shader programming languages
• Experience with animation compression and streaming

Location & Work Schedule

This role can be based in either our California, US, Warsaw, Poland or Malmö, Sweden offices and follows an onsite work schedule of four days per week. Work arrangements may change at the company's discretion to meet business needs.

Benefits and Compensation

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting .

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $134,000.00 - $247,900.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

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