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Senior Animator – Temp (SFD / Cinematics)

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Job Details

Team: Cinematics

Requisition ID: R025214

Job Description

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a dedicated 3D animator to support our Cinematics team in creating high-quality animated films. The ideal candidate will have experience animating diverse characters and creatures, with a strong understanding of body mechanics, character acting, and the 12 principles of animation. This role involves collaboration with directors and animation leads to develop cinematic animations that meet Blizzard's standards of excellence.

Responsibilities

• Animate characters and creatures for cinematic productions, ensuring high-quality performance and body mechanics.
• Collaborate with directors, animation supervisors, and leads to develop and refine animations.
• Support the evolution of the Cinematics team through constructive feedback and artistic input.

Minimum Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in game development, television, or film industry using Maya or equivalent 3D software.
• Experience working with directors and supervisors on cinematic animations.

Knowledge & Skills

• Demo reel demonstrating high-quality hand-keyed animations with strong body mechanics and performances.
• Solid grasp of body mechanics, character acting, and mastery of the 12 principles of animation.

Desired Attributes

• Passion for film, animation, and video games.
• Self-motivated with good communication skills and teamwork attitude.

Additional Skills (a plus)

• Storyboarding, gesture drawing, 2D animation, composition.
• Rigging, scripting, pipeline understanding.
• Acting, martial arts, choreography.
• Cinematography, pre-visualization, editing, story writing.
• Knowledge of FX, particles, cloth, hair for character performance.

Position Details

This is a roughly 5-month temporary, hybrid role based in Irvine, CA, with some remote work possible.