Jobs in Irvine, CA

About the role

We're looking for someone who can create both expressive character performances and exceptional gameplay animation. Our characters need to feel compelling when viewed up close through facial expressions, acting, personality, and charm, while also feeling responsive, readable, and satisfying during gameplay. You'll own animation from rigging and implementation through final polish. Most of your time will be spent creating animation, but because of our team's size, you'll also be expected to identify technical challenges, improve workflows, and occasionally step outside traditional discipline boundaries when it helps the project move forward. This is a fully remote role. Much of the team's coordination happens asynchronously, so success requires clear written communication, proactive updates, and the ability to make progress without waiting for meetings or direction.

What you'll bring

• environment.
• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional animation work.
• Demonstrated strength in both character performance animation and gameplay animation.
• Strong understanding of character acting, facial expression, appeal, timing, and physicality.
• Strong understanding of gameplay readability, responsiveness, combat feel, and player feedback.
• Strong rigging skills.
• Experience implementing animation content in Unreal Engine.
• Comfort working directly in-engine to solve problems and iterate on content.
• The ability to independently own a discipline and make forward progress with minimal oversight.
• Strong written communication skills and comfort working in a fully remote, asynchronous
• The ability to discuss technical and creative tradeoffs with designers, engineers, artists, and external partners.
• Comfort learning unfamiliar tools, workflows, or disciplines when doing so benefits the project.

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