2K
Gameplay Animator
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$15k-$25kDetected 14 days ago
Graphic DesignUnreal EngineCommunication
About the role
- We're seeking passionate and driven professionals across all areas of game development to help shape this ambitious vision.
- What We Need Our studio is looking for an experienced Gameplay Animator (12-month contract) who has a high quality bar and a passion for replicating authentic sports behaviors.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate as a professional in a multidisciplinary game development environment
- 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
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 Please confirm if applicant has this experience
- Creative ability and artistic talent, as demonstrated by a portfolio of work, are required for graphic designers and illustrators
- Experience with Unreal Engine
- If you're interested in tackling unique challenges and think you have what it takes to level up our team, we encourage you to apply!
Compensation
- The pay range for this position in British Columbia at the start of employment is expected to be between CAD $60,700 and CAD $89,860 per Year.
Company info
- Founded in 2023, 2K Sports Lab is the newest stand alone studio at 2K looking to push game development boundaries to bring 2K's next groundbreaking sports franchise to life. We're building a world-class team at our new Vancouver, BC location where our goal is to deliver an exceptional experience through bold ideas, technical excellence, and creative collaboration. We're seeking passionate and driven professionals across all areas of game development to help shape this ambitious vision. If you're interested in tackling unique challenges and think you have what it takes to level up our team, we encourage you to apply!
- What We Need
- Our studio is looking for an experienced Gameplay Animator (12-month contract) who has a high quality bar and a passion for replicating authentic sports behaviors. In this role, you will work closely with AI and Animation Engineers, Designers and Producers to implement authentic sports behaviors to build highly polished world - class gameplay for what will be the next massive sports franchise in our industry.
- Founded in 2023, 2K Sports Lab is the newest stand alone studio at 2K looking to push game development boundaries to bring 2K's next groundbreaking sports franchise to life.
- We're building a world-class team at our new Vancouver, BC location where our goal is to deliver an exceptional experience through bold ideas, technical excellence, and creative collaboration.
- Our studio is looking for an experienced Gameplay Animator (12-month contract) who has a high quality bar and a passion for replicating authentic sports behaviors.
- In this role, you will work closely with AI and Animation Engineers, Designers and Producers to implement authentic sports behaviors to build highly polished world - class gameplay for what will be the next massive sports franchise in our industry.
Equal opportunity
- Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.
This listing is sourced directly from 2K's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.