Senior Gameplay Animator (CONTRACT)

CONTRACT ROLE Insomniac Games is looking for a Senior Gameplay Animator. In this role the Senior Gameplay Animator is responsible for animating gameplay characters (real time and cinematics and/or gameplay assets) at the highest quality level set by Lead Animators and Animation Directors. They mentor, tutor, and assist other animators to improve workflows and content pipeline. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: · Creates animation content at a consistently expert quality level delivered on schedule and meeting performance targets. · Works with Animation Directors and Lead Animators to establish animation style and with the gameplay animation team to maintain a cohesive animation style for the game, providing constructive feedback as needed. · Mentors, tutors, and aids others based on documented workflows. · Ensures Designers and Programmers understand the creative direction and identifies required animation assets for characters and scenes through clear cross-department communication. · Provides support for both independent and embedded Co-Dev resources and organizes work for Ex-Dev resources including creating briefs and reviewing and integrating deliveries. · Experiments with and evaluates techniques to improve efficiency, workflow, and visual fidelity in our animation pipeline. · Assists in establishing and maintaining performance targets and collaborates with other departments to ensure animation is implemented appropriately in the game engine. · Assists with creating documentation in Confluence, or equivalent. · Assists with tasking in JIRA, or equivalent. · Effectively communicates with the Animation Director and Project Management to report progress and ensure timely completion of deliverables. · Other duties may be assigned Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities, however this role mentors more junior artists. Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Computer Skills: Advanced knowledge of Maya, Insomniac proprietary tools (preferred), and a knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. MotionBuilder and Adobe Premiere a plus. Knowledge of common state machine flow in any game engine a plus. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights. At SIE, working with our partners, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. Please note that the individual base pay range may vary based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role is eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision. Click here to learn more. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below, this is an hourly rate. $76.92—$76.92 USD