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Technical Animator - Infinity Ward
Requisition ID:
R021873
Job Description:
Job Title:
Mid Technical Animator
Reporting To:
Lead Animation Tools Engineer
Department:
Animation
Location:
Woodland Hills, CA
Your Platform
Founded in 2002, Infinity Ward is the original studio behind the Call of Duty® franchise. The titles developed by Infinity Ward have won more than 200 "Game of the Year" awards and 100 "Editor's Choice" awards, among many other industry accolades. Some of our previous titles include: Call of Duty®: Ghosts, Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare and most recently, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare II.
A critically acclaimed studio, Infinity Ward is proud to have one of the most passionate and talented development teams in the industry. We love to have as much fun as the games we create, and it shows in our relaxed, yet diligent, workplace environment. We believe that making the best games relies on having the best people, so we like to look after ours. We enjoy having fun with top-notch events that everyone gets involved with.
Infinity Ward is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at https://www.infinityward.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InfinityWard/, and @InfinityWard on X.
Your Mission
As a Technical Animator, you will help us design and advance our world-class rigging and animation tools suite that has bridged the gap between our incredible art team and our extraordinary animator team, resulting in highly realistic character animations with plausible deformations.
The ideal candidate should have experience developing tools for rigging animation on games, film or similar fields where solutions often require a combination of technical and creative problem solving. We are looking for someone passionate about bridging the gap between the creative art teams and technical engineering teams.
The Technical Animation team is tasked with supporting and advancing the rigging tools and solutions used by every animation team at Infinity Ward, from Narrative and AI to Gameplay and Mocap, ensuring that all tools and rigs are flexible enough to meet each teams unique needs but structurally sound enough to scale to accommodate the throughput needed for production.
If you're looking for the right environment to take your skills to the next level and work in a team with some of the best in the industry, then Infinity Ward is the place for you!
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements:
Our World
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!
Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered!
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.
Infinity Ward is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Rewards
We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
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 https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.
In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $29.81 - $55.14 Hourly. 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.
Technical Animator - Infinity Ward
Requisition ID:
R021873
Job Description:
Job Title:
Mid Technical Animator
Reporting To:
Lead Animation Tools Engineer
Department:
Animation
Location:
Woodland Hills, CA
Your Platform
Founded in 2002, Infinity Ward is the original studio behind the Call of Duty® franchise. The titles developed by Infinity Ward have won more than 200 "Game of the Year" awards and 100 "Editor's Choice" awards, among many other industry accolades. Some of our previous titles include: Call of Duty®: Ghosts, Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare and most recently, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare II.
A critically acclaimed studio, Infinity Ward is proud to have one of the most passionate and talented development teams in the industry. We love to have as much fun as the games we create, and it shows in our relaxed, yet diligent, workplace environment. We believe that making the best games relies on having the best people, so we like to look after ours. We enjoy having fun with top-notch events that everyone gets involved with.
Infinity Ward is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at https://www.infinityward.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InfinityWard/, and @InfinityWard on X.
Your Mission
As a Technical Animator, you will help us design and advance our world-class rigging and animation tools suite that has bridged the gap between our incredible art team and our extraordinary animator team, resulting in highly realistic character animations with plausible deformations.
The ideal candidate should have experience developing tools for rigging animation on games, film or similar fields where solutions often require a combination of technical and creative problem solving. We are looking for someone passionate about bridging the gap between the creative art teams and technical engineering teams.
The Technical Animation team is tasked with supporting and advancing the rigging tools and solutions used by every animation team at Infinity Ward, from Narrative and AI to Gameplay and Mocap, ensuring that all tools and rigs are flexible enough to meet each teams unique needs but structurally sound enough to scale to accommodate the throughput needed for production.
If you're looking for the right environment to take your skills to the next level and work in a team with some of the best in the industry, then Infinity Ward is the place for you!
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
- Create rigs and rigging systems for characters, weapons, vehicles, props, and creatures
- Problem solve and debug issues that arises, both on tools and on the engine side.
- Maintain a close working relationship with the animation team, understanding their needs and limitations when setting up character rigs
- Communicating and collaborating with internal teams to pitch, design and implement new technologies.
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements:
- +3 years of working in a rigging, technical animation or tools engineering team in games, film, or a similar field
- Familiarity with 3D Math / Linear Algebra as it relates constructing rigging solutions
- Robust problem-solving skills both technical and cross department
- Well versed in Rigging and Skinning/Weighting for games
- Strong communication, self-management, and organizational skills.
- Expert working relationship in Python - specifically as it applies to programming in Maya and creating rigging systems.
- Experience in software best practices and design patterns
- Excellent Maya technical skills
- Strong interest in tool usability and GUI frameworks (Qt, PySide, PyQt)
- Advocator of communication, documentation, and organization
- C++ and plug-in development a welcomed bonus
- Passion for games
Our World
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!
Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered!
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.
Infinity Ward is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Rewards
We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
- 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 https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.
In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $29.81 - $55.14 Hourly. 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.
