Animation Lead

ART

What We Do

Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.
What You'll Do

Epic Games is searching for a Lead Animator to join our team working on Fortnite. A successful candidate should have a great understanding of the fundamentals of animation and how they relate to game animation and the ability to implement animations in the Unreal Engine. Proficiency in animation blueprints is a plus.
In this role, you will

Lead a growing team of animators, helping mentor and drive the style and feel of Fortnite's animation
Take animation from initial concept through implementation in Unreal Engine
Create character specific animations in Maya using our in-house rigs and tools
Work closely with the individual Epic Art Leads, and artists on the team, to ensure downstream depts have all the information they need when launched
Ensure animation assets are delivered and shipped successfully and on time
Be a point of contact for bug support, triage, and resolution of animation assets

What we're looking for

You have an animation reel showing key-framed character and creature animations
Strong experience with Maya and gameplay systems
Good instincts for realistic and stylized motions
Strong communication and leadership skills
Familiarity with the Unreal Engine 4 art pipeline
Related skills, such as modeling, skinning, rigging
Experience working with mocap data
Experience having shipped at least one title
User-focused, passionate, scrappy, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.