Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:  

• Creates high-quality gameplay and cinematic animations using hand key animation and motion capture data
• Takes the initiative to communicate with lead to seek out and address feedback in order to complete work to quality on schedule 
• Manipulates motion capture data within Maya and Motion Builder to achieve desired performance while maintaining the integrity of the base mocap data
• Animates a variety of facial expressions and performances
• Successfully implements characters in game, and creates all blend trees and nodes responsible for the technical implementation of gameplay animation and/ or cinematic assets.
• Collects, creates, and studies applicable reference material in order to remain informed about animation techniques and to develop a better understanding of the underlying mechanics of character motion
• Other duties may be assigned 

Education and/or Experience:

• Two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience, covering all basic animation principles and techniques
• At least two years’ experience working with motion capture to create in-game and cinematic performances that go beyond the underlying motion capture and exude personality
• Knowledge of Maya, and common production programs

Other Skills

• Demonstrated understanding of basic animation principles including squash and stretch, timing and motion, anticipation, staging, weight, and appeal
• A working knowledge of cinematography and editing skills, as well as use of sound in animation
• A fundamental understanding of creating animation content for video games
• Works well in a highly collaborative environment with other animators, designers, and programmers
• Experience with Motion Builder is a plus
• Proficiency in and Adobe Premiere as well as working with sound and music is a plus
• Knowledge of common state machine flow in any game engine is preferred