Associate Combat Animator

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Rockstar Games UK Full time

Job reference
- 5337044003_crt:1675767901962
- Company Name
- Rockstar Games UK
- Salary
- Competitive
- Location
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Industry sector
- Animation
- Job start date
- ASAP
- Posted date
- 07/02/2023
- Experience Level
- Junior-Associate
- Job type
- Permanent | Full Time
- Remote / Hybrid
- No

At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences.

A career at Rockstar Games is about being part of a team working on some of the most creatively rewarding and ambitious projects to be found in any entertainment medium. You would be welcomed to a dedicated and inclusive environment where you can learn, and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

This is a full-time permanent position based out of Rockstar's unique game development studio in the heart of Edinburgh.

**WHAT WE DO**
- We create open-world gameplay mechanics that are used to make immersive experiences.
- We work as a global animation team to collaborate on player experiences.
- We use our onsite motion capture facilities to prototype new systems, directing talent and fine-tuning the results with code and design.
- We participate in multi-discipline gameplay reviews, ensuring animation data is responsive and implemented with a strong consideration of technical and gameplay constraints.
- We encourage ownership and creativity where everyone's voice is heard.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Work closely with animators and programmers to create, implement, and debug compelling gameplay mechanics.
- Collaborate with the Animation, Code and Design teams, to achieve balance between animation fidelity and gameplay responsiveness.
- Work closely with colleagues under the guidance of a Lead Animator.
- Support the planning of motion capture shoots and direct actors.
- Be self-motivated and willing to get involved in wider areas.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Bachelor's degree in Art/Animation or equivalent experience.
- Demo reel demonstrating strong animation principles, and preferably their implementation in a real time engine.

**SKILLS**
- Proficiency in a major animation package (e.g. Maya, MotionBuilder, etc.).
- Positive, solution-orientated individual, with a deep-rooted interest in video games, and game development.
- Strong skills in animating the human figure to create realistic character animations.
- Strong understanding of human body mechanics and posing.
- Able to create realistic human animation in a variety of movement styles that are distinctly different from each other.
- Some understanding of development issues in getting animations into a game.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work closely with Artists, Designers and Programmers.

**PLUSES**
- Practical knowledge of programming languages (Python, C# / C++, etc.).
- Practical experience using parametric blend spaces, motion trees or state machines.
- A showreel that demonstrates your animations working in either Unity or Unreal Engine.
- Proficiency with MotionBuilder.
- Experience of working with motion capture data.

**HOW TO APPLY**

Rockstar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities.


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