Lead Animator (R27175)
Description
Epic Games is seeking a Lead Animator for their Fortnite team. This role involves developing and leading Emote concepts and animations for various IP partners and original content. Responsibilities include supervising character animations, guiding emotes from concept to implementation, and collaborating with art and vendor teams to shape Fortnite's animation style.
What We're Looking For
Oversee and supervise character-specific animations (dances, emotes) using Maya and Unreal, with ART tools.
Guide emotes from initial concept through animation and final implementation in Unreal Engine.
Collaborate across various art disciplines within Epic and with Vendor teams.
Lead the expanding library of cosmetic animations/emotes for players, contributing to Fortnite's animation style and feel.
Ideal Candidate
An animation reel showcasing key-framed character and creature animations.
Strong experience with Maya and gameplay systems like Unreal Engine.
Good instincts for realistic and stylized motions.
Strong communication and leadership skills and experience.
Related skills such as modeling, skinning, and rigging.
Experience working with mocap data.
Leadership experience having shipped at least one title.
User-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative mindset.
Hard Skills
Soft Skills
Benefits
About the Company
Epic Games, Inc.
Epic Games is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company is best known for developing the Unreal Engine, the globally popular game Fortnite, and operating the Epic Games Store digital storefront.
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