高级游戏动画师
Senior Gameplay Animator
为什么选择索尼互动娱乐？
索尼互动娱乐不仅仅是最棒的游戏场所——也是最棒的工作场所。索尼互动娱乐（SIE）是PlayStation品牌的缔造者。作为索尼集团的子公司，我们继承了创新和卓越的光荣传统。SIE是一家充满活力的技术公司，为超过一亿人提供尖端的硬件和网络服务，同时还是娱乐领域的领导者，拥有世界上最受欢迎和最具辨识度的一些知识产权（IP）。我们在SIE的角色是创造和培育PlayStation品牌下的体验，这一品牌代表着娱乐的卓越与创造力。
Insomniac Games正在寻找一位高级游戏动画师。高级游戏动画师负责按照首席动画师和动画导演设定的最高质量标准来创建游戏动画。他们与其他专业领域密切合作，确保动画融入游戏中，支持创意、叙事愿景和技术需求。高级动画师能够独立工作，需要的监督极少。
主要职责和工作内容包括：
· 为游戏角色开发高质量动画，确保符合艺术方向和技术标准。
· 与设计师和程序员合作，使用在Maya和专有引擎工具方面的专业技能将动画导入游戏引擎。
· 独立排查并解决出现的问题。
· 能够利用动作捕捉数据和手动关键帧动画来创建可信的角色。
· 游戏职责可能包括英雄移动、战斗、Boss战、游戏镜头电影化、任务和开放世界动画，使用游戏引擎工具的高级技能在最高水平上完成。
· 与动画团队合作，确保整个游戏中动画方向的一致执行，并在必要时提供建设性反馈。
· 与其他领域有效沟通，包括设计师、程序员、编剧、项目经理、美术、音频、角色和绑定团队，以解决问题并实现项目目标。
· 其他任务可能会被指派
要成功胜任这份工作，个人必须能够满意地完成每一项主要职责。以下要求代表了所需的知识、技能和/或能力。合理的调整
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Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?
Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.
Insomniac Games is looking for a new Senior Gameplay Animator. The Senior Gameplay Animator is responsible for creating gameplay animation at the highest quality level set by Lead Animators and Animation Directors. They collaborate closely with other disciplines to ensure that animations are integrated into the game, supporting the creative, narrative vision, and technical requirements. The Senior Animator works independently requiring minimal supervision.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
· Develop high-quality animations for gameplay characters, ensuring alignment with artistic direction and technical standards.
· Collaborate with Designers and Programmers to implement animations in engine using expert skills in Maya and proprietary engine tools.
· Independently troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise.
· Ability to utilize motion capture data and hand key animation to create believable characters.
· Gameplay responsibilities can include hero traversal, combat, boss, gameplay camera cinematography, mission and open world animations at the highest level using advanced skills in game engine tools.
· Work with the Animation team to guarantee cohesive execution of the established animation direction across the game, providing constructive feedback as necessary.
· Communicate effectively with other disciplines, including Designers, Programmers, Writers, Project Managers, Art, Audio, Character and Rigging teams, to resolve issues and achieve project goals.
· Other duties may be assigned
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Computer Skills: Advanced knowledge of Maya, Insomniac proprietary tools (preferred), and a knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. MotionBuilder and Adobe Premiere a plus. Knowledge of common state machine flow in any game engine required.
Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.
Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
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