Animator (Temporary Assignment) 

This position is for a temporary engagement through our staffing partner Yoh Services.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for this position.

Summary:

We are looking for animators to help us seamlessly interweave story and gameplay for our upcoming title. As a studio, Naughty Dog strives to tell rich stories in using this unique interactive medium. If you’re a talented animator who has dreams of being part of this, we would like to hear from you.

Must be able to provide a demo reel or examples of professional work (Online preferred), a breakdown of your contributions to the shot, and an accompanying resume.

Responsibilities:

• Create character motions through a blend of key-frame animation and motion capture with our proprietary animation tools
• Work with designers and programmers to implement and iterate on these motions to create compelling, entertaining, and visually appealing gameplay and/or cinematic events
• Learn and utilize custom tools and basic scripting
• Additional duties may be assigned as needed

Requirements & Skills: 

• Have experience animating with motion capture
• Have experience working on cut scenes and/or interactive animation
• Have experience using non linear animation editors (Time Editor, Story tool (mobu), etc)
• Have extensive experience animating realistic humans, including facial animation.
• Have a good sense of weight and timing in your animation performances
• Have a good understanding of acting principles and basic camera staging.
• Be comfortable working with minimal direction
• Be a creative, innovative problem solver
• Be organized, productive, and a good communicator
• Be flexible with making edits and revisions based on gameplay requirements 
• Have the ability to grasp new technology quickly and get the most out of it

As a part of the Naughty Dog application process, candidates will be expected to provide a portfolio or demo reel of their work and may be asked to complete an animation test.