Senior 3D Animator

Company Description

Ubisoft’s 20,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come.

Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies, and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

**Ubisoft Annecy**

Founded in 1996, Ubisoft Annecy has developed many sagas, especially on Splinter Cell, Assassin’s Creed®, while focusing on multiplayer online and social aspects, and also on concrete game mandates such as Tom Clancy’s: The Division 2® and Ghost Recon Wildlands. We are now proud to have developed our own IP, Steep and Riders Republic

More recently, we are working on innovation with the creation of a technological expertise hub around the Snowdrop engine pipeline, for which we are focusing firstly on engine and graphics topics.

Located in one of the most dynamic regions of France, our Ubisoft studio is settled between lake and mountains, in the middle of Annecy, also known as the Venice of the Alps, 30 minutes away from Geneva International Airport. Having a studio with perpetual growth, we are focusing on our team members' commitment and team work. Our ambition relies on innovation and excellence with an ultimate purpose: our players' satisfaction

**Job Description**:
As an **Associate Lead** **3D Animator** at Ubisoft Annecy, you will be working together with the team at _Massive Entertainment_ to create a new story-driven open-world video game set in the _Star Wars_ galaxy. Our goal is to create a game and a story that bring both new and lifelong fans on an immersive and outstanding journey, which will stay with them for years to come.

**Your daily life**
- Work closely with the Lead Animation to understand the objective in terms of quality to be achieved and the intentions of gameplay
- Collaborate constructively with other departments (Game Design, Audio, GPP ) in order to realize the overall vision of the game
- Demonstrate proactivity towards the team to develop our ways of producing and structuring our animations
- Be a mentor for the Animation team on key frame
- Give strong recommendations and be reactive in proposing solutions to any problems related to the activities you are responsible for
- Participate in the realization of the planning necessary to accomplish these functions, in collaboration with the manager and be able to measure its production time in order to respect the deadlines
- Be able to quickly perform basic prototypes that will be used for discussions related to animations and gameplay
- Perform other related duties

**Qualifications**:
**What you bring to the team**

You’ve already worked and / or shipped at least two AA or AAA game as a 3D gameplay animator. We are also open to applicant with a background from the movie industry. You recognize yourself in the following requirement list:

- In-depth knowledge of Keyframe and Mocap on Motion Builder and graphic tools
- Collaborate with all Animation teams and other departments
- To have a pronounced artistic sense & abilities in a specific achievement
- To convey the emotion of the characters
- To have a good understanding of movements in space
- Capacity to adapt yourself and be open-minded
- To be confident in written and spoken English to collaborate daily in an international production

**Please send us a CV, a letter and a demo demonstrating your animation skills, your artistic eye and your ability to convey the emotion of the characters.**

Additional Information

Ubisoft is committed to creating an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of our player community. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status.

All information will be treated as confidential in accordance with the Employment Equity Act.

Integrating the Ubisoft French studios also means:

- Join passionate and highly technical teams, all driven by the desire to design and develop innovative games and stand out for their quality
- Collaborate with teams recognized for their experience on renowned franchises
- Develop expertise by participating in in-house sharing events (talks, conferences, trade shows) and benefiting from tailor-made training programs
- Evolve in a leading French videogame company represented in 30 different countries, with opportunities for international development