Art Lead, Animation

Description

Responsibilities

Manage a small team of character animators in the creation of compelling, emotional movement for a 3D next generation action game.
Responsible for animating 3D character models with motion capture data and key-framing, including facial expressions and lip syncing.
Create and maintain animation guideline documents and coordinate with animators to see that they are always informed and current with best practices.
Help create and maintain a schedule and an efficient production pipeline.
Work closely with the Art Director, Game Designer, and level designers to help create the style, represent limitations, and maintain artistic standards.
Work with engineering, Lead Character Artist, and Sr. Technical Artist in developing proper technical requirements and tool enhancements as related to animation (rigging, physics setup, AI, etc.).
Responsible for coordinating the needs for custom environmental animations.