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Come join Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Bethesda Game Studios strives to offer its employees a well-balanced home and work life by providing competitive salaries, a generous benefits program, and offices located in some of North America’s best cities.

With a goal of creating a culture as fun and diverse as our games and our players, we welcome applicants with unique skillsets, experience levels and backgrounds. If you are passionate about making a meaningful contribution to some of the most significant games in the industry we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Your Daily Life at Bethesda Game Studios

As Senior Gameplay Animator, you will…

  • Apply animation principles to create high-quality animations, while making any changes based on artistic direction

  • Work in collaboration with members of the team to address animation needs and requirements for gameplay and cinematic content

  • Actively engage with developers outside of your discipline creating a positive and productive experience for all involved

  • Assist and provide constructive feedback to other animators

  • Communicate needs to any out-of-team or external dependencies

  • Consistently integrate and maintain your work in the game

Qualifications

What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

  • You have 5+ years of professional or related experience as a Gameplay Animator

  • You demonstrate outstanding Animation skills, displaying a strong understanding of the principles and a desire to improve

  • You maintain a strong attention to detail

  • You are a self-motivated team player with a strong work ethic and a cooperative attitude

  • You possess an ability to adapt to change and accept constructive feedback

  • You exhibit excellent problem-solving and prototyping skills

  • You show excellent organization and time management skills

  • You communicate effectively with excellent oral and written skills

  • You have proficient skills in Maya

  • You bring experience animating on first-person-focused games

  • You have a passion for gaming and making GREAT games

  • You are dedicated to pushing animation quality to the next level

You must submit an online portfolio.

Bonus Skills

  • You have experience animating on third-person-focused games

  • You possess animation graph experience

  • You have experience working with motion capture in either Maya or Motion Builder

  • You bring experience working closely with AI programmers and Gameplay programmers, understanding the technicalities of game AI and game functionality