Job Description:
Treyarch is looking for a world class, industry leading Performance Capture Director for our projects. In this role, you will inspire the team by driving the highest quality Motion Capture and Performance Capture sessions while pushing the boundaries of gameplay, storytelling, and technology. The ideal candidate is passionate about the accuracy of the animation and has a strong understanding of design and creative requirements while championing the authenticity of the performance.
A successful Performance Capture director will be a bridge between reel world accuracy and animation, identifying opportunities and deploying correct solutions to support the team to stay at the cutting edge of the industry. You are bringing your personal experience from the field to service all aspects of game development, including art, design, and creative departments. You must be well organized and an excellent communicator. While working with the Animation Directors, you will champion the studio vision and become an important pillar of the animation team.
Your Mission:
- Working under the guidance of the animation department leadership to capture the best performances possible.
- Recommend and provide the best talents for our Performance Capture sessions, including actors, stunt actors, stunt coordinators and stunt riggers.
- Ensure the performances being captured are represented the best way possible in the game.
- Identify prior to the capture sessions potential areas where the authenticity could be compromised and provide creative solutions.
- Support other departments with similar input to guarantee the most authentic and compelling experience for the player.
Player Profile:
- Experience working as a Director on performance capture stages and movie sets.
- Strong relationships in the industry talents’ pool.
- Extensive military experience in different fields and techniques.
- Extensive gunmanship knowledge across time eras and country origins.
- Passion for playing and making the industry’s best videogames.
- Self-starter and problem solver.
- Understanding of cinematographic technics and camera language.
Extra Points:
- Video editing skills.
- An understanding of realistic body mechanics as well as animation principles.
- An understanding of animation implementation.
About Treyarch
Founded in 1996, Treyarch is an award-winning videogame studio, driven to create awesome games for the world to enjoy. It is an approach that has helped make the studio behind the Black Ops series an industry-leading developer. Call of Duty®: Black Ops, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4, and the studio’s most recent release, Call of Duty®: Black Ops - Cold War, have all gone on to break industry records. Additionally, Treyarch is the birthplace of fan favorite, Call of Duty’s Zombies.
Working at Treyarch means having the opportunity to work on some of the biggest videogames in the industry, all within a culture that values individual talent and the teams that bring games to life. We provide our teams with the cutting-edge development tools needed to make their most ambitious plans a reality, allowing for rapid iteration and the ability to create the kinds of memorable gameplay moments that are ultimately shared by millions of fans around the world. We also embrace challenges, knowing that together, we can overcome anything…and hopefully inspire a few new game developers along the way.
Treyarch is wholly owned by Activision.
