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Associate Director of Animation
2K Games
Location: Dublin, Ireland
2K is a global video game company headquartered in Novato, California, and a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Founded in 2005, 2K publishes titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios worldwide. Our portfolio includes AAA, sports, and entertainment brands such as NBA® 2K, BioShock®, Borderlands®, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization®, XCOM®, WWE® 2K, WWE® SuperCard, TopSpin, and PGA TOUR® 2K.
At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment that encourages our teams to come as they are and do their best work. We encourage all applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role.
The Global Services team, 2K’s world-class in-house central resource agency, is seeking an Associate Director of Animation to build and lead a dynamic team of animators supporting our portfolio of AAA games. This role is pivotal in developing the next generation of game content-creation services.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee multi-project production schedules, staff development plans and allocations, and department growth opportunities.
- Connect with development partners to understand animation needs and define opportunities to evolve the team’s craft.
- Provide constructive feedback to team members; mentor supervisors, leads, seniors, mid-level, and junior animators.
- Encourage and facilitate the development of a significant knowledge base in others to guide their career development and progression.
- Maintain an inclusive environment and thriving team culture.
- Champion tools development to optimize processes and workflows.
- Develop standards and metrics for budgeting and supervising animation tasks.
- Identify and develop solutions to tactical creative and technical issues with clear objectives.
- Orchestrate animation workshops, masterclasses, and lectures for the team.
- Participate in recruitment fairs, trade shows, and external 2K events.
Required Qualifications / Skills
- 10+ years of animation team leadership experience, preferably with games, mocap, VFX, keyframe, and high-end realistic animation styles.
- Excellent at cultivating positive working relationships with internal partners and development teams.
- Proven experience in video games, film, or television.
- Experience with gameplay, mocap, cinematics, and sophisticated facial animation pipelines is a strong plus.
- Strong familiarity with animation production processes and pipelines.
- Demonstrable solutions-based approach to sophisticated challenges across teams and subject areas.
- Familiarity with project management tools such as JIRA, Shotgun/Shotgrid.
- Outstanding communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
- Commitment to maintaining a safe and open environment for all team members to build camaraderie and bolster creativity.
Benefits & Compensation
- Free healthcare and dental coverage
- Life insurance and pension plans
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Fitness reimbursement and wellbeing rewards programme
- Taxsaver commuter ticket and cycle to work scheme
- Free on-site gym, personal trainer, physio & massages
- Snacks and catered lunch at the office
2K Games is an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation throughout the application and employment process. Please contact us if you require accommodation.
Note: 2K Games and its studios never use instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews. Official communication will only come from 2K.com accounts.
