About the role
Position Overview
- Role: Senior Gameplay Animator (contract)
- Project: The Witcher 4
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Contract Duration: 2-years fixed term
- Priority: P0
Job Description
We’re seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Gameplay Animator to join our team for a 2-years fixed term contract. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with Gameplay Designers, Programmers, and Technical Animators to create lifelike and immersive animations. You’ll be responsible for planning and crafting animation sets that bring our Player and playable Horse to life, enhancing gameplay and aligning with the game’s overall vision.
Daily Responsibilities
- Delivering in-game animations using Autodesk Maya, MotionBuilder and Unreal Engine as the main art creation and implementation tools.
- Establishing and maintaining animation asset creation workflows, folders, naming conventions and other engine-related organizational structures.
- Co-developing multiple playable and non-playable animation systems, including MotionMatching Systems, Blendspaces, animation graphs, procedural animation setups, and engine-specific auxiliary data such as notification and synchronization events, and additional data settings files.
Qualifications
- Strong experience with motion capture data and key-frame animation.
- Both Technical and Artistically oriented.
- Strong understanding of animal locomotion biomechanics, with a particular focus on horse movement.
- Proven experience animating animals and/or creatures.
- Production proven game experience with at least one title released.
- Good grasp and understanding of gameplay design.
- Very good communication and problem-solving skills.
- Fluent English.
Working Mode
- Office-First: Working primarily from the Warsaw office for a minimum of 10 days per month.
- Remote-First: Possibility of remote work from within Europe for select candidates.
Relocation Support
- Relocation package: Flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings.
- Relocation assistance: Processing of legalization operations, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements.
- Language support: Polish lessons for foreign employees and their spouse or partner.
Health & Well-Being
- Private medical healthcare: Selection of medical plans with dental care and unlimited rehabilitation; accessible for partners and relatives.
- Life insurance: Comprehensive pension and insurance plans.
- Cancer prevention: Annual screenings covered by the company.
- Mental health: Psychological and psychiatrist care, free mental health support and various well-being initiatives.
- Sports card: Access to sporting and fitness facilities.
- Menstrual leave: One extra day off when experiencing period pain.
- Parental support:
- RED Parents Network: Support for working parents, including childcare benefits and family-friendly events.
- RED Summer Camp for Kids: Summer program for children aged 5–12, majoritively paid by the company.
Perks & Professional Growth
- Welcome pack: Filled with goodies upon joining.
- Education: Trainings, lectures, and courses including workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning.
- Cafeteria platform: Subscription benefits, additional medical packages, vouchers, and codes for shops, cinemas, and public transport reimbursement.
- Additional perks: Gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to receive swag.
Social Activities & Life in the Office
- Dog-friendly: Bring your dog to the office.
- Social events: Regular studio gatherings.
- Healthy selections: On-site canteens.
- Environment: International working environment.
- Sustainability: Campus includes electric car charging points and green zones.
- Facilities:
- Bicycle storage, repair equipment, and showers.
- Onsite gym with climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support, yoga, and boxing classes.
- Dress code: Casual.
Compensation
- Estimated pay range: 19 000 - 29 600 PLN gross monthly. Final offers are dependent on job-related factors like experience and qualifications.