Character Performance Animator

About this task

Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and execution of performance animation for key story sequences and interactive cinematics.
- Oversee facial performances, dialogue scenes, and action-driven performances to achieve emotional authenticity and cinematic quality.
- Collaborate with art, design, and engineering teams to establish production pipelines and quality standards for performance animation.
- Define scalable production guidelines and animation standards for facial performance, dialogue, and character acting.
- Apply film and game production experience to improve motion-capture and keyframe-animation pipelines and resolve technical challenges.

Requirements:
- A degree in animation, film, directing, digital media arts, or a related discipline is preferred.
- At least three years of experience as an animation director, action director, performance animator, or a related film or game professional.
- A portfolio demonstrating both action-oriented and subtle dramatic performances.
- Deep understanding of cinematic language, character acting, and emotional storytelling.
- Ability to independently deliver facial animation, dialogue scenes, and action-driven performances.