We are seeking a highly technical, creative, and team-oriented Senior Sandbox Designer to ... animation to make in-game gameplay affordances clear to players REQUIRED SKILLS Intuitive ...
OR · On-site
About the Role The Senior Director, Sound leads the creative, technical, and strategic vision for ... Strong understanding of multidisciplinary development workflows (animation, level design, AI ...
OR · On-site
About the Role The Senior Director, Sound leads the creative, technical, and strategic vision for ... Strong understanding of multidisciplinary development workflows (animation, level design, AI ...
Sr Apple Systems Engineer
Hillsboro, OR · On-site
$113K - $155K/yr
General Summary LAIKA is a world-renowned stop motion animation studio known for groundbreaking storytelling and technical innovation. We are seeking a Sr Apple Systems Engineer to join our Support ...
Sr Apple Systems Engineer
Hillsboro, OR · On-site
$113K - $155K/yr
General Summary LAIKA is a world-renowned stop motion animation studio known for groundbreaking storytelling and technical innovation. We are seeking a Sr Apple Systems Engineer to join our Support ...
Senior VDC Engineer
Central Point, OR · Hybrid
$106K - $139K/yr
Position Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Senior VDC Engineer to support digital ... Create 3D visualizations, renderings, and animations using TwinMotion (or equivalent real-time ...
Senior VDC Engineer
Central Point, OR · Hybrid
$106K - $139K/yr
Position Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Senior VDC Engineer to support digital ... Create 3D visualizations, renderings, and animations using TwinMotion (or equivalent real-time ...
Sr Apple Systems Engineer
$113K - $155K/yr
General Summary LAIKA is a world-renowned stopmotion animation studio known for groundbreaking storytelling and technical innovation. We are seeking a Sr Apple Systems Engineer to join our Support ...
Sr Apple Systems Engineer
$113K - $155K/yr
General Summary LAIKA is a world-renowned stopmotion animation studio known for groundbreaking storytelling and technical innovation. We are seeking a Sr Apple Systems Engineer to join our Support ...
Senior VDC Engineer
Central Point, OR · On-site
$106K - $139K/yr
Position Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Senior VDC Engineer to support digital ... Create 3D visualizations, renderings, and animations using TwinMotion (or equivalent real-time ...
Senior VDC Engineer
Central Point, OR · On-site
$106K - $139K/yr
Position Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Senior VDC Engineer to support digital ... Create 3D visualizations, renderings, and animations using TwinMotion (or equivalent real-time ...
Senior VDC Engineer
Central Point, OR · Hybrid
$106K - $139K/yr
Position Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Senior VDC Engineer to support digital ... Create 3D visualizations, renderings, and animations using TwinMotion (or equivalent real-time ...
Senior VDC Engineer
Central Point, OR · Hybrid
$106K - $139K/yr
Position Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Senior VDC Engineer to support digital ... Create 3D visualizations, renderings, and animations using TwinMotion (or equivalent real-time ...
Front End Engineer (Senior and Staff)
OR · On-site +1
$122K - $168K/yr
The Opportunity We're hiring Senior and Staff Front End Engineers at Gametime to help build and ... animation. * Comfortable with frontend testing: unit, integration, and end-to-end (Jest, React ...
Front End Engineer (Senior and Staff)
OR · On-site +1
$122K - $168K/yr
The Opportunity We're hiring Senior and Staff Front End Engineers at Gametime to help build and ... animation. * Comfortable with frontend testing: unit, integration, and end-to-end (Jest, React ...
Senior Graphic Designer
OR · On-site +1
$94K - $110K/yr
As our Senior Graphic Designer, you'll be the hands and craft behind our visual identity - someone ... Motion or animation skills - our brand lives in video-first environments. * Experience working ...
Senior Graphic Designer
OR · On-site +1
$94K - $110K/yr
As our Senior Graphic Designer, you'll be the hands and craft behind our visual identity - someone ... Motion or animation skills - our brand lives in video-first environments. * Experience working ...
$77K - $96K/yr
Job Summary As a Senior Marketing/Media Specialist supporting the VHA AI Education Hub, you will ... Develop interactive digital media assets - including web-based modules, animations, and data ...
$77K - $96K/yr
Job Summary As a Senior Marketing/Media Specialist supporting the VHA AI Education Hub, you will ... Develop interactive digital media assets - including web-based modules, animations, and data ...
Senior Multimedia Designer
Springfield, OR · On-site
Description Purpose The Senior Multimedia Designer serves as a key in-house creative partner ... Motion graphics or animation experience * Experience creating content for social media and internal ...
Senior Multimedia Designer
Springfield, OR · On-site
Description Purpose The Senior Multimedia Designer serves as a key in-house creative partner ... Motion graphics or animation experience * Experience creating content for social media and internal ...
Purpose The Senior Multimedia Designer serves as a key in-house creative partner supporting ... Motion graphics or animation experience * Experience creating content for social media and internal ...
Purpose The Senior Multimedia Designer serves as a key in-house creative partner supporting ... Motion graphics or animation experience * Experience creating content for social media and internal ...
Senior Creative Ops Project Manager
OR · Remote
$112K - $140K/yr
Simultaneously manage a high volume of smaller one-off creative requests (static, video, animation), keeping all projects moving without letting anything fall through the cracks * Maintain Monday.com ...
Senior Creative Ops Project Manager
OR · Remote
$112K - $140K/yr
Simultaneously manage a high volume of smaller one-off creative requests (static, video, animation), keeping all projects moving without letting anything fall through the cracks * Maintain Monday.com ...
OR · On-site
$350K - $520K/yr
We specialize in interaction, animation, cinematic UX, and engaging content-forward interfaces, working horizontally across products and platforms to create performant, intuitive, and delightful user ...
Principal Technical Artist, Games R&D - Tech Lab
OR · On-site +1
$126K - $151K/yr
The R&D Team Games Principal Technical Artist will be on a small, senior-leaning team of multi ... Profile, diagnose, and resolve bottlenecks in rendering, shaders, animation, asset streaming, and ...
Principal Technical Artist, Games R&D - Tech Lab
OR · On-site +1
$126K - $151K/yr
The R&D Team Games Principal Technical Artist will be on a small, senior-leaning team of multi ... Profile, diagnose, and resolve bottlenecks in rendering, shaders, animation, asset streaming, and ...
... and Dreamworks Animations, we connect hundreds of thousands of "pals," hosts, and gyms through ... You'll work directly with a Senior Product Manager and own specific deliverables end-to-end ...
... and Dreamworks Animations, we connect hundreds of thousands of "pals," hosts, and gyms through ... You'll work directly with a Senior Product Manager and own specific deliverables end-to-end ...
... and Dreamworks Animations, we connect hundreds of thousands of "pals," hosts, and gyms through ... You'll work directly with a Senior Product Manager and own specific deliverables end-to-end ...
... and Dreamworks Animations, we connect hundreds of thousands of "pals," hosts, and gyms through ... You'll work directly with a Senior Product Manager and own specific deliverables end-to-end ...
... and Dreamworks Animations, we connect hundreds of thousands of "pals," hosts, and gyms through ... You'll work directly with a Senior Product Manager and own specific deliverables end-to-end ...
... and Dreamworks Animations, we connect hundreds of thousands of "pals," hosts, and gyms through ... You'll work directly with a Senior Product Manager and own specific deliverables end-to-end ...
... and Dreamworks Animations, we connect hundreds of thousands of "pals," hosts, and gyms through ... You'll work directly with a Senior Product Manager and own specific deliverables end-to-end ...
... and Dreamworks Animations, we connect hundreds of thousands of "pals," hosts, and gyms through ... You'll work directly with a Senior Product Manager and own specific deliverables end-to-end ...
... and Dreamworks Animations, we connect hundreds of thousands of "pals," hosts, and gyms through ... You'll work directly with a Senior Product Manager and own specific deliverables end-to-end ...
... and Dreamworks Animations, we connect hundreds of thousands of "pals," hosts, and gyms through ... You'll work directly with a Senior Product Manager and own specific deliverables end-to-end ...
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What is a senior animator?
A Senior Animator is a highly skilled professional responsible for creating high-quality animations for films, video games, advertisements, or other media. They lead animation projects, collaborate with designers and directors, and ensure character movements and visual effects align with the creative vision. Senior Animators also mentor junior team members, refine animation workflows, and help maintain consistency in style and quality. Strong artistic ability, technical proficiency in animation software, and experience in storytelling are essential for this role.
What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the senior animator position, and why are they important?
To thrive as a Senior Animator, you need advanced animation and storytelling skills, a strong portfolio, and typically a degree in animation, fine arts, or a related field. Proficiency in industry-standard software such as Autodesk Maya, Adobe After Effects, and Toon Boom Harmony is essential, along with knowledge of the latest animation techniques and pipelines. Leadership, communication, and mentorship abilities help you collaborate effectively and guide junior animators. These skills ensure high-quality animation production, foster team growth, and support the creative vision of complex projects.
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What are the common responsibilities of a senior animator on a production team?
As a Senior Animator, you are responsible for creating high-quality animation sequences, collaborating closely with directors and other departments to achieve the project's visual style. You will review and provide feedback on the work of junior animators, help troubleshoot animation challenges, and participate in planning meetings. Daily tasks often include refining complex shots, ensuring animation consistency, and integrating feedback from supervisors. These responsibilities allow you to have a direct impact on the final product and support the overall creative direction of the team.

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Are you on a mission to create games that bond players together into deeply invested communities? Do you spend your time thinking about how to build combat puzzles for players that have potential to create memorable teamplay moments? Are you excited to make gameplay that strongly cares about player intention, action game feel, and readability?
We are seeking a highly technical, creative, and team-oriented Senior Sandbox Designer to contribute to a new multiplayer action game on teamLFG. You will work closely with the entire Design Team designing, crafting, and implementing a robust suite of AI characters for use in an objective-based team game. You will collaborate with team members from other disciplines to drive cohesive gameplay vision. You will establish good design processes and evangelize them throughout the design team. Most importantly, you will work with a fun, dedicated, and cross discipline team devoted to turning a creative dream into a new franchise at PlayStation.
RESPONSIBILITIES
An active member of a cross-discipline small team building new AI enemies, player objectives, and the core systems that enable the creation of future AI, such as navigation, perception, behavior, and combat prioritization
Create and balance a suite of active and passive player items that can extend and amplify player base kits and act as meaningful inter-match upgrades
Review content created by multiple disciplines, giving feedback to ensure competitive readability, best in class game feel, and compelling fantasies
Create and maintain endearing characters that uphold IP quality, consistency, along with sandbox design principles
Work with audio, effects, 3D and animation to make in-game gameplay affordances clear to players
REQUIRED SKILLS
Intuitive understanding of how second-to-second action games work and why people play them
Fluency for collaboration with designers, artists, programmers, audio professionals, quality assurance and producers to achieve a common goal, with adaptability for how to work in a flexible work environment
Broad T-shaped rapid prototyping skills, with strong technical scripting ability and enough multi-disciplinary knowledge to quickly stub out gameplay ideas to evaluate their potential
Strong understanding of combat animation; is experienced in discussing anticipation, follow through, character and timing, and their impact on game readability and balance
Proven ability to build alignment and productively own feature direction without sacrificing empathy and collaboration with team contributors
Ability to operate autonomously and handle ambiguity, including giving and receiving feedback despite that ambiguity
Understanding of PvP game design and balance, getting the challenge level right for a wide variety of situations
Understanding of how systemically consistent, combinatoric game design can create player surprise and laughter
Outstanding oral and written communication skills
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
Experience as a Sandbox/Gameplay Designer on a multiplayer action game, designing, documenting, and building combat/character systems
Experience delegating work or ownership of an area to multi-disciplinary peers
Knowledge and perspective from playing competitive team games