Gameplay Animator

What We Need:

Turn Me Up is looking for a creative and dedicated Animator, specializing in Motion Capture and Character Animation. This animator will work with Turn Me Up’s Animation Team to create, clean, and implement in-game and cinematic animation.

NOTE: This position is not remote. You must be able to work in our office in Burbank, California.

What You’ll Do:

• Clean up motion capture animations to shippable quality
• Create gameplay animations
• Assist in motion capture recording and process
• Implement animations within Unreal
• Work in a highly collaborative environment to fully realize our characters and environments through movement
• Contribute to Development Pipelines and contribute to Department processes

What Would Make a Strong Candidate:

• You have an animation reel showing key-framed character animations
• A solid grasp of the principles of body movement, anticipation, overshoot, follow-through, squash and stretch and other facets of Animation
• Strong technical and troubleshooting ability
• Large visual database and a passion for video games
• Experience with related animation skills such as modeling, skinning, rigging
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Independent worker
• Ability to manage time and tasks with minimal direction
• Ability to contribute innovative ideas and solutions
• Understanding of gaming industry/video games
• Passion for learning all disciplines of game development as they relate to Animation

Software Knowledge Requirements:

• Maya
• Unreal Engine (UE5 is a plus)
• XSens experience is a plus

Application Requirements:

• Portfolio demonstrating relevant skills and past work
• Bachelor’s degree in Animation (or related field) or 2+ years experience
• Ability to work on-site in Burbank, CA

We welcome applications from those who don’t necessarily meet every requirement, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented backgrounds!

Title and Salary adjustable based on experience.

Who We Are:

Turn Me Up Games is an award-winning independent development studio based in Burbank, California, with additional offices in Genoa, Italy.

Since 2011, Turn Me Up has been responsible for 3 App Store Editors Choice Awards, 2 Emmy Nominated VR Experiences, and multiple AAA ports to Nintendo Switch such as It Takes Two, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™ 1 + 2, and the Borderlands Legendary Collection, to name a few.

Turn Me Up is committed to creating impactful games that challenge the way audiences are entertained and deliver experiences that resonate with players long after the game is turned off, in ways that are both comfortably familiar and excitingly unprecedented.

Headquartered in the heart of downtown Burbank, walking distance from dozens of shops and restaurants, our studio is fully-equipped with state-of-the-art development hardware, motion and performance capture stage, sound and vocal recording booths, and network and telecommunications infrastructure to support our incredibly talented staff, both locally and around the world.