Animation Team Lead

Who We Are

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, 2K PGA, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Quarry, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, WWE 2K, and XCOM.

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role. If you’re interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply!

What We Need

We are looking for an inspiring and experienced person ready to pass on his knowledge, expertise, and passion. You can help your teammates improve and become the best in their zone of expertise. Your passion will influence the team to be great but also to have fun. Willing to try and build something amazing with a new and passionate team. Willing to work with managers that are driven for Cinematic, Gameplay, 3D visualization, Realtime and new ways of using Mocap and performance capture…

What You’ll Do

• Own resource management of the Montreal Postproduction team
• Drive the organization of new and existing challenges
• Develop the animation pipeline and workflows, with a continuous eye for improvement
• Collaborate and negotiate with Dev teams on behalf of the 2K Mocap team
• Be ultimately responsible for the end-to-end project service delivery of the entire 2K Publishing organization
• Help improve processes and pipelines
• Responsible for Organizing team events, swags, trainings, visit and more
• Help with the newcomer, interviews, welcome day, installations, and access
• Be responsible for Outsourcing (ingesting data and following on PO’s).

What Will Make You A Great Fit

• 3+ years of experience in video games, in a similar role and handling technical teams
• Previous Lead, Team Lead, or coaching experience, managing an animation department
• Experience working with Motion Capture data and pipelines.
• Experience with hand key facial animation and tools
• Experience in a technical role such as Programmer, Tools Tester, or others, a big plus
• Familiar with Maya, Mocap Software’s (Motive and Shogun), MotionBuilder
• 3D Production management experience
• Possess very strong organizational, communication skills, and attention to detail
• Ability to establish priorities and multi-task effectively
• Ability to work with diverse personalities across multiple time zones
• In-depth knowledge of industry trends in interactive storytelling and AAA games
• Experience with Unreal and Meta Human

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.

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