Animator

Post Date

Jun 24, 2025

Location

Playa Vista,
California

ZIP/Postal Code

90094
US
Aug 27, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Software Engineering

Req #

LAX-790964

Pay Rate

$52 - $65 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

This team's mission is to build tools that help people feel connected, anytime, anywhere. Lifelike, interactive characters are an important part of this mission. As a Character Animator on the team, youll be working with a talented group of industry professionals leading the way in this emergent and creative space. If youre excited about forging into new territory and pushing the boundaries of real-time character animation across a variety of products, this may be the place for you.

Responsibilities
Create and push the craft of real-time and pre-rendered character animation.
Create emotion and expressivity through facial animations.
Create believable and visually appealing character animations/poses.
Work with the Art Director, Animation Leadership and the immediate creative team to collaborate, pre-visualize, and create great animation for VR/AR and 2D media.
Work with the Engineers, Tech Artists and Character Artists to develop and improve animation systems (facial, cinematic, move-tree, procedural) that will raise the bar within the required technical constraints.
Work with multiple vendors, collaborating and giving feedback on technical and artistic solutions.
Proactively identify areas in the production pipelines and execution to improve and actively participate in cross-functional settings to create solutions.
Collaborate with the Animation team to create memorable, emotive characters.
Find solutions to technical challenges and improve animation methodology within pipelines

We are a company committed to creating inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources Request Form. The EEOC "Know Your Rights" Poster is available here.

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Required Skills & Experience

- Knowledge with Maya
- Have worked in multiple companies.
- Experience creating industry leading, key-frame animation for vfx, film, games or real-time applications.
- Experience working within distributed/remote team environment and/or animation vendors

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Proficiency in Motion Capture Animation in Motionbuilder, Unity and Unreal Engine.
Real time animation experience.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.