Senior Gameplay Animator (NPC) at CDPROJEKTRED

CDPROJEKTRED

Boston, MA, us·1w ago

SeniorFull-time

Salary Range

$66,300 - $89,700 /year

Estimated

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About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Gameplay Animator with a focus on NPC’s to join our Boston hub and contribute to the development of Cyberpunk 2, the next mainline Cyberpunk 2077 game.

Key Responsibilities

→Develop high-quality player and NPC animation across a wide range of characters, enemy behaviors, combat and locomotion states, and encounter scenarios.
→Partner with the Animation Lead and key stakeholders to align animation quality, style, and execution with the project’s aesthetic goals, gameplay pillars, and overall player experience.
→Collaborate daily within a cross-disciplinary team to define gameplay experiential goals and deliver features from concept through final implementation.
→Create pre-visualizations and prototypes to assist in communication and development.
→Create high-quality finished player and NPC animation using a mix of hand-keyed and motion capture to deliver exciting, expressive, and readable character motion.
→Work hands-on within Unreal Engine to implement, iterate, and validate NPC animation in real-time gameplay contexts, ensuring animations look and feel strong in play.
→Research, explore and advocate new techniques, systems, and workflows to improve animation quality, efficiency, and support evolving gameplay and previsualization needs.
→Contribute to motion capture shot lists and provide performance direction when applicable.
→Provide clear feedback and animation insight during reviews and other collaborations, helping raise quality across NPC gameplay animation.
→Provide mentorship, inspiration, and support to early-career animators through feedback, collaboration, and example.