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2K Novato, California, Montréal, Quebec
ABOUT THE ROLE

2K is hiring at lead level for character acting and performance work in games, based in Novato, California and Montréal, Quebec. The post names Unreal, Motion capture, State machines, Rigging and Facial animation.

Pay, benefits and the full description are on 2K’s own page.

Summarised from 2K's post
GamesCharacter acting and performanceLead
LEVEL Lead From the title
WORK Not stated The studio did not say
CONTRACT Not stated The studio did not say
EXPERIENCE Not stated The studio did not say
POSTED 7 Oct 2026 1 week ago
LAST VERIFIED 14 Oct 2026 Still open today

The role in short

1 Get animation into the engine The post covers taking animation from the DCC into the game engine.
2 Motion capture work The post names motion capture, on the stage or in the clean-up after it.
3 Facial and dialogue Facial animation and dialogue performance are named in the post.
4 Rigging and deformation Rigging or deformation is part of what the post describes.
5 Mentor the team Helping other animators is listed as part of the job.
Summarised by Animworks from the studio listing. The full description, pay range and benefits are on 2K's own page.

Skills they mention

REQUIRED
Unreal Motion capture State machines Rigging Facial animation

What applying looks like

  1. 1 Apply on 2K's careers page The form is on Greenhouse, via 2K careers. It takes your CV and contact details.
  2. 2 Interviews With the 2K animation team.
2K 5 animation roles open at 2K on the boards we read.
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