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Principal Animator (Gameplay, Conversations & Scripted Events)

Posted as “Principal Animator (Gameplay, Conversations & Scripted Events) / Animateur principal ou Animatrice principale – Gameplay et Conversations / Scripted Events”
DreamWorks Animation / NBCUniversal Montréal, CA
ABOUT THE ROLE

DreamWorks Animation / NBCUniversal is hiring at lead level for character acting and performance work in feature film, based in Montréal, CA. The post names Maya, Unreal, MotionBuilder, Motion capture, Keyframe, Systemic gameplay, Motion matching, Rigging and Facial animation.

It is asking for 10+ years. Pay, benefits and the full description are on DreamWorks Animation / NBCUniversal’s own page.

Summarised from DreamWorks Animation / NBCUniversal's post
Feature filmCharacter 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 10+ years
POSTED 22 Jun 2026 4 months ago
LAST VERIFIED Re-checking Older than 30 days

The role in short

1 Get animation into the engine The post covers taking animation from the DCC into the game engine.
2 Build systemic animation Animation that responds to the player, built with design and engineering.
3 Motion capture work The post names motion capture, on the stage or in the clean-up after it.
4 Facial and dialogue Facial animation and dialogue performance are named in the post.
5 Cinematics The post covers cinematic or cutscene work alongside the rest of the role.
6 Creature animation The post names creature or quadruped work.
Summarised by Animworks from the studio listing. The full description, pay range and benefits are on DreamWorks Animation / NBCUniversal's own page.

Skills they mention

REQUIRED
Maya Unreal MotionBuilder Motion capture Keyframe Systemic gameplay Motion matching Rigging Facial animation

What applying looks like

  1. 1 Apply on DreamWorks Animation / NBCUniversal's careers page The form is on SmartRecruiters, via DreamWorks Animation / NBCUniversal careers. It takes your CV and contact details.
  2. 2 Send your reel The post asks for a reel. Lead with the work closest to what they listed.
  3. 3 Interviews With the DreamWorks Animation / NBCUniversal animation team.
DreamWorks Animation / NBCUniversal 2 animation roles open at DreamWorks Animation / NBCUniversal on the boards we read.
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