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Senior Animator - Gameplay

Posted as “Senior Animator - Gameplay | Animateur ou animatrice senior, Jouabilité”
DreamWorks Animation / NBCUniversal Montreal, CA
ABOUT THE ROLE

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

It is asking for 6+ 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 performanceSenior
LEVEL Senior From the title
WORK Not stated The studio did not say
CONTRACT Not stated The studio did not say
EXPERIENCE 6+ years
POSTED 12 Oct 2026 3 days 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 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 Creature animation The post names creature or quadruped work.
6 Rigging and deformation Rigging or deformation is part of what the post describes.
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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