LIVECONTINGENT
Senior Gameplay Animator - IGC/ Gameplay (Contingent)
Naughty Dog
United States, Santa Monica
ABOUT THE ROLE
Naughty Dog is hiring at senior level for cinematics work in games, based in United States, Santa Monica. The post names Maya, MotionBuilder, Motion capture, Keyframe, Systemic gameplay and Motion matching.
It is hybrid working, offered as contingent and asking for 5+ years. Pay, benefits and the full description are on Naughty Dog’s own page.
Summarised from Naughty Dog's post
LEVEL
Senior
From the title
WORK
Hybrid
In United States, Santa Monica
CONTRACT
Contingent
EXPERIENCE
5+ years
POSTED
23 Sep 2026
3 weeks 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
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.
Skills they mention
REQUIRED
Maya
MotionBuilder
Motion capture
Keyframe
Systemic gameplay
Motion matching
A BONUS IF YOU HAVE THEM
Rigging
What applying looks like
- 1 Apply on Naughty Dog's careers page The form is on Greenhouse, via Naughty Dog careers. It takes your CV and contact details.
- 2 Send your reel The post asks for a reel. Lead with the work closest to what they listed.
- 3 Possible animation test Naughty Dog mentions a test before interviews.
- 4 Interviews With the Naughty Dog animation team, then the staffing partner for the contract.
Naughty Dog
Sony first-party games studio in Santa Monica, behind Uncharted and The Last of Us.
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