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TITLE: Gameplay Animator

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Animation and Visual Effects, Fine Arts or related field or foreign equivalency.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Communicate and collaborate effectively with the development team using strong interpersonal skills. Work with level team to develop animation for all aspects of level needs including gameplay, cinematic vignettes, and environmental animation with the guidance of the lead. Create high-quality animation based on motion capture performances and key frame animation to meet visual expectations in the Destiny Universe game. Export and integrate animations into proprietary game engine.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20115/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment Activision Publishing, Inc.
3100 Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Jobsite: Carlsbad, CA (Full-time position)

TITLE: 3D Animator

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Animation, Communication and Multimedia Design or related field or foreign equivalency and 2 years of experience in the job or 2 years of experience as an Animator, Jr. Animator or in a related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Creates high-level art and design. Responsible for creating interactive three-dimensional art elements. Develop high resolution designs and use high and low resolution modeling, conceptualize art and develop three-dimensional models, produce texture using normal map techniques, and utilizing special three-dimensional animation software. Create color variations, fixes, and implementing it in the game. Use unwrapping, packing, baking textures, hand painting, animating, and adding FX features.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#19283/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
PO Box 18979
Irvine, CA 92623

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-time position)

TITLE: Senior Designer

REQUIREMENTS: 4 years of experience in the job or 4 years of experience as a Game Designer or in a related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Collaborate with teams to translate game systems and gameplay user experience goals into intuitive interfaces that support and enhance the game experience. Create conceptual wireframes, user flow diagrams, and low-fidelity prototypes to communicate design concepts for discussion and testing purposes. Collaborate with artists to create high-fidelity mockups to solidify design direction and planning. Observe and interpret results of usability testing and live game metrics, sharing conclusions with the team that help increase accessibility and inform design decision making game-wide. Produce finished design specs with detailed requirements and use cases for final game user interface, including in-game user interface.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20010/contact K. Jones for an appointment.
Activision Publishing, Inc.
3100 Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Jobsite: Santa Monica, CA (Full-time position)