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Ubisoft Montreal

Animation Team Lead

Auto-translated from French · original: Chef.fe d'équipe - animation

4 x 8hr days80% payOnsite · Montreal, Canada

Company Description

Ubisoft is a world leader in video games, with teams spread across the globe creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin's Creed to Rainbow Six to Just Dance and many more. We believe that diversity of perspectives drives progress for both players and teams. If you are passionate about innovation and want to push the boundaries of entertainment, join our adventure and help us create the unknown!

Job Description

As an Animation Team Lead, you will actively participate in creating a portion of the required animations, while supporting the Project Lead (PL) or Production Manager (PM) in managing quality and meeting deadlines for your small team. You will collaborate on monitoring your team's work, coach team members, and validate production results, while maintaining a portion of game development under your responsibility (where applicable).

What you will do:

  • Create a portion of the required animation while contributing to the overall quality of animation;
  • Create, prioritize, assign, and track daily tasks and work progress for your team based on deliverables;
  • Represent the animation team in cross-disciplinary discussions and production tracking;
  • Organize and lead team meetings to align on objectives, progress, and challenges;
  • Familiarize yourself with the game's story, gameplay, and cinematics (game design documents) and master technical and/or artistic constraints to properly guide/coach your team;
  • Provide periodic progress reports to the PL/PM on your team's task completion and propose corrective measures when necessary to meet set objectives;
  • Anticipate and address potential conflict situations and suggest solutions to the PL/PM as part of problem-solving within your team;
  • Be a mentor at the technical and/or artistic level for your team members, where applicable;
  • Participate in performance reviews in collaboration with the PL/PM;
  • Coordinate bug fixes related to your team's work;
  • Ensure onboarding of new hires into your team;
  • Participate in recruitment to expand your team.

Qualifications

  • A minimum of 7 years of experience in video game animation.
  • Relevant experience in animation and team management;
  • Solid understanding of keyframe animation principles, game engines, production pipelines, and their constraints;
  • Proficiency in animation software (preference: Maya);
  • Experience with Unreal Engine and Blueprints;
  • Excellent communication, multitasking, and problem-solving skills;
  • Experience with motion capture workflows;
  • Knowledge of game engines/tools and production pipelines.

What to send us

  • Please send us a portfolio of your best work (you can attach images or provide us with a password-protected link) as well as your CV highlighting your education, experience, and skills.