Gameplay Animator at Small Axe Studios (2K)
2K · Burnaby, Canada
Full-time hybrid gameplay animator role in Burnaby, British Columbia, at 2K's new sports studio Small Axe. CA$60,500–89,540 a year.
- Closing date
- Not stated
- Pay
- CA$60,500–89,540 a year (British Columbia starting range), full time
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Who can enter
- Location
- Canada (by country of residence)
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Animation & motion, Digital art
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Experienced gameplay animator with a strong interest in sport; hybrid working in Burnaby, BC.
About
Small Axe Studios, founded in 2023 as 2K's newest standalone studio, is building what it describes as 2K's next big sports franchise from its base in Burnaby. It is hiring an experienced Gameplay Animator to recreate authentic sporting movement and behaviour.
The animator works under the gameplay animation lead and with AI and animation engineers, designers and producers, taking animation-driven features from ideation through to final in-game implementation. The studio wants a high quality bar and a genuine passion for playing or watching sport, as well as for video games generally.
The role is hybrid, based in Burnaby, with a starting pay range of CA$60,500–89,540 a year in British Columbia.
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