Character Performance Animator

Character Performance Animator Overview

As a Character Performance Animator at NetEase Games, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the emotional and cinematic quality of our gaming experiences. Your primary responsibilities will include leading the design and execution of performance animations for key story sequences and interactive cinematics. You will oversee facial performances, dialogue scenes, and action-driven animations to ensure they resonate with emotional authenticity.

Collaboration is key in this role, as you will work closely with Art, Design, and Engineering teams to establish and maintain production pipelines and quality standards for performance animation. Your expertise will help ensure consistency in character emotions and visual storytelling throughout our projects.

You will also define production guidelines and animation standards for facial performances, dialogue scenes, and character acting. This involves driving scalable and efficient content creation workflows while continuously seeking to improve quality and productivity. Leveraging your experience from both the film and game industries, you will optimize motion capture and keyframe animation pipelines, solve technical challenges, and enhance the overall quality and expressiveness of character performances.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or above in Animation, Film, Directing, Digital Media Arts, or related disciplines preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience as an Animation Director, Action Director, Performance Animator, or in a similar role within the film or gaming industry.
• Portfolio examples demonstrating both action-oriented and subtle dramatic performances are required.
• Deep understanding of cinematic language, character acting, and emotional storytelling.
• Ability to independently deliver high-quality performances, including facial animation and dialogue scenes.
• Proficiency in motion capture data processing, keyframe animation, and in-engine performance integration.
• Strong problem-solving skills for technical challenges in the animation production pipeline.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong industrialized production mindset with experience in establishing animation standards and optimizing workflows.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced production environment; prior experience in film production studios or cinematic teams is a plus.

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s

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