Senior Gameplay Animator (H/F/NB) - BGE2
Ubisoft is a global leader in video games, with teams spread across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin's Creed to Rainbow Six and Just Dance and more. We believe that diversity of viewpoints advances 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!
Description of the Position
Why we need you:
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is an open world action adventure game set in a captivating space opera universe.It is also the direct prequel to the 2003 classic!Thanks to the technological advancement brought by our proprietary Voyager engine, Beyond Good & Evil 2 aims to offer an organic and seamless experience of space exploration and piracy on a solar system scale, where players can discover exotic locations, colorful characters, and many mysteries to uncover solo or with friends.
If you are looking for a unique adventure, join our team to help create System 3!
We are strengthening today our Gameplay Animation team - composed of 6 people - to meet the major challenges of the project.
Join an experienced team where everyone has true ownership of their features, in a stimulating AAA environment.
Become a key player in the creation of impactful, dynamic, and memorable animations for players.
Missions:
What you will do:
Creation & Integration of Gameplay Animations
- Produce fluid, responsive, and readable gameplay animations in line with the art direction (realistic stylized).
- Animate in keyframe and/or rework motion capture, by dynamizing the raw data to enhance intention, rhythm, and personality.
- Create combat gameplay animations: attacks, reactions, movements, interactions.
- Export, test, and integrate animations via internal tools.
Development of Animation Systems
- Prototype animations quickly to facilitate communication with Game Design and Programming.
- Participate in the development, polish, and finalization of gameplay-oriented animation systems.
- Ensure compatibility and consistency with mechanics (combat, interactions, NPC behaviors).
Inter-team Collaboration
- Work closely with: the Artistic Director of Animation, the Lead Animator and the animator team, Game Designers (intentions, readability), Gameplay Programmers (integration, debug, technical constraints), Technical Animators (pipelines, state machines, animtrees).
- Identify needs, report issues, and propose adapted solutions.
Quality, Optimization & Iteration
- Test the game to identify additional animation needs.
- Iterate on the integrated content to ensure consistency, artistic fidelity, and performance.
- Maintain a high level of quality while respecting the technical constraints of the internal AAA engine.
Your Work Environment
- Based at Ubisoft Montpellier, under the supervision of the Lead Animation (3 days in-office minimum)
- Experienced and specialized team.
- Tools: MotionBuilder (main), internal AAA engine, Jira, Perforce (P4V).
- Animation style: Semi-realistic stylized oriented gameplay.
Qualifications
Technical Skills
- Solid background in 3D animation — share your best animations in your Demo Reel.
- Excellent minimum proficiency in MotionBuilder (keyframe + mocap).
- Very good skills in gameplay combat animation.
- Fluency in game engines, animation pipelines, import/export, Perforce.
- Experience on AAA projects.
- Ability to communicate in English (oral and written).
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of Maya (optional).
- Appetite for Tech Anim (state machines, animtrees, pipeline).
- Understanding of French.
Soft skills:
- Autonomy and Initiative : ability to quickly grasp topics, propose solutions, and progress without constant supervision.
- Excellent Communication : essential to collaborate effectively with different teams.
- Artistic Sense and Attention to Detail : to ensure animations are consistent with the semi-realistic stylized art direction.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration : work with various profiles and understand their constraints to find adapted solutions.
Additional Information
The recruitment process:
Our recruitment process
- Review of your application: our team will carefully review it along with your portfolio.
- Interview 1: Discovery (1h, via video) : an exchange with a member of the recruitment team to get to know you better and check the suitability of your background with our expectations.
- Interview 2: Artistic (1h, via video) : with members of the team (Animation Director and Team Lead Anim) about your methodology, skills, and a live discussion around your Demo Reel.
- Artistic test: a one-day exercise to evaluate tool mastery and artistic sensitivity.
Other info:
- Location: Montpellier.
- Start date: You can join the team as soon as possible.
Joining Ubisoft Montpellier means having access from day one to:
- Flexibility in your hours and the possibility to work remotely under the conditions set by the Ubisoft charter.
- 20 days of remote work per year from an EU country (reserved for European citizenship profiles) ;
- 50% reimbursement of your travel expenses or a mileage allowance if you use a bicycle as your mode of transport;
- Our game library where you can borrow the latest Ubisoft games, competitors' games, and consoles;
- Our CSE and its preferential rates on a wide range of entertainment, cinema, concerts, sports facilities, amusement parks, and many other good deals.
As an employer, Ubisoft offers equal opportunities to all without distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, and age. Ubisoft works to develop an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of its player community within its teams.
Ubisoft is actively working to reduce its carbon footprint and mobilize its communities as part of its Play Green commitment.
All information will be treated confidentially in accordance with the Employment Equity Act.
Consult this guide to help you with your application, and discover our actions to encourage more diversity and inclusion.
By clicking on the link above or any other external link in this publication, you leave this site and access a third-party website whose terms of use and privacy policy apply.
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Senior Gameplay Animator (H/F/NB) - BGE2
Ubisoft is a global leader in video games, with teams spread across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin's Creed to Rainbow Six and Just Dance and more. We believe that diversity of viewpoints advances 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!
Description of the Position
Why we need you:
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is an open world action adventure game set in a captivating space opera universe.It is also the direct prequel to the 2003 classic!Thanks to the technological advancement brought by our proprietary Voyager engine, Beyond Good & Evil 2 aims to offer an organic and seamless experience of space exploration and piracy on a solar system scale, where players can discover exotic locations, colorful characters, and many mysteries to uncover solo or with friends.
If you are looking for a unique adventure, join our team to help create System 3!
We are strengthening today our Gameplay Animation team - composed of 6 people - to meet the major challenges of the project.
Join an experienced team where everyone has true ownership of their features, in a stimulating AAA environment.
Become a key player in the creation of impactful, dynamic, and memorable animations for players.
Missions:
What you will do:
Creation & Integration of Gameplay Animations
- Produce fluid, responsive, and readable gameplay animations in line with the art direction (realistic stylized).
- Animate in keyframe and/or rework motion capture, by dynamizing the raw data to enhance intention, rhythm, and personality.
- Create combat gameplay animations: attacks, reactions, movements, interactions.
- Export, test, and integrate animations via internal tools.
Development of Animation Systems
- Prototype animations quickly to facilitate communication with Game Design and Programming.
- Participate in the development, polish, and finalization of gameplay-oriented animation systems.
- Ensure compatibility and consistency with mechanics (combat, interactions, NPC behaviors).
Inter-team Collaboration
- Work closely with: the Artistic Director of Animation, the Lead Animator and the animator team, Game Designers (intentions, readability), Gameplay Programmers (integration, debug, technical constraints), Technical Animators (pipelines, state machines, animtrees).
- Identify needs, report issues, and propose adapted solutions.
Quality, Optimization & Iteration
- Test the game to identify additional animation needs.
- Iterate on the integrated content to ensure consistency, artistic fidelity, and performance.
- Maintain a high level of quality while respecting the technical constraints of the internal AAA engine.
Your Work Environment
- Based at Ubisoft Montpellier, under the supervision of the Lead Animation (3 days in-office minimum)
- Experienced and specialized team.
- Tools: MotionBuilder (main), internal AAA engine, Jira, Perforce (P4V).
- Animation style: Semi-realistic stylized oriented gameplay.
Qualifications
Technical Skills
- Solid background in 3D animation — share your best animations in your Demo Reel.
- Excellent minimum proficiency in MotionBuilder (keyframe + mocap).
- Very good skills in gameplay combat animation.
- Fluency in game engines, animation pipelines, import/export, Perforce.
- Experience on AAA projects.
- Ability to communicate in English (oral and written).
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of Maya (optional).
- Appetite for Tech Anim (state machines, animtrees, pipeline).
- Understanding of French.
Soft skills:
- Autonomy and Initiative : ability to quickly grasp topics, propose solutions, and progress without constant supervision.
- Excellent Communication : essential to collaborate effectively with different teams.
- Artistic Sense and Attention to Detail : to ensure animations are consistent with the semi-realistic stylized art direction.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration : work with various profiles and understand their constraints to find adapted solutions.
Additional Information
The recruitment process:
Our recruitment process
- Review of your application: our team will carefully review it along with your portfolio.
- Interview 1: Discovery (1h, via video) : an exchange with a member of the recruitment team to get to know you better and check the suitability of your background with our expectations.
- Interview 2: Artistic (1h, via video) : with members of the team (Animation Director and Team Lead Anim) about your methodology, skills, and a live discussion around your Demo Reel.
- Artistic test: a one-day exercise to evaluate tool mastery and artistic sensitivity.
Other info:
- Location: Montpellier.
- Start date: You can join the team as soon as possible.
Joining Ubisoft Montpellier means having access from day one to:
- Flexibility in your hours and the possibility to work remotely under the conditions set by the Ubisoft charter.
- 20 days of remote work per year from an EU country (reserved for European citizenship profiles) ;
- 50% reimbursement of your travel expenses or a mileage allowance if you use a bicycle as your mode of transport;
- Our game library where you can borrow the latest Ubisoft games, competitors' games, and consoles;
- Our CSE and its preferential rates on a wide range of entertainment, cinema, concerts, sports facilities, amusement parks, and many other good deals.
As an employer, Ubisoft offers equal opportunities to all without distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, and age. Ubisoft works to develop an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of its player community within its teams.
Ubisoft is actively working to reduce its carbon footprint and mobilize its communities as part of its Play Green commitment.
All information will be treated confidentially in accordance with the Employment Equity Act.
Consult this guide to help you with your application, and discover our actions to encourage more diversity and inclusion.
By clicking on the link above or any other external link in this publication, you leave this site and access a third-party website whose terms of use and privacy policy apply.
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