# Animateur-trice jouabilité sénior (PNJ) - [Far Cry]

**Company**: Ubisoft
**Location**: Montreal, QC
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Game Development
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

As a Senior Playability Animator (NPC) at Ubisoft Montreal, you will contribute to the creation, integration, and validation of animation systems for non-player characters, whether they are allies or enemies. You will work in line with the animation direction's vision, design constraints, and technical requirements of the game engine.

Responsibilities:

- Design animation systems for varied NPC behaviours, including locomotion, 3D navigation, combat behaviours, and hostage situations;

- Process and improve motion capture data considering game engine constraints;

- Export and integrate animations according to technical standards established in collaboration with technical animators, designers, and programmers;

- Test and adjust animation systems directly in the game to ensure stability and quality;

- Collaborate with animation, programming, and design teams to deliver functionalities aligned with production objectives;

- Ensure the final quality of integrated animated features.

Qualifications:

- Solid experience in playability animation for video games;

- Experience in NPC animation and animation system creation;

- Mastery of motion capture data processing;

- Knowledge of MotionBuilder;

- Participation in a published AAA game is a plus;

- Understanding of technical constraints related to integration in a game engine;

- Ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary environment;

- Attention to detail and sense of visual quality;

- Collaborative approach favouring problem-solving and idea sharing.

What to send:

- Your CV highlighting your skills and experience;

- A portfolio of your best animation achievements.

## Skills

### Required
- MotionBuilder
- motion capture data processing
- NPC animation
- playability animation
- video game development

### Nice to have
- AAA game development

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