Lead Gameplay Animator AAA Games

Location: Montreal

Lead gameplay animation at NBCUniversal by guiding AAA character work with Motion Builder, Maya, and real-time gameplay systems expertise.
This Lead Animator supervises animators creating polished NPC and player animations for gameplay. The work combines artistic leadership, technical expertise, mentorship, and production coordination. You will help maintain animation quality, style, performance, and efficient delivery across production stages.

Key Responsibilities:

Supervise animators creating gameplay-ready NPC and player animations
Provide direction, feedback, mentorship, and career development support
Coordinate assignments and communicate updates to production teams
Resolve blockers with leads and cross-disciplinary partners
Develop pipelines, guidelines, directories, and procedures
Requirements:
Seven-plus years as a three-dimensional character animator
Experience developing at least two AAA video games
Expertise with Motion Builder or Maya animation tools
Strong keyframe, motion-capture, and human-motion knowledge
Understanding of gameplay systems and in-game engine workflows
Bring leadership, gameplay animation, and technical production expertise to NBCUniversal's real-time character animation team.