Lead Animator Rainbow Six

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown!

Please note:
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must possess current eligibility to live and work in the UK in order for their application to be considered.

As Lead Animator,you’ll relish the opportunity to lead an international team of highly skilled Animators with your ability to communicate effectively, willingness to handle challenging situations, and ability to delegate responsibilities with excellent organisational & time management skills.

You will be accountable for supporting your team to fulfil the project’s animation & artistic direction and production timelines, as well as guiding them through project tasks that improve the gameplay experiences across the Rainbow Six brand. You can see the bigger picture and understand why it’s important to be the main point of contact between your team, direction and production to efficiently delegate appropriate tasks for the benefit of the game development.

You also listen actively to colleagues and encourage new ideas and creative solutions.

You’ll also enjoy being hands-on with animations, playing a key role in the creation of high-quality assets that bring immersive, authentic worlds to life. You’re adaptable, thrive on creative challenges, and take pride in shaping the visual identity of realistic AAA games through thoughtful animation systems.

This is not just a role! It’s an opportunity to contribute to a globally recognised franchise, collaborate with international teams, and see your creative vision come to life in one of the industry’s most respected series. You will play an integral part in telling a story, communicating the Director’s creative vision through realistic character movement and interaction inspired by the project’s narrative and design.

As a natural collaborator and communicator, you’ll help motivate fellow Animators and take pride in knowing your work plays a key part in the Rainbow Six legacy.

What you’ll bring

• Proven leadership or mentoring abilities.
• A portfolio/showreel consisting of realistic-styledanimations.
• Proficient in Keyframing, ideally represented within your showreel.
• Experience of working in Motion Capture.
• Knowledge of proprietary/in-house engines.
• Understanding of working in 1st person and 3rd person Animation systems.
• Familiarity with Motion Builder.
• Ideally, experienced in a full development life-cycle.

Joining Ubisoft, you’ll be part of an inclusive global brand. With us, you will build upon your ongoing success and place your stamp on the production of our games and the development of our people. You’ll have the prestige of developing and producing exciting world-class AAA games and help showcase our studio as a market leader within our industry.

With us, you will find your future in one of the strongest knowledge bases in the games industry coupled with brilliant opportunities for career progression on a critically acclaimed brand portfolio.

Whatwe’ll provide

We put our people first through nurturing their creativity and wellbeing and the reason we continue to create engaging and compelling AAA titles that are loved across the world. We also value the art of collaboration and a sense of belonging, which is why we’ve embraced a hybrid working model that requires our team members to be on-site for an average of 3 days per week, fostering a vibrant and creative work environment that unites us in pursuing our shared goals.

• Everything you need to keep your life in balance - hybrid working, flexible core hours, 25 days of annual leave, Christmas shutdown, and a plan that will enable you to work from anywhere in the EU for up to four weeks per year
• Life insurance, income insurance, private healthcare, an annual well-being allowance, and more
• Generous resources committed to your perpetual personal and professional…