Who We Are
Founded in 2023, 2K Sports Lab is the newest stand alone studio at 2K looking to
push game development boundaries to bring 2K's next groundbreaking sports
franchise to life. We're building a world-class team at our new Vancouver, BC
location where our goal is to deliver an exceptional experience through bold
ideas, technical excellence, and creative collaboration. We're seeking
passionate and driven professionals across all areas of game development to help
shape this ambitious vision. If you’re interested in tackling unique challenges
and think you have what it takes to level up our team, we encourage you to
apply!
What You’ll Do
- Work closely with the gameplay Animation Lead to ensure animation is
on-brand, on-time and of professional quality.
- Collaborate with Designers to support the design for animation-based features
- Provide animation from the ideation stage through to final implementation of
features.
- Be an organized individual and support production by staying on top of mocap
shot lists and mocap reference.
- Deliver appropriate animations that support the strongest feature possible
- Collaborate with Engineers and Designers to influence the technical
implementation of features
- Collaborate with the Animation Director to understand, and deliver on, the
quality bar for the animations that you create
- Collaborate with the Design Lead and Engineering team to implement your
features in engine
- Champion animation quality and authenticity within your features, bringing
the animation perspective to all decision making
What Will Make You A Great Fit
- A passion, and understanding of sports games
- Experience developing and shipping AAA games on Unreal Engine 4 or 5
- Experience working with on ‘second-to-second’ interactive animation features
- Player experience focused
- Open-minded, organized, proactive and collaborative
- Excellent understanding of human mechanics – specific to sports behaviors
Beneficial Qualifications
- Passionate about playing and/or watching sports.
- Passion for video games (not just ours)
The pay range for this position in British Columbia at the start of employment
is expected to be between CAD $60,700 and CAD $89,860 per year. However, actual
pay offered is based on market location and may vary further depending on
individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge,
skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. If hired, the
company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other
discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including
for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual
department/team performance, and market factors.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that individuals
with disabilities are provided suitable accommodations to enjoy equal
employment opportunities, including the ability to participate in the job
application or interview process,. Please contact us if you need an
accommodation as part of your application process or otherwise have questions
about the Company’s accommodation policy and review process.
Please be aware that 2K does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over
third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. 2K also does
not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding
process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial
information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so
may be the result of a scam or phishing attack, and you should not engage. 2K’s
in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official
Company email addresses (i.e., via a 2k.com email domain).
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