Game Animation Director

2 days ago


Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland 2K Full time

About 2K Dublin

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Our office in Dublin offers a competitive and attractive set of benefits, including free healthcare and dental, life insurance, pension, employee stock purchase plan, fitness reimbursement, wellbeing rewards programme, taxsaver commuter ticket, and cycle to work scheme. We also offer a free on-site gym and personal trainer, physio & massages, snacks, and catered lunch at the office.

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The Opportunity

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We are looking for an experienced animation professional to build and lead a dynamic team of animators to support our portfolio of AAA games. As an Associate Director of Animation, you will orchestrate project quality and the well-being of team members as they work across our entire portfolio for all 2K studios worldwide. Your expertise in animation production processes and pipelines will be invaluable in maintaining high-quality key-framed, mocap, hybrid, gameplay, and cinematic animations.

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You will oversee multi-project production schedules, staff development plans, and department growth opportunities. Your leadership skills will help develop a significant knowledge base in others to guide their career development and progression. You will maintain an inclusive environment and thriving team culture, champion tools development to optimize processes and workflows, and identify and develop solutions to tactical creative and technical issues.



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