What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience creating and implementing gameplay animation for AAA first-person shooters, with clear ownership of features or animation systems.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating body mechanics, weight, timing, posing, and a clear understanding of responsive gameplay animation.
• Practical experience taking animation assets into a game engine and iterating on their behavior in playable builds.
• Working knowledge of animation graphs, state machines, blending, additive animation, and gameplay-driven transitions.
• An understanding of how character movement, player controls, and camera behavior influence each other and shape game feel.
• Proficiency in professional animation tools, with experience in keyframe animation and motion-capture editing.
• The ability to investigate animation problems, explain their likely causes, and work with design and engineering partners to deliver effective solutions.
• Strong ownership, clear communication, and a consistent record of delivering work within production constraints.

What Will Set You Apart

• Hands-on experience on recent AAA FPS productions with a high standard of player movement, first-person animation, and combat responsiveness.
• Direct involvement in establishing or evolving 3C animation systems, particularly from early development through production.
• Additional experience on AAA action or action-adventure games involving sophisticated traversal, melee combat, or character interactions.
• A technical animation background that enables you to understand and resolve issues across animation assets, runtime systems, and gameplay logic.
• Experience with techniques such as inverse kinematics, motion matching, procedural animation, motion warping, or animation retargeting.
• Scripting or tool-development experience that improves animation workflows and iteration speed.
• Experience maintaining consistency between first-person presentation and third-person character animation.

Senior / Lead Expectations

Senior: Independently own complex animation features, make sound creative and technical decisions, and drive implementation and polish with cross-disciplinary partners.

Lead: Combine strong individual delivery with the ability to guide others, align animation work with gameplay goals, and maintain quality across interconnected features.

We also welcome high-potential candidates with relevant production experience and exceptional portfolios who demonstrate the ability to grow into broader ownership. Level will reflect demonstrated capability and contribution.

Location & Working Arrangement

Relocation to China is preferred. Remote arrangements may be considered based on location, time-zone compatibility, and collaboration needs.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity:

NetEase is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in its workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. We also comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding applicants with criminal histories. If you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any part of the application process, please email globaltalent@service.netease.com.

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