Jim Jagger

Rockstar Games

Vice President of Animation (January 2022 – present)

Director of Animation (January 2019 – December 2021)

Animation Director (June 2014 – December 2018)

Lead Animator (September 2009 – June 2014)

Edinburgh, UK

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

Principal Animator (April 2006 – August 2009)

London, UK

EyePet and Eight Days

• Built and directed teams of character artists and animators across multiple projects.
• Developed new game play moves and mechanics from concept to completion.
• Planed, directed and edited motion capture data.
• Hand animated major game play moves.
• Improved communications across teams and studios by establishing European art conferences to facilitate sharing.
• Collaborated with Sony’s Advanced Technology Group and World Wide Studios to design and implement animation tools and pipelines through extensive animation R&D.

Ubisoft

Technical Director of Animation (April 2004 - March 2006)

Montréal/Shanghai

Splinter Cell, Far Cry, King Kong and additional concepts

• Co-designed and prototyped new moves and mechanics.
• Designed and built animation centric character rigs.
• Hand animated major game play moves and cinematics.
• Extensive animation R&D, working alongside independent research teams.
• Developed extensive suite of Maxscripts to aid art creation and optimise performance.
• Directed large team of Chinese artists.

Bioware Corporation

Senior Animator (August 2003 - April 2004)

Edmonton, Canada

Jade Empire and Neverwinter Nights

• Hand animated human and creature characters.
• Planned, directed and edited motion capture data for human characters.
• Developed new animation tools and techniques.

Neversoft Entertainment

Animator (November 2001 - August 2003)

Los Angeles, US

Tony Hawk, Pro Skater series.

• Responsible for all animated game characters.
• Created rigs for all playable characters.
• Worked alongside Gameplay programmers to script in-game animations.

Infogrames/Ocean Software

Artist (June 1999 - November 2001)

Manchester, UK

Loons, Taz Express and Radikal Bikers

• Modeled, textured and animated characters.

Skills

• Deliver AAA games of the highest standards
• Setting benchmarks for animation quality
• Design and implement complex gameplay mechanics
• Develop technology to improve pipelines, production and gameplay experiences.
• Good understanding of scripting/programming languages.
• Build teams and develop communications
• Passion for playing games

Credits

• Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4, Xbox One). 2018.
• Grand Theft Auto V (PS3, Xbox 360). 2013.
• L.A. Noire (PS3, Xbox 360). 2011.
• EyePet (PS3). 2009.
• Eight Days (PS3) Cancelled 2008.
• Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Xbox 360, PS3, PC). 2006.
• King Kong (XBox 360, XBox, PS2, Game Cube, PC). 2005.
• Far Cry: Instincts (XBox). 2005.
• Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (PS2, XBox, Game Cube, PC). 2005.
• Jade Empire (XBox). 2005.
• Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark (PC). 2003.
• Tony Hawk Underground (PS2, XBox, Game Cube). 2003.
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (PS2, XBox, Game Cube). 2002.
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (XBox). 2002.
• Loons: The Fight for Fame (XBox). 2002.
• Taz Express (N64). 2000.
• Radikal Bikers (PSX). 1999.

Education

BA (Hon's) Computer Visualisation and Animation.

NCCA, Bournemouth University, England. 1996 - 1999.

Contact me

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