Sumedh Jethe
Senior Gameplay/Cinematics animator
Pune
Summary
Seeking to contribute to a visionary game studio by leveraging over a decade of experience in character and creature animation. Passionate about storytelling through motion, with a strong foundation in animation principles, motion capture, and keyframe animation for AAA titles.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Gameplay/Cinematics Animator
Gunzilla Games
Frankfurt, Germany (Remote)
06.2023 - 07.2025
- Played a core role in the development of Off The Grid, a narrative-driven battle royale, from early prototyping to full animation implementation in Unreal Engine 5.
- Led a third-party animation team, managing feedback cycles, quality control, and final delivery to ensure consistency with Gunzilla’s animation standards and creative vision.
- Developed and implemented high-quality animation sets for locomotion, first-person, and third-person weapon reloads, and custom gameplay actions.
- Animated and integrated unique cyberlimb ability animations, from concept to engine, ensuring seamless transitions and gameplay responsiveness.
- Exported and processed OptiTrack motion capture data using Autodesk MotionBuilder, cleaning, and retargeting mocap onto in-game character rigs with precision.
- Integrated animations into Unreal Engine 5.
- Collaborated closely with gameplay designers, tech animators, and narrative teams to prototype, iterate, and refine interactive gameplay animations, and in cutscens sequences.
Wargaming Berlin
Senior Gameplay Animator
Berlin, Germany
12.2021 - 03.2023
- Produced high-quality character and object animations using both keyframe techniques and motion capture data, tailored for mobile and stylized game formats.
- Worked on titles including World of Tanks Blitz and a canceled mobile shooter project, contributing to a wide range of gameplay, and system-level animations.
- Collaborated closely with the Animation Lead and Art Director to create animations for visual benchmarking, style alignment, and animation direction validation.
- Integrated animations into the production pipeline using Unreal Engine, setting up animations within the engine environment, and collaborating with tech teams to ensure smooth in-game performance.
Game Animator
Ubisoft India
01.2019 - 12.2021
- Worked as character and creature Animator for creating Combat, Cutscene and Gameplay on AAA projects like Prince of Persia Remake and Assassin's creed VR.
- Worked closely with the Animation Director and Animation lead to establish the core posing, behavior and movement style of our characters.
- Animated characters utilizing motion capture (body) and key-framing (body and face) to achieve the high quality, characterful performances.
- Used Ubisoft's own Game engine ANVIL to export and implement Animation.
- Experience of using software's like MotionBuilder, Mocam Facebuilder.
- Worked in Unity engine for creating animation combos and blend trees.
Freelancer 3D Animator
Yash Raj Films
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Worked as freelancer animator at Vfx division of YashRaj films.
- Worked on CG performances of creatures for live action footages.
- Worked on animatics of film according to the screenplay.
Game Animator
Rockstar Games
Bengaluru, India
01.2016 - 04.2018
- Worked on motion capture data to create realistic animation for cutscenes, cinematics, and in-game.
- Create realistic keyframe and mocap cleanup for face animation.
- I worked with various software programs, including Autodesk Maya, MotionBuilder, and Faceware Analyzer, for tracking facial animation data.
- Worked on games like Red Dead Redemption and GTA (DLCs).
- Integrated animation assets into RAGE (Rockstar Advanced Game Engine), working within the engine’s proprietary animation system to test, tweak, and deliver final in-game animations.
CG-Animator
Prime Focus
Mumbai
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Planned shots with a clear understanding of the storyline and character context.
- Created high-quality animations using digital tools for TV series, feature films, and other related projects.
- Presented performance ideas and shot-blocking effectively during animation dailies.
- Contributed to LEGO’s Knightronics (TV series) and LEGO Friends (DVD feature).
Animator
Maya Digital
Mumbai
03.2013 - 10.2014
- Keyframe character, facial, and creature animation for Bollywood film projects.
- Clearly show performance ideas and shot-blocking in animation dailies.
- Worked as a rigger to develop animation controls unique to specific characters.
- Implement changes and finish shots in accordance with the production schedule.
Education
Certificate - Character animation & Film making
FRAMEBOXX ANIMATION INSTITUTE
Bachelor of Arts - Art
YCMOU
Amravati, India 04.2001 -
Skills
- Unreal Engine 5
- Autodesk Maya
- MotionBuilder
- Adobe premiere pro
- Cascadeur
Game Engines
- Unreal Engine
- RAGE
- ANVIL
Demo Reel Link
https://youtu.be/xT7s_tJlDUA
Personal Information
Sumedh Jethe
Senior 3D Character Animator
📧 sumedhjethe@gmail.com | 📞 +9689113238
Timeline
Senior Gameplay/Cinematics Animator
Gunzilla Games
06.2023 - 07.2025
Wargaming Berlin
Senior Gameplay Animator
12.2021 - 03.2023
Game Animator
Ubisoft India
01.2019 - 12.2021
Freelancer 3D Animator
Yash Raj Films
05.2018 - 08.2018
Game Animator
Rockstar Games
01.2016 - 04.2018
CG-Animator
Prime Focus
01.2015 - 01.2016
Animator
Maya Digital
03.2013 - 10.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Art
YCMOU
04.2001 -
Certificate - Character animation & Film making
FRAMEBOXX ANIMATION INSTITUTE