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Hi, I’m Bert Farache, a passionate Senior/Lead Animator with a proven track record in AAA game development. I specialize in Animation, motion capture, animation direction, and cinematic storytelling, delivering cohesive cinematics and interactive gameplay across major franchises. I thrive in leadership roles, guiding teams, coordinating outsourcing, and shaping animation pipelines from planning to engine integration. I’m excited to bring creative vision and technical expertise to new projects.…Hi, I’m Bert Farache, a passionate Senior/Lead Animator with a proven track record in AAA game development. I specialize in Animation, motion capture, animation direction, and cinematic storytelling, delivering cohesive cinematics and interactive gameplay across major franchises. I thrive in leadership roles, guiding teams, coordinating outsourcing, and shaping animation pipelines from planning to engine integration. I’m excited to bring creative vision and technical expertise to new projects.

Bert Farache

Animation Director, Art Director, 3D Animator

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Hi, I’m Bert Farache, a passionate Senior/Lead Animator with a proven track record in AAA game development. I specialize in Animation, motion capture, animation direction, and cinematic storytelling, delivering cohesive cinematics and interactive gameplay across major franchises. I thrive in leadership roles, guiding teams, coordinating outsourcing, and shaping animation pipelines from planning to engine integration. I’m excited to bring creative vision and technical expertise to new projects.…Hi, I’m Bert Farache, a passionate Senior/Lead Animator with a proven track record in AAA game development. I specialize in Animation, motion capture, animation direction, and cinematic storytelling, delivering cohesive cinematics and interactive gameplay across major franchises. I thrive in leadership roles, guiding teams, coordinating outsourcing, and shaping animation pipelines from planning to engine integration. I’m excited to bring creative vision and technical expertise to new projects.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Bert Farache, a passionate Senior/Lead Animator with a proven track record in AAA game development. I specialize in Animation, motion capture, animation direction, and cinematic storytelling, delivering cohesive cinematics and interactive gameplay across major franchises.
I thrive in leadership roles, guiding teams, coordinating outsourcing, and shaping animation pipelines from planning to engine integration. I’m excited to bring creative vision and technical expertise to new projects.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Sr. Cinematic Animator III at Mass Virtual

January 1, 2022 - Present

VR animation development, AI research and development, all cinematics, motion capture research and planning/directing, animation cleanup, facial animation, Unity engine integration, storyboarding, and AI mocap testing.

Sr. Cinematic Animator at Activision (Raven Software)

January 1, 2022 - October 16, 2025

Cinematics for Call of Duty titles including MW2, Warzone II, Vanguard, Monarch, and Pacific; collaborated across departments to ensure cinematic consistency.

Sr. Cinematic Animator at EA Sports

January 1, 2020 - October 16, 2025

Created cinematic scenes for Madden 20-22, handled mocap planning, animation editing, and engine integration.

Game Animator at Rockstar Games

January 1, 2018 - October 16, 2025

Contributed to Red Dead Redemption 2 through interactive gameplay, conceptual animation, mocap, and interactive object animation.

Lead Animator at Tripwire Interactive

January 1, 2017 - October 16, 2025

Led animator for Killing Floor 2 (multiple releases), Animator on Killing Floor Incursion VR, and Rising Storm. Managed motion capture, creature motion and character development, actor discovery and hiring, gameplay animations, 3rd person animations, quality, and pipeline development.

Lead Animator at CCP Games

January 1, 2012 - October 16, 2025

Spearheaded animation for World of Darkness, EVE: Incarna, and DUST 514. Developed global animation pipelines across multiple international studios. Conceptualized motions and behavior of characters. Gameplay animation.

Art Director at THQ

January 1, 2009 - October 16, 2025

Art director for UFC Undisputed, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw, and Legends. Initial animation integration and development for gameplay. Led global outsourcing teams and ensured consistency in character animation.

Lead Animator and tech at Ubisoft

January 1, 2007 - October 16, 2025

Lead animator for Beowulf the game. Talent recruitment, Mocap director, character development, pipeline development. Managed outsourcing teams.

Animation Lead at Sony (SCEA)

January 1, 2005 - October 16, 2025

Led animator for Gameday, Gamebreaker, and Jet Moto Solar. Developed animation tools, pipelines, and techniques for PS3 development.

Art and Animation at Midway Games

January 1, 2000 - October 16, 2025

Modeler, Character and Environment texturing, Character development. Gameplay animation, voice acting.