Dylan Perrett
Associate Lead Animator at Gameloft Brisbane
With over seven years of professional animation experience, my goal is to shape the craft and direction of animation at a studio level, building pipelines, championing quality, and pushing projects toward the best possible version of themselves. I bring a proven ability to lead cross-disciplinary collaboration, establish best practices, and deliver consistently high-quality work under pressure. I am driven by the belief that strong animation is foundational to player experience, and I am committed to growing into a role that allows me to influence that outcome not just as an animator but as a leader and advocate for the craft.
Experience
Associate Lead Animator @ Gameloft Brisbane
April 2026 - Present
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Current Position
Senior Animator I
Septeber 2025 - April 2026
Animator III
January 2024 - September 2025
Animator @ 5 Lives Studios
March 2022 to September 2023
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Worked closely with the Art & Design teams to produce high-quality key-framed animations using Maya, Cascadeur & Unity workflows for several projects.
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Rigged & skinned a variety of characters in Maya using AdvancedSkeleton5 & HIVE AutoRigger suites, that utilized several custom attributes to be used in animation & unity pipelines.
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Exported, implemented & tested animations within different design structures, for use within Unity.
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Frequently collaborated with the audio team to determine the intended purpose of animation/design timings & avoid pipeline bottlenecks.
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Adopted further responsibilities that allowed the animation lead to freely tend to their managerial & directorial duties and animation tasks with a greater sense of freedom.
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Seamlessly adapted to different animation & art styles as the needs of projects & the team changed & evolved.
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Seized the opportunity to collaborate & experiment during studio game jam events.
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Participated in weekly playtests & reported various bugs, regarding both animation-specific issues & the overall gameplay feel.
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Worked closely with the animation & production teams to prepare & define animation styles & systems in conjunction with design & programming specifications.
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Participated in regular animation reviews, discussions & production meetings to ensure that the animation team were aligned with sprint goals and deliverables.
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Ensured tasks were completed at a high standard, as scheduled by production in conjunction with the rest of the team.
Junior Animator @ PlaySide Studios
August 2020 - March 2022
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Worked closely with the Animation, Art, Design, and Engineering teams to produce high-quality key-framed animations using Maya, 2D Spine & Game Engine workflows for various projects.
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Frequently collaborated with team members to prepare & define animation systems in conjunction with design & engineering specifications.
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Exported, implemented & tested animations, within different design structures, for use within numerous game engines. Tested & reported numerous bugs with a wide array of projects.
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Mentored new starters through various onboarding processes. Prepared & off-handed responsibilities on existing/established projects to new animators.
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Participated in regular animation reviews, discussions & production meetings. Planned & estimated timeframes & roadmaps in various tracking packages & ensured they were completed at a high standard, in collaboration with production.
Contract Animator @ Spitfire Interactive
December 2019 - January 2020
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Responsible for creating high-quality, key-framed animations in Maya for multiple characters to be used for gameplay purposes.
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Gained invaluable experience through the rigging and skinning of various characters in Maya, via the use of AdvancedSkeleton5 & Unreal Engine’s ARTv1 toolsets, which utilized several custom attributes.
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Responsible for creating high-quality, key-framed animations in Maya for multiple characters to be used in gameplay purposes, gained invaluable experience through the rigging and skinning of a variety of characters in Maya, via the use of AdvancedSkeleton5 & Unreal Engine’s ARTv1 toolsets, which utilized several custom attributes.
Contract Animator @ The Big Game Company
September 2019 - November 2019
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While contracting at The Big Company Company, I was responsible for creating key-framed animations in Maya for multiple characters to be used in gameplay and menus via collaboration with the art director. I was also required to make alterations to character rigs built with Rapid Rig to achieve desired tasks.
Junior Animator @ Defiant Development
September 2019 - November 2019
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During my time at Defiant, I worked closely with the Art Director, Art Lead, Design and Engineering teams to produce high-quality keyframed animations for gameplay and cinematics using 3ds Max for the pre-production phase of 'A World In My Attic'. I also rigged and skinned non-playable and enemy characters in 3ds Max using both Biped & CAT rigging systems.
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Participated in motion capture shoots, both on and off-site using peers & stunt performers. Cleaned and re-targeted raw motion capture data onto the player character and enemy character rigs using iPi Soft, MotionBuilder & 3ds Max.
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Ensured tasks were completed at a high standard and as scheduled by production and executive management.
Projects
Gameloft Brisbane
Bluey's Happy Snaps
Open-World Photography Game
Associate Lead Animator
Gameloft Brisbane
Project Under NDA [Cancelled]
TBD
Animator III
5 Lives Studios
Cozy Caravan
Isometric Cosy Economy
Simulator Video Game
Animator
5 Lives Studios
Skybucklers [Cancelled]
3rd Person Action Adventure
Multiplayer Video Game
Animator
PlaySide Studios
The Godfather: City Wars
Idle Management Simulation
Mobile Video Game
Junior Animator
PlaySide Studios
Dumb Ways To Die
Collection of Mobile Mini-Games
Junior Animator
PlaySide Studios
Legally Blonde: The Game
Narrative Match-3 Mobile Video Game
Junior Animator
PlaySide Studios
Project Under NDA [Cancelled]
TBD
Junior Animator
PlaySide Studios
Battle Simulator: Warfare
Idle Strategy Mobile Video Game
Junior Animator
PlaySide Studios
Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Real-Time Strategy Video Game
Junior Animator
PlaySide Studios
Toy Warfare
Idle Strategy Mobile Video Game
Junior Animator
PlaySide Studios
Idle Area 51
Idle Management Simulation
Mobile Video Game
Junior Animator
PlaySide Studios
Norris Nuts: World of Pets
Massively Multiplayer Online Video Game
Junior Animator
Spitfire Interactive
Capes
Turn-Based Tactics Video Game
Contact Animator
The Big Game Company
Castle Crusade
Real-Time Strategy Mobile Video Game
Contract Animator
Defiant Development
The World In My Attic [Cancelled]
3rd Person Action Adventure Video Game
Junior Animator
Education
BACHELOR OF CREATIVE ARTS - 3D ANIMATION
JMC ACADEMY
February 2015 - January 2017
Underpinned by principles in technology, science and artistic practice, the course provided the means to learn all about new tools and industry trends to ensure students were up to speed on all of the latest developments demanded by industry. At the completion of the course, students had constructed a well-developed portfolio and showreel through the construction of a fully realized short film.
GAME ANIMATION FUNDAMENTALS
ANIMATION MENTOR
May 2017 - June 2017
Animated convincing character cycles with weight and personality. Learnt the key workflow to migrate the animation cycles from Maya to Unreal Engine 4. Created custom character animations used to navigate around an obstacle course using a keyboard/game controller.
BACHELOR OF INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT - GAME DESIGN
SAE INSTITUTE - DNF
February 2012 - December 2012
In this degree, students gain experience in the design and creation of games and interactive digital media. This includes the theoretical and practical skills and knowledge required to work in a technical or creative role. Students develop an understanding of the game design and production process from concept development and idea generation through to the production methodologies that are applied in today's leading game studios.
