Elias Figueroa

Elias Figueroa

Lead Animator (Gameplay) of the NBA 2K Franchise

Senior Lead Animator / 22 yrs

Novato, CA, United States

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Lead Animator (Gameplay)

NBA 2K15

NBA 2K14 (2013)

NBA 2K13 (2012)

NBA 2K12 (2011)

Lead Animator

NBA 2K11 (2010)

Sr. Animator

NBA 2K10 (2009)

NBA 2K10: Draft Combine (2009)

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (2008)

Lead Animator

NBA Ballers: Chosen One (2008)

Sr. Animator

Stranglehold (2007)

Animator

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (2006)

Jr. Animator

Blitz: The League (2005)

Jr. Animator

The Suffering: Ties That Bind (2005)

Jr. Animator

NBA Ballers (2004)
Ever since I watched "Toy Story" in theaters I knew "Animation" was what I wanted to do! I saw an ad in the back of a PC Gamer Magazine stating: Do you want to make Video Games? I said, "YES!" Went to The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago and received my BA in Media Arts & Animation. Got hired as a Jr. Animator @ Midway Games - Chicago and ended up being a Sr/Lead Animator by 2008. Unfortunately, Midway went bankrupt but, I ended up at 2K Sports in Novato, CA as a Sr. Animator. And to this day, I'm still the Lead Animator on the NBA 2K Franchise!
Work History

  • Lead Animator for the NBA 2K Franchise

    2K Games

    April 2009 - Present

    - organizing & tasking thousands of animations per project
    - supervise between 3 - 6 animators
    - maintain quality of our animations
    - work with Engineers to better implement our animations
    - efficient in Maya (as well as Motionbuilder)
    - I help animate as well

  • Lead Animator

    2K Sports

    November 1899 - Present

  • Senior/Lead Animator

    Midway Games - Chicago

    January 2002 - December 2008
Education

  • Illinois Institute of Art

    1998 - 2001