We are looking for a talented Senior Animator to help give emotion and life to our games. The perfect candidate is hardworking, self-motivated, and works well in a fast paced team environment. We want animators who have a passion for performance, a strong sense of vision. The goal of animation was to “imitate life”.

The Senior Animator should display a strong knowledge of facial animation principles and the ability animate both human and non-human characters allowing the player to easily recognize how they are feeling, has dynamism and expressiveness in a 3D finest work. The ideal candidate will be expected to create high quality animations on main characters and mechanics that will help set the visual bar. Most importantly, the senior animator should help inspire both the professional and creative growth of the team and production through individual contribution and leadership.

We are looking for someone who will:

Help develop and contribute to the animation pipeline and toolset
Create wide range of character animation from body and facial work to dynamics and simulation
Work with the tech artist effectively and collaboratively to define the character and across all functional disciplines of the team, systems, tools and pipeline
Work with Art Director and Leads to inspire, communicate and maintain a game’s artistic and gameplay goals
Work with the modeling team to help producing the mesh topologies for skin deformation
Ensure on time completion of animation team’s assets at a high quality bar
Demonstrate an eye for quality animation and will help in team’s recruiting efforts

Requisitos mínimos

A minimum of 4+ years experience in game development animating in a 3D program such as Max Maya
Titled as Rigger, Facial Rigger and Senior Animator
An exceptional demo reel/portfolio that demonstrates a broad range, a strong knowledge of animation principles, acting and originality.
Ability to conceptualize, design and direct animation performances
An understanding of animation pipelines and process of asset creation from design concept to final asset
Looks for ways to improve the pipeline by researching and detailing proposed features for new animation tools.
The ability to identify and troubleshoot in-engine animation issues and provide solutions
Strong communication and negotiation skills
Strong knowledge of staging and cinematography
Proven ability to learn new tools and techniques

Requisitos deseados

Fundamental understanding of rigging, modeling and weighting
Knowledgeable about game industry trends and animation techniques
Ability to draw and thumbnail poses and ideas
Traditional hand drawn techniques
Experience with motion capture animation and systems
Knowledgeable in engines like Unity Unreal