Senior-Level Animators: ArenaNet, Inc.
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- Job Description and Responsibilities:
- ArenaNet is looking for senior-level animators with a passion for online games. Candidates must be able to create high quality, naturalistic work for playable characters, nonplayable characters, and creatures. We are looking for animators with a long track record of excellent work, to bring Guild Wars 2 to life.
- Requirements:
- Essential duties and Responsibilities:
* Build exciting animation for a wide variety of characters (while working within the constraints of engine, design, and schedule)
* Work with commercial and proprietary tools to produce game-ready assets
* Participate in animation reviews; contribute input on tools, processes, etc.
* Communicate proactively with co-workers, including designers, programmers, and other game artists
Qualifications:
* Excellent character animation skills (we are a key frame studio; no motion capture)
* Five or more years experience working in the games industry, on shipped titles
* Solid traditional animation / art education
* Maya expertise preferred
* Self-managing -- organized and uses time well. Dependably identifies and meets goals
* Strong communication skills
* Fun to work with
