Animator

Description

Location: Newport Beach, CA or New Orleans, LA

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inXile entertainment is looking for an animator to join our growing team. As a member of the animation team, you’ll collaborate with designers, engineers and other artists to bring our characters to life. Apply for this position if you have a strong understanding of the foundational principles of animation and motion, including weight, anticipation, and impacts. inXile is a new Xbox Game Studio under Microsoft with offices in Newport Beach, CA and New Orleans, LA.

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Requirements:

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• 2+ years of experience working as an Animator in the games industry.

• Understand the game animation process from start to finish.

• Understand the 12 Basic Principles of Animation and can demonstrate the knowledge in a portfolio.

• Be a highly self-motivated, excellent communicator, and an amazing team-player.

• Be able to work creatively as part of a large or small group.

• Be passionate for playing and making games.

• Have experience with rigging humanoid and non-humanoid actors.

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Pluses:

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• Experience working through an entire production cycle on shipped AAA titles with Unity 5 or Unreal 4.

• Experience developing on varied platforms (PC, consoles, etc.).

• Experience with all forms of motion capture.

• Experience with Physics simulations and ragdoll configurations.

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Resume:

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• Portfolio demonstrating relevant skills. Only online work submissions, please (e.g. website, blog or online album).

• May require an art test.

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