Animator

Description

Job purpose

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic animator to create and maintain character and prop animations and assets to a high standard using Maya.

Duties and responsibilities

·       Create and maintain character and prop animations and assets to a high standard using Maya.

·       Assist in rigging and other technical aspects.

·       Proactively assist the Technical Artist to improve animation art pipeline.

• Effectively document and communicate animation processes and techniques when required.

Qualifications

•       Advanced knowledge of Maya and Photoshop.

•       Ability to work to a defined art style, within technical specifications.

•       Good aptitude for problem solving and self-starting with the ability to work with minimal direction

•       Ability to work collaboratively with a team of mixed disciplines.

•       Keep managers and any dependent team members informed about the progress of work including any potential conflicts or bottlenecks.

•       Prior games industry experience.

·       An aptitude for the production of high quality highly stylized assets and hand painted textures in the creation of immersive worlds.

•       A broad range of character/creature animation skills, a very good understanding of    animation principals and able to troubleshoot and debug animation systems.