Senior Animator

Description

Role

We are seeking Senior Animators to work with our talented team, with employees based in NYC & Montréal (and some fully remote), working on our new action-RPG title. The right candidate for this position will work closely with the Art and Design Directors to establish an iconic, stylized look for the next generation of consoles and PC. You will share our passion for thinking differently about how games can look and feel and possess exceptional ability to communicate and demonstrate new ideas. You will be instrumental in defining a cohesive animated style over the entire project.

Responsibilities

Create and implement high quality animation via keyframes or refining mocap data, working in close concert with animation and technical directors as well as the gameplay design team.
Collaborate with establishing the animation requirements and pipeline.
Troubleshoot and solve animation related production issues.
Ability to brainstorm and demonstrate new technical ideas and solutions.

Participate in critiquing of the project and collaborate on solutions to feedback.

Qualifications

At least 3 years of game industry experience

You must have excellent foundational skills and a strong understanding of traditional animation techniques.
Able to reliably communicate and produce content in a self-disciplined remote work environment.
Experience with mocap techniques and packages.
Deep understanding of game development process and methodology.
Good knowledge of the various components of an animation pipeline, including mocap, skeletal construction and character weighting.

Expert knowledge of tools, software and 3rd party solutions.
Authorized to work in either the US or Canada

Bonus Points

Knowledge of modular and procedural workflows.
A deep background in 2d animation and animation production techniques is helpful.
Additional experience in storyboarding or cinematography.

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