Senior Animator

Posted 2024-11-16

💎 Seniority level: Senior

📍 Location: Canada

💸 Salary: 35 - 55 CAD per hour

🔍 Industry: Animation

🪄 Skills: LeadershipBlenderCommunication SkillsCollaborationAttention to detailOrganizational skills

An understanding of animation rigging/set-up and 3D character animation.
Strong understanding of scene layout to match plates.
Excellent artistic skill set with a full understanding of animation and composition.
Knowledge of the software and hardware used in the post-production process.
Demonstrate an understanding of the Visual Effects and associated pipelines.
Good communication and organizational skills.
Proactive, with the ability to lead a creative vision.
Ability to work overtime/weekends when a project calls for it.
Work efficiently to meet tight deadlines.

Work with the Production Staff to provide animated sequences as required by the Client.
Animate in various styles including creatures, realistic humans, motion capture, vehicles, and complex characters.
Perform mocap cleanup and 3D rotomation for FX.
Use animation software (Maya) for visual effects intensive projects.
Assist with miscellaneous duties as required by the Animation Supervisor or Animation Lead.
Collaborate closely with other departments on issues affecting the animation team.

Posted 2024-10-18

📍 North America

🧭 Full_time

💸 105000 - 155000 USD per year

🔍 Video game development

5+ years of game industry experience, having shipped at least one AAA title.
Strong understanding of animation principles.
Proficiency in keyframe and mocap clean-up animation skills.
Experience animating humanoid characters and creatures.
Familiarity with animation systems in Unreal Engine 5 (animation blueprints, graphs, state machines, blend spaces, montages).
Expert knowledge of Maya or a similar package.
Creative problem-solving at all development stages.
Strong communication skills and ability to be a team player.
Positive attitude with the ability to take direction and provide objective feedback.
Strong work ethic, self-motivated, able to maintain high-quality animation without constant supervision.

Work closely with the Lead Animator and team to create industry-leading appealing animations and memorable gameplay experiences.
Create detailed animations for weapons ensuring movements are natural and immersive.
Infuse characters with unique personalities aligned with the game's artistic vision.
Push animation quality higher consistently.
Collaborate with character and tech art teams during character creation phases.
Ensure animations align with gameplay mechanics, timing, and feel through collaboration and iteration.
Create, implement, and tune animation assets in engine while maintaining attention to detail.
Organize complex animation data and assets and help refine the animation pipeline and tools.
Coordinate with all departments to achieve project goals.

LeadershipGame DesignGame DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipBlenderUnreal engineCommunication SkillsCollaboration

Posted 2024-10-18

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