Animator (Mid-Senior)

Animator (Mid-Senior)

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Role Overview

The primary function for this role as animator is to hand-key animation assets, implement them into the proprietary game editor, and test the implementation of these animations in the game. Because we are a small team, secondary functions may include tasks such as ideation, conceptualization, pre-vis, playtesting, reporting bugs, and fixing bugs.

Responsibilities

- Hand keying in-game animation assets for humanoid and quadrupeds in Autodesk Maya and exporting assets using Maya’s game exporter

- Submission of assets using Perforce version control software

- Implement animations into the proprietary game engine

- Testing to ensure game assets are working correctly in-game

- Pre-vis style animations for proof of concepts to be used as visual representations of gameplay ideas and intentions

- Collaborate closely with other departments to achieve goals and solve problems. These departments may include Engineering, Gameplay, Visdev, Tech Anim and 3D Art

Qualifications and skills

- Experience: Minimum 3 to 5 years professional experience in animation - film, tv and or game dev.

- Animation Principles: Strong understanding of foundational animation principles (e.g., squash and stretch, anticipation, follow-through)

- Software proficiency: Autodesk Maya.

- Software Experience: Perforce, VS Code, Unreal Engine, Unity Engine, Figma, Google Suite, Jira, Confluence, Slack, Sync Sketch, Photoshop, and any kind of film editing software such as Premiere.

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the capability to explain concepts and ideas to animators as well as non-animators

Nice-to-Haves:

- A passionate Gamer

- Human Anatomy & Animal Anatomy knowledge

- Strive to create a gaming experience that brings a positive impact to the gaming world

- Experience in creating a game from the ground up

- Character Rigging ...