Animator

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🗿 3D Artist

👻 Ghost score 15%

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Electric Square

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51 - 200 employees

🎮 Gaming

Gaming

Electric Square is a game development company that creates memorable experiences on genre-defining AAA console action games. With a team of 300 talented developers, Electric Square operates from three state-of-the-art studios located in the UK, Singapore, and Malta. The company partners with some of the biggest names in the gaming industry, such as collaborating on titles like Diablo IV, providing global expertise in game development. Electric Square is continuously expanding and inviting passionate individuals to join their diverse team.

📋 Description

• Work as part of the animation team on the character pipeline from rigging to implementing gameplay character move sets. • Build flexible, game-ready rigs for high-energy characters. • Create and integrate character animations in the game engine. • Apply animation principles to create high-quality animations, optimize them for technical constraints, and make changes requested by artistic direction. • Report to the Lead Artist. • Work with the Lead Technical Animator to establish a reliable pipeline for authoring gameplay and performance animations. • Collaborate with the Lead Artist, Game Designers, and Programmers to meet quality objectives, gameplay intentions, and engine capabilities. • Communicate with Game Designers and Programmers to find effective solutions, fix issues, and achieve goals on time. • Prototype and previsualize animation systems and ideas for animation and gameplay discussions. • Support in-game cut-scenes and performance animation requirements.

🎯 Requirements

• Animation production experience on at least one shipped mobile game, with experience or a portfolio showcasing stylized motion. • Advanced skills in games development software such as Maya & Unity Game Engine. • Must excel at creating flexible joint hierarchies, skin weighting and engine-optimized deformation set-up. • Exceptional key frame animation skills and a reel that showcases world leading animation quality in character and other related gameplay animation systems. • Expert level of understanding of the principals of animation. • Strong understanding of animation and how it applies to gameplay. • A passion for character animation, playing games and film. • Traditional art skills are a distinct advantage. • A passionate and self-motivated individual, willingness to work in a team and communicate effectively. • Ability to prioritise one's own tasks and be responsive to deadlines. • Exceptional problem-solving skills. Must be able to quickly identify issues and proactively resolve them.