Senior Animator

Daybreak Games

$80K — $120K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional animation experience
  • 2+ years as a Lead Animator
  • Proficiency with Unreal 4 development tools and pipeline
  • Expertise in character animations, rigging, and skinning
  • Experience in Maya
  • High attention to detail
  • Ability to deliver work under pressure
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Self-directed and open to critique
  • Passionate about video games
  • Creative and original thinker
  • Collaborative team player with problem-solving skills
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in animation
  • Experience shipping at least two AAA products

Responsibilities

  • Create a variety of dynamic animations for characters and environments
  • Support systems for physics and cloth animations
  • Utilize both keyframe and motion capture techniques
  • Collaborate with team members across various disciplines
  • Test and iterate animations for optimal gameplay experience

Benefits

  • Work in a creative and collaborative environment
  • Opportunity for professional growth within a leading game development studio
  • Involvement with high-quality AAA product releases
  • Access to cutting-edge development tools and technology
  • Engage with a passionate team dedicated to gaming excellence
Full Job Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES include but are not limited to the following:
  • Create wide variety of fluid, dynamic and mechanical animations for characters, world, creatures and cinematics
  • Support physics and cloth animations systems
  • Work with both key frame and motion capture animation
  • Collaborate with programmers, artists and designers to craft expressive movement
  • Test, review and iterate animations to provide a great gameplay experience

Requirements
  • 5+ years of professional animation experience
  • 2+ years as a Lead Animator
  • Experience with Unreal 4 development tools and pipeline including Montage
  • Expertise in character animations, rigging and skinning
  • Experience in Maya
  • High attention to detail
  • Ability to perform well under pressure and deliver work in a timely manner.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
  • Self-directed, receptive to critique and feedback.
  • Passion for video games
  • Originality and creativity
  • Passion and ability to work as a positive, collaborative, enthusiastic, ambitious and contributing team member with a real desire work with the team to find solutions

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience as a animator.
  • Shipped at least two AAA products as an Animator

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