As an Senior Animator at Certain Affinity, you'll be part of a creative team generating highly polished in-game animations for AAA and original IP titles. This is a great opportunity to assist in the project's design by providing pre-visualization animations for gameplay elements and evolving and refining motion for characters, weapons, vehicles, and environmental objects.
Responsibilities- Work with the Art Director, Lead Animator & Design team to visualize and integrate motion into a highly immersive world
- implementation of animation assets and testing in engine for accuracy
- Mentor other animators on technique and process
- Create animations in a variety of styles, from ultra-realistic mocap based movement to highly stylized hand-keyed motion depending on the needs of the project
Requirements - 4+ years' experience in the game industry, specifically associated with character and object animation
- Shipped 2+ titles as an animator
- Experience establishing and driving new workflows for content creation
- Experience establishing new tools for both internal and codev project use
- Expert-level understanding of the principles of animation
- Experience in UE4 and UE5
- Excellent understanding of game animation pipelines and workflow
- Strong communication and time management skills
- Ability to work within predefined styles from realistic to stylized and effectively communicate this style to the rest of a team
- Knowledge and application of both keyframe and performance capture animation in a real-time environment
- Solid grasp of performance requirements and constraints of current-generation console and PC gaming development
- Solid understanding of how animation by way of performance, staging, dynamics, timing, and pacing influences player response and feedback to help make a game fun and engaging
- Experience mentoring other artists and animators
- Must be able to initiate visual direction without specific concept or design
A desire to work and support a diverse and inclusive environment
Salary Range: $80,000-$120,000 CAD
