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3D Game Animator

11 Hours ago • All levels • Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

Epoch Games seeks a volunteer 3D Game Animator to contribute to their open-world RPG, The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order. Responsibilities include animating/rigging/skinning organic and hard-body models, preparing game assets, collaborating with the Visuals department, and potentially mentoring junior team members. Strong understanding of human anatomy, animation principles, NLA systems, and experience with game animation are crucial. Proficiency in Maya and Unreal Engine is required; MotionBuilder is optional. Weekly meetings are mandatory. This is a long-term volunteer position requiring excellent communication skills and a passion for 3D animation and game development.
Must have:
  • Strong understanding of human anatomy and movement
  • Expertise in animating 3D characters
  • Experience with non-linear animation (NLA) systems
  • Proficiency in Maya and Unreal Engine
  • Excellent communication & collaboration skills
Good to have:
  • Unreal Engine experience
  • MotionBuilder experience

Job Details

Company Description

Epoch Games is a volunteer-based, all-online, global game development team. We have no centrally-located headquarters and are unincorporated at this time. Most of the original founding members were modders developing the total conversion Middle Earth Roleplaying Project (MERP) mod for the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim:
http://www.moddb.com/mods/merp-middle-earth-roleplaying-project

Currently Epoch Games is developing The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order (LoA:SO). LoA:SO is an in-development indie open-world RPG set in an original fantasy world. The game is being developed using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4 (UE4):
https://www.unrealengine.com/

For more information about the game, please check out our IndieDb page:
http://www.indiedb.com/games/the-lays-of-althas-sundered-order

NOTE: The address listed is N/A. We are a fully-online team with no central headquarters at this time. Communication is mostly done via Slack (an instant messaging application) and Trello (an online project collaboration tool).

Job Description

In this volunteer position you will be working closely with other members of the Visuals department to animate/rig/skin a range of organic and hard-body models and aid in the preparation of high-quality game assets for The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order (LoA:SO). We are willing to take on students who are looking to build their portfolios, but keep in mind that we are looking for people who can dedicate themselves to the project long-term.

Communication is key to a smooth and efficient pipeline, you must be able to communicate clearly and effectively with other team-members and not be afraid to ask should any problems arise. We are an English-speaking team, so English fluency is a must.

If you are comfortable with teaching, you may be called upon to aid the more junior members of the team in any relevant area.

We are looking for Animators that can attend weekly meetings.

We are willing to take on students, but we need active Animators that can contribute.

This is a volunteer position, so no monetary compensation is being offered at this time.

At this time, we are having to rely upon free (or previously licensed) software. Please refer to the applications listed below for guidelines. We do not endorse piracy.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

  • Strong understanding of Human anatomy and movement.
  • Expertise in animating 3D Characters
  • Understanding of traditional animation principles that enhance believable movement
  • Experience with non-gaming Non-linear Animation (NLA) systems and/or has animated for games
  • Rapid prototyping and turn-around for animations
  • Self-motivated and able to troubleshoot animation software challenges
  • Online communication (English) and Team-collaboration skills
  • A passion for 3D animation and an interest to learning game development

OPTIONAL:

  • Unreal Engine experience
  • Motionbuilder experience

Additional Information

REQUIRED SOFTWARE:

  • Autodesk Maya
  • Unreal Engine (we can assist with installation if necessary)

OPTIONAL SOFTWARE:

  • Motionbuilder (useful, but not essential)

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About The Company

Epoch Games is an all-online, global game development team. We are working on an open-world RPG using Unreal Engine 4 called "The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order"​.


Our website:

http://epochgames.co.uk/


Our official forums:

https://discourse.epochgames.co.uk/


Our IndieDb page:

http://www.indiedb.com/games/the-lays-of-althas-sundered-order


Our Careers page:

https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/EpochGames

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