Animateur.trice de créatures / Animator (Creatures)

7 Months ago • 3-10 Years • Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

Bethesda Game Studios is looking for a Creature Animator with 3+ years of experience animating large creatures. Excellent animation skills, strong understanding of principles, detail-oriented, and team player are must-haves. Experience with first/third-person games, animation graphs, and motion capture is a plus.
Must have:
  • Creature Animation
  • Animation Principles
  • Detail-Oriented
  • Team Player
Good to have:
  • First/Third Person
  • Animation Graphs
  • Motion Capture
  • Game AI
Perks:
  • Competitive Salaries
  • Generous Benefits

Job Details

Overview

Rejoins Constellation!

Viens te joindre à l’équipe de Bethesda Game Studios, l’équipe primée de développement derrière Starfield, The Elder Scrolls et Fallout. Bethesda Game Studios fait tout pour offrir à ses employés une vie familiale et professionnelle bien équilibrée en offrant des salaires compétitifs, un programme d’avantages sociaux généreux et des bureaux situés parmi les meilleures villes d’Amérique du Nord.

Dans le but de créer une culture aussi amusante et diversifiée que nos jeux et nos joueurs, nous accueillons des personnes possédant des compétences, des niveaux d’expérience et des antécédents uniques. Si tu es allumé(e) par l’idée d’apporter ta contribution à certains des jeux les plus importants de l’industrie, on adorerait en savoir plus sur toi!

Join Constellation!

Come join Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Bethesda Game Studios strives to offer its employees a well-balanced home and work life by providing competitive salaries, a generous benefits program, and offices located in some of North America’s best cities.

With a goal of creating a culture as fun and diverse as our games and our players, we welcome applicants with unique skillsets, experience levels and backgrounds. If you are passionate about making a meaningful contribution to some of the most significant games in the industry, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Ton quotidien chez Bethesda Studios Montréal

Bethesda Game Studios recherche un.e animateur.trice de créatures exceptionnel.le pour créer et mettre en œuvre des animations dans le jeu tout en collaborant étroitement avec les artistes, les programmeurs, les concepteurs et les producteurs.

Dans ton rôle d’Animateur.trice, tu vas...

  • Appliquer les principes de l'animation pour créer des animations de haute qualité spécifiques aux créatures, tout en apportant des modifications en fonction de la direction artistique
  • Travailler en collaboration avec les membres de l'équipe pour répondre aux besoins et aux exigences en matière d'animation pour le contenu cinématographique et le gameplay
  • S'engager activement avec les développeurs en dehors de sa discipline, en créant une expérience positive et productive pour toutes les personnes impliquées
  • Assister les autres animateurs.trices et leur fournir des commentaires constructifs
  • Communiquer les besoins à toutes les dépendances externes ou extérieures à l'équipe
  • Intégrer et maintenir ton travail dans le jeu régulièrement

Your Daily Life at Bethesda Game Studios

Bethesda Game Studios is looking for an exceptional Creature Animator to create and implement animations while collaborating closely with artists, programmers, designers, and producers.

As Animator, you will…

  • Apply animation principles to create high-quality creature animations, while making any changes based on artistic direction
  • Work In collaboration with members of the team to address animation needs and requirements for cinematic content and gameplay
  • Actively engage with developers outside of your discipline creating a positive and productive experience for all involved
  • Assist and provide constructive feedback to other animators
  • Communicate needs to any out-of-team or external dependencies
  • Consistently integrate and maintain your work in the game

Qualifications

Qu’est-ce qui te rend S.P.E.C.I.A.L. ?

  • Tu as plus de 3 ans d'expérience professionnelle ou connexe en tant qu'animateur.trice de créatures
  • Tu as de l’expérience en animation de grandes créatures
  • Tu possèdes des compétences exceptionnelles en animation, avec une forte compréhension des principes et un désir de t’améliorer
  • Tu es attentif.ve aux détails
  • Tu es un.e joueur.se d’équipe motivé.e avec une solide éthique de travail et une attitude coopérative
  • Tu t’adaptes bien aux changements et acceptes bien les critiques constructives
  • Tu possèdes d’excellentes compétences en résolution de problèmes et en prototypage
  • Tu es très organisé.e et tu as d’excellentes compétences en gestion du temps
  • Tu as d’excellentes compétences en communication orale et écrite
  • Tu maîtrises Maya, 3ds Max ou Blender
  • Tu es passionné.e par les jeux vidéo et la création de jeux EXCEPTIONNELS
  • Tu es passionné.e par l’amélioration de la qualité de l’animation

What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

  • You have 3+ years of professional or related experience as a Creature Animator
  • You have experience animating large creatures
  • You possess outstanding animation skills, displaying a strong understanding of the principles and a desire to improve
  • You are detail-oriented
  • You are a self-motivated team player with a strong work ethic and cooperative attitude
  • You’re great at adapting to change and accept constructive feedback well
  • You possess excellent problem-solving and prototyping skills
  • You are highly organized and have excellent time management skills
  • You have excellent oral and written communication skills
  • You are proficient working with Maya, 3ds Max or Blender
  • You have a passion for gaming and making GREAT games
  • You are passionate about pushing animation quality to the next level

Preferred Skills

Bonus

  • Tu as de l’expérience en animation sur des jeux en vue à la première et à la troisième personne
  • Tu as de l’expérience avec les graphes d’animation
  • Tu as de l’expérience avec la capture de mouvement dans Maya ou Motion Builder
  • Tu as de l’expérience de travail en étroite collaboration avec des programmeurs d’IA et des programmeurs de gameplay, comprenant les aspects techniques de l’IA de jeu et de la fonctionnalité du jeu

Bonus Skills

  • You have experience animating on first- and third-person focused games
  • You have animation graph experience
  • You have experience working with motion capture in either Maya or Motion Builder
  • You have experience working closely with AI programmers and Gameplay programmers, understanding the technicalities of game AI and game functionality

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