Animateur.trice senior (cinématiques) / Senior Animator (Cinematics)

5 Months ago • 5 Years + • Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

Senior Animator with 5+ years of experience in creating high-quality cinematic animations for games. Must have strong animation skills, cinematic understanding, and experience with motion capture.
Must have:
  • Cinematic Animation
  • Motion Capture
  • Animation Principles
  • Game Development
Good to have:
  • Open World Games
  • Animation Graphs
  • AI Programming
  • Gameplay Programming
Perks:
  • Competitive Salary
  • Benefits Package

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 cinématique 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 senior, tu vas...

  • Appliquer les principes de l'animation pour créer des animations de haute qualité spécifiques aux personnages, tout en apportant des modifications en fonction de la direction artistique à l'aide de techniques de touches manuelles et en ajustant les données de capture de mouvement
  • 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 Cinematic Animator to create and implement in-game animations while collaborating closely with artists, programmers, designers, and producers.

As Senior Animator, you will…

  • Apply animation principles to create high-quality character specific animations, while making any changes based on artistic direction using hand-key techniques and adjusting motion capture data
  • 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 5 ans d'expérience professionnelle ou connexe en tant qu'animateur.trice cinématique
  • Tu possèdes d'excellentes compétences en matière d'animation et faites preuve d'une grande compréhension des principes et d'un désir d'amélioration
  • Tu as une bonne compréhension des règles de la cinématographie
  • Tu connais bien les systèmes cinématiques dans le cadre du développement de jeux
  • Tu as le souci du détail
  • Tu es un.e joueur.se d'équipe motivé.e, avec une forte éthique de travail et une attitude coopérative
  • Tu sais t'adapter au changement et tu acceptes bien les commentaires constructifs
  • Tu possèdes d'excellentes compétences en matière de résolution de problèmes et de prototypage
  • Tu es très organisé.e et tu as d'excellentes compétences en matière de gestion du temps.
  • Tu as d'excellentes aptitudes à la communication orale et écrite
  • Tu maîtrises la capture de mouvements avec Maya ou Motion Builder
  • Tu es passionné.e par les jeux vidéo et par la création de jeux exceptionnels
  • Tu es passionné.e par l'idée de pousser la qualité de l'animation à un niveau supérieur

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

  • You have 5+ years of professional or related experience as a Cinematic Animator
  • You possess outstanding animation skills, displaying a strong understanding of the principles and a desire to improve
  • You have a strong understanding of the rules of cinematography
  • You are well-versed in cinematic systems within game development
  • 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 motion capture in either Maya or Motion Builder
  • 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 dans la direction de tournages de capture de mouvement
  • Tu as déjà fait de l'animation dans des jeux à monde ouvert
  • Tu as de l'expérience dans les graphes d'animation
  • Tu as de l'expérience en travaillant en étroite collaboration avec les programmeurs d'IA et les programmeurs de gameplay, et en comprenant les aspects techniques de l'IA et des fonctionnalités du jeu

Bonus Skills

  • You have experience directing motion capture shoots
  • You’ve previously animated on open world games
  • You have animation graph experience
  • You have experience working closely with AI programmers and Gameplay programmers, understanding the technicalities of game AI and game functionality

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