Animator

4 Months ago • All levels • Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

This is an Animator position located in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Responsibilities include in-game and cutscene animation production using software such as Maya, 3ds Max, or Softimage. Experience with keyframe animation is required, and game completion experience is preferred but not mandatory for new graduates or those with limited industry experience. Desirable skills include motion capture data processing, hand-key animation, facial animation, and rigging. The role involves creating animations for various elements, including characters, vehicles, and creatures. Applicants should submit a resume with a photo, work history detailing software proficiency and game projects, examples of their best work, a description of a recent technology trend that interests them, and information about recently enjoyed games. Full-time and contract positions are available.
Must have:
  • Keyframe animation experience (Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage)
  • At least one completed game as an animator (experience can be flexible for new grads)
  • In-game and cutscene animation production
Good to have:
  • Motion capture data processing
  • Hand-key animation
  • Facial animation
  • Rigging
  • Experience with Motion Builder
Perks:
  • Various insurance
  • Transportation expenses
  • Salary revision (once a year)
  • Medical checkups
  • Telework available
  • Congratulatory and condolence allowances
  • Corporate defined contribution pension plan (full-time employees)
  • Incentives (full-time employees)

Job Details

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Work duties

  • In-game and cutscene animation production

Eligibility

  • Those who have practical experience of doing keyframe animation with Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage, etc.
  • Game completion experience for at least one title as an animator

For new graduates, there is no need to meet all of the eligibility requirements. 
For those with no experience in the industry, it is not necessary to meet all of the eligibility requirements, but please appeal mainly with your abilities to compensate for this. 

Desirable experiences, etc. (not required)

  • Those who have experience in making motions for cutscenes and can express the fine movements of the human body
  • Those who can produce in-game motions that are processed via motion capture data. 
  • Those who are good at hand-key animation. 
  • Experience creating game animations using Maya
  • Experience with using Motion Builder
  • Knowledge and experience in producing a wide range of animations of people as well as vehicles, machines, monsters, etc.
  • Experience in facial animation
  • Rigging experience and knowledge
  • Experience in modifying and adjusting motion capture data 

Documents to be submitted

  • Resume (with photo)
  • Work history
    • Please specify the tools you are good at using and the number of years you have used them in practice. 
    • Please specify all of the game titles you have been involved in the past and the details of your duties. 
    • Please list the game or video titles that you feel are expressed the most wonderfully at the moment in your job. Also, state the reason for this briefly. 
    • List one of the latest technology trends related to your job that has attracted your attention. Also, state the reason for this briefly. 
    • Briefly specify the game titles you had the most fun playing recently and why. 

Projects

  • Please submit them in a way that is easy to appeal to your abilities. However, you may only submit digital data that can be viewed on Windows. 

 

[EMPLOYMENT STATUS] Full-time employee, Contract worker
 

[LOCATION] Minato-ku Tokyo Japan (Nearest train station: Shinagawa station)
 

[WORK HOURS] Discretionary Labor System
Standard work hour starts at 10:00 am. Exact work hours are left to individual discretion.
 

[SALARY] Annual salary, performance incentive system in place
We will take into consideration your past experiences and abilities and match them to our company regulations.
 

[BENEFITS] Various insurance, transportation expenses, salary revision (once a year), medical checkups, telework available, congratulatory and condolence allowances, corporate defined contribution pension plan (for full-time employees only), incentives (for full-time employees only)
 

[TIME-OFF] Five-day work week (2 days off, Saturday and Sunday), official holidays, summer vacation, end-of-year/New Year, paid vacation, congratulatory/bereavement leave

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