Animator

5 Years ago • 2 Years +

Animation

Job Description

Penrose Studios is seeking an Animator to help create immersive stories and awe-inspiring visual effects for virtual reality experiences. The animator will work closely with the Director to establish and maintain the animation style, create believable character and creature animations, and plan shots with an understanding of story and character context. They must remain current with animation techniques and Virtual Reality workflow, collaborate with the team to find solutions, develop a working knowledge of production tools, and consistently meet production goals. The role requires strong acting skills, the ability to tell a story with personality, and solid time-management skills.

Must Have:

Strong acting skills and physicality for believable performances.
Ability to tell a story with a strong sense of Personality.
Minimum of 2 years of animation experience.
Proficient with Maya and/or equivalent program.
Excellent communicator and a great team-player attitude.

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Penrose Studios crafts ground-breaking immersive stories, and needs your help building a platform for this new artistic medium. We need animators to create awe-inspiring visual effects for our virtual reality experiences.

Responsibilities

Work with the Director to help establish and maintain the animation style and feel.
Create believable character and creature animation as well as prop animation.
Plan shots with an understanding of story and character context.
Remain current and up-to-date in animation techniques and Virtual Reality workflow.
Collaborate with the rest of the team to find solutions to challenges that arise.
Develop a working knowledge of necessary production tools.
Consistently meet production goals as assigned by Production Management.

Requirements

Acting and subtext!! Must have strong acting skills and solid physicality to create entertaining and emotionally driven believable performances, with clear timing, weight, emotional states and appeal.
Must be able to tell a story with a strong sense of Personality (pantomime and dialogue).
Able to show progress on a short time period (or as the production requires).
Minimum of 2 years of animation experience in Film, Television, or Video Game production.
Avid interest in the possibilities of Virtual Reality.
Proficient with Maya and/or equivalent program.
Self-motivated, excellent communicator, and a great team-player attitude.
Solid and consistent time-management skills.
Work well under pressure.