Mid 3D Animator

1 Month ago • All levels • Animation

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Job Description

Mid-Level Animator with strong animation portfolio, proficient in Maya, hand key animation, Unreal Engine, and collaborative skills. Experience with custom tools and a passion for gaming are highly desirable.
Must have:
  • Maya animation
  • Hand key animation
  • Unreal Engine
  • Custom animation
Good to have:
  • Motion capture
  • Game animation
  • Animation review
  • Collaboration skills
Perks:
  • Remote work
  • Gaming industry
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Summary:

The Mid-Level Animator will be responsible for crafting custom animations on various rigs, collaborating closely with Design to refine gameplay animations, and demonstrating proficiency in using proprietary animation tools. This role involves active participation in animation reviews and refining animations based on feedback. Unreal Engine experience and a passion for gaming are highly desirable qualities for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Craft custom animations on a variety of rigs to enhance character and creature performances.
• Work closely with Design to refine and perfect gameplay animations, ensuring they meet quality and gameplay requirements.
• Demonstrate proficiency in using proprietary custom tool set for animation production.
• Participate in animation reviews, receive feedback, and refine animations based on feedback to achieve desired results.

Candidate Requirements:

• Strong portfolio demonstrating skills in animation, including examples of biped and quadruped movement.
• Experience with hand key animation techniques, showcasing the ability to create naturalistic motion without relying heavily on motion capture.
• Proficiency in using Maya for animation production.
• Ability to reliably identify and meet goals, delivering high-quality animations within project deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to collaborate effectively and take direction from lead animators or supervisors.
• Experience with integrating animations in Unreal Engine.
• Passion for gaming and a keen interest in contributing to the interactive entertainment industry.

Location: Remote, with overlap with the USA-based studio.
Shift starts at 19:00 RO Time!

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About The Company

GlobalStep focuses on the success of its clients’ digital products, applications and platforms through a comprehensive ecosystem of services that span the full product lifecycle. We enable our clients, from Fortune 100 to start-ups, to drive revenue and create high impact digital experiences. Our services include Product Design, Development and Deployment, Digital Assurance, Product Localization, Analytics & Insights, and Customer Support & Monetization.

Our specialized gaming practice helps over 200 game studios across the world deliver amazing, immersive games to their customers across all platforms. We help develop, test and localize games. Our analytics & insights practice enables game development teams around the world to hone the digital experience to resonate with players. Our player support practice enables engagement and monetization.

With service locations and studios in North America, UK, Europe, and Asia, we have a tightly integrated services model across geographies and lines of services, all fully focused on enabling the success of our clients.

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