Senior Animator

Job Description

• Senior Animators have full animation working experience and a good sense on animation work. They can manage all kinds of animation types, efficiently finish their work with high quality and obtain great approvals from their supervisors and clients.
• Analyze the workflow , technical key points of new projects, and understand requirements from clients.
• Help junior animator finish their work better, and provide reasonable advice to their AD and Team Leader
• 拥有丰富的动画经验和良好的动画感觉，能够把握各种艺术风格，高质量高效率地完成自身工作，得到主管和客户的认同
• 分析新项目的工作流程，技术要点，领会客户的需求
• 帮助 junior 动画师更好的完成工作，向 AD 和 leader 提出项目的合理化建议
  
  
  

Responsibilities

• After Leader finishes task assignments, as a senior animator , you should quickly understand the requirements and workflow of the project , and begins to work independently.
• Provide own suggestions to AD and Leader on project workflow and art style
• Learn and use new tools and methods in projects.
• Assist leader to deal with common issues in project
• Develop your own expertise areas
• Help Junior Animator grow
• Research on new projects or test project
• 对项目的工作流程和艺术风格，向 AD 和 leader 提出自己的建议
• 协助 leader 处理项目中出现的各种问题
• 帮助 junior 动画师成长
• Finish work not only efficiently, but also with high quality.
• Self-review their work before asking leader to review. (self-reviewing: whether follow the production norms or reach the required quality and so on)
• Understand the modification feedbacks from leaders and fix them independently
• Fix feedbacks from clients.
• 在 Leader 布置任务后，能快速理解项目要求和流程，独立制作，保证质量和效率的完成工作
• 作品给 leader 检查前，能够进行自我检查（是否遵照了制作规范，是否达到要求的质量等）
• 理解 leader 提出的修改意见，并独立修改
• 处理客户的 feedback
• 学习和使用项目中用到的新工具和新方法
• 培养自己的优势领域
• 新项目或测试项目的 research
  
  
  

Qualifications

• At least 4 years’ experience in Animation with minimum 2 years in game animation with good animation skills in all characters
• Comprehensive skills in game development 3D model rigging and skinning both simple and complex models
• Solid experience in character and creature movement and behavior
• Solid technical skills in 3DMax or Maya etc.;
• A recognized degree from Animation or Art major related with solid and systematic knowledge in 2D animation principles
• Good management skills to ensure the project are completed with good quality in a timely manner
• Communication skills and English is a plus
• Passion for on line games
• Above 5 years related experience, college degree above
• 至少有 4 年动画经验，其中至少有两年游戏动画经验，擅长所有角色
• 有较全面的 3D 模型绑定，和制作高模低模能力
• 有扎实的制作人物和动物的移动和行为的经验
• 有扎实的 3DMax 或 Maya 等软件的操作技术
• 具有认可的动画，艺术专业的学历，以及扎实，系统的 2D 动画原理
• 良好的管理能力，确保项目能按时高质量的完成
• 能用英语沟通交流的优先
• 对游戏行业有热情
• 5 年以上相关经验，大专学历以上
  
  
  

About Us

Founded in 2004, Virtuos is one of the largest independent video game development companies. We are headquartered in Singapore with over 3,500 employees across 22 offices in Asia, Europe, and North America. Specializing in full-cycle game development and art production, we have delivered high-quality content for more than 1,500 console, PC, and mobile games. Our clients include 23 of the top 25 gaming companies worldwide. Visit www.virtuosgames.com to find out how we can make games better, together.

About Our Team

The award-winning Virtuos Shanghai studio was founded in late 2004, the first of six game development studios located internationally and the former headquarters of the group before its relocation to Singapore in 2018.

Staffed by a multicultural group of talents, the studio specializes in providing full-stack game development and co-development services, including technical support for art and engineering. Virtuos Shanghai is also the base of operations for multiple Art teams working on the world’s top triple-A projects.

About The Team

• Work alongside industry veterans
• A total of 14 different nationalities working together
• Live and work in an exciting, cosmopolitan city
• Contribute to the world’s biggest AAA games
• Customized training programs and regular workshops
• Group fitness, wellness activities
• Reasonable and flexible working hours
• Gaming corners with consoles and canteens on every floor
• Comprehensive medical healthcare provided for all staff
• Relocation support provided
• Career and international mobility opportunities with Virtuos Internal Mobility Program
  
  
  

People matter. Diverse opinions and experiences matter. At Virtuos, our talented teams are the cornerstone of our success, and we recognize that fostering and advocating for inclusivity is at the center of what we do best - we make games better, together. Virtuos is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity of thought, expression, culture, and backgrounds.