Senior Gameplay Animator

5 Months ago • 5 Years +

Animation

Job Description

As a Senior Gameplay Animator at Gunzilla Games, you'll create high-quality animations for their AAA Extraction Battle Royale shooter, Off The Grid. Responsibilities include creating blockings, placeholders, and polished keyframe animations; assisting with motion capture; editing motion capture data; ensuring animation quality meets project standards; contributing to pipeline development; prioritizing tasks; participating in team meetings; and working in JIRA for updates. You'll collaborate closely with other animators and adhere to production schedules. The ideal candidate possesses strong animation skills, a drive for improvement, and refined interpersonal abilities.

Good To Have:

AAA mocap editing
Unreal 4/5 & locomotion
Animbot (Maya plugin)
Blender, rigging & skinning
Cascadour, ragdoll mechanics
Space-switching workflow

Must Have:

5+ years industry experience
Maya HIK & MotionBuilder
Unreal Engine knowledge
JIRA & version control experience
Animation production techniques
Teamwork & collaboration

Perks:

Unlimited Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Flexible Working
Work from Home
Health Insurance
Bonuses
English/German Courses
Public Transportation
Relocation & Accommodation Support
Office Perks & Gym Membership

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ABOUT GUNZILLA GAMES

Founded in 2020, Gunzilla Games is the independent AAA video game developer and publisher behind the free-to-play mobile game TECHNOCORE, the gamer-first blockchain GUNZ, and the upcoming next-gen battle royale Off The Grid, in three metropolitan locations: Frankfurt, Germany (HQ); Kyiv, Ukraine; and London, UK. The company is helmed by CEO Vlad Korolov and CSO Alexander Zoll. Gunzilla is built on the desire to innovate and push the limits of the games industry.  

Gunzilla’s formidable team of talent comes from a variety of industry-leading studios and publishers (Ubisoft, Electronic Arts (EA), THQ, etc.) as well as Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director, and producer Neill Blomkamp, Chief Visionary Officer, and the author of the Altered Carbon series, which has been adapted into a popular Netflix show, Richard K. Morgan, Script Writer.    

The Gunzilla Leadership team includes well-known industry professionals like Timur Davidenko, Chief Technology Officer (Far Cry, Warface, and Crysis), Dmitriy Markov, Technical Director (Metro Exodus, ARKTIKA.1), Volodymyr Savin, Audio Director (Cut the Rope, Metro Exodus, HBO’s Chernobyl series), Petr Cherkes, Creative Design Director (The Last of Us, Uncharted 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic), Krasimir Nechevski, Animation Director (Adam, Book of the Dead), Nikolas Gekko, Lead Art Director, (Call of Duty: WWII, Halo Infinite, Destiny) and Kiran Pulicheri, Technical Art Director (Control, Far Cry 6).

OUR VALUES

Players First & Foremost. We aim to create titles that players love and get lost in, so our games are developed with them in mind from the start.
We Believe in Our People. We believe in building strong teams of self-motivated individuals empowered to work at their best in a supportive environment; when we’re strong together, we thrive together.
Commitment to Engagement & Quality. We are deeply passionate about what we do, ensuring we produce next-generation experiences of the highest calibre.
Make Bold Moves & Innovate. We strive to make bold moves and push technology to its limits; there are no wrong steps if the outcome redefines the boundaries.
Open & Honest. We believe in building trust through transparency and honest communication. We’re proud of who we are, what we stand for, and what we’re building.

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Senior Animator at Gunzilla Games, you will be responsible for authoring stunning animation content, collaborating with other animators, and closely adhering to production schedules for our game OTG (Off The Grid), an all-new AAA Extraction Battle Royale shooter, currently available as Early Access on PlayStation®5, Xbox® Series X|S, and PC. The ideal candidate for this position should demonstrate animation prowess, a strong drive to grow and improve, and refined interpersonal skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Create blockings, placeholders, and fully polished keyframe animations
Assist in motion capture direction or shoots
Edit motion capture data with high fidelity
Ensure the delivered animations reach the project’s quality expectations
Contribute to the further development of the current pipeline
Prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
Participate in team planning meetings
Actively contribute to team meetings, team post-mortems, and other team exercises
Remain flexible regarding shifting production priorities
Work in JIRA to provide status updates and show task progress

REQUIREMENTS

5+ years of industry experience with a CV and Demo Reel to review
Work experience with Maya HIK and Motionbuilder
Enthusiastic, positive, and team-oriented; must have the ability to interact and collaborate with all departments and disciplines
Understanding of animation production techniques and processes
Good technical knowledge of Unreal Engine and other game engines
Experience with task-tracking software like JIRA
Experience with version control systems (Perforce, Subversion, Git, etc.)