Senior Gameplay Animator

Role Description:

We're looking for Senior Gameplay Animator to join our Firesprite studio and bring the world of a dark, story-driven next generation ‘Narrative Adventure’ to life. Working closely with other teams, you’ll develop and deliver playable animations to the highest quality possible.

We’re striving for a specificity of character and emotion that delivers distinct performance, heightens player immersion, and sets a new bar for gameplay character animation. As a part of the animation team, you will be instrumental in bringing that ambition to life.

With genre-defining goals, this title has AAA ambitions and a strong focus on character. We are taking atmosphere, storytelling, player-agency and narrative into ground-breaking territory, on next-gen technology.

Ideally, we would love individuals to be based in the studio for 1-3 days per week, but we may consider those who have a preference for remote working in the UK.

What you'll be doing:

In this Senior position, you will build high quality gameplay animation assets and systems. You’ll find creative solutions, artistic, technical or both, to deliver that specificity on a range of characters and other animated elements.

• Craft believable human / non-human keyframe and motion capture animation.
• Take charge of animation system and/or design features, revising and refining with digital content creation and in-engine tools.
• Work with related teams on block-out to final animations & systems, that work seamlessly with non-gameplay animation if required.
• Contribute to the artistic & technical gameplay animation goals for the project.
• Collaborate with all teams on animation workflows & pipeline development.

What we're looking for:

• Experience as a Senior Animator on at least one PC or console title.
• Proven knowledge of animation principles and a focus on dynamic poses, strong in keyframe animation and mocap methods.
• A deep understanding of human behaviour, strong sense of expressing character through movement.
• Experienced in developing animation for game engines and movement systems; Working with motion capture data and relevant pipelines; working with Unreal Engine or similar.
• Experience with Motion Matching and State Machines development.
• Excellent knowledge of Maya/Motion Builder.
• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience of animating creatures or animals.
• Experience and participation in motion capture for gameplay animation.
• Knowledge UE4 or similar engines.

Benefits:

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• Free soft drinks
• Access to cycle garage and showers