Senior Gaming Animator
Job Summary
Job Description
As a Senior Gaming Animator at Ten4, you will be responsible for creating high-quality animations for games. Your key responsibilities include driving animation performance, collaborating with designers and engineers, designing hand-keyed animations with a strong understanding of body mechanics, using reference materials, prototyping gameplay, providing feedback to team members, and creating multiplayer characters and AI. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of animation principles, experience with in-game animation and Maya, and a passion for creating engaging game experiences.
Must have:
- 5+ years in game development with shipped games
- Experience or interest in PC multiplayer games
- Experience with in-game animation and Maya
- College/University Degree in Character Animation
- Full comprehension of camera, layout, and staging
- Self-directed and independent worker
Good to have:
- Excellent hand-keyed facial animation
- Motionbuilder and Unreal Engine experience
- First-person animations experience
- Strong design eye
- Strong knowledge of cinematography, editing, and story development
- Experience creating state machines and controller schemes
Perks:
- Competitive Salary with Stock Options
- An open/unlimited Paid Time Off and Vacation Policy
- Great medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Company paid One Medical Group membership
- Team lunch outings covered by company
5 skills required
Job Details
Company Description
Here at Ten4, there's a core focus on Creative Services. By only recruiting for Digital Creatives we can give the best attention and satisfaction to both the clients and the candidates. Being a niche company provides the ability to source top notch candidates and to make the best connections possible. Ten4 works with some of the best ad agencies, start-ups, production studios, and video game shops.
Job Description
- Drive animation performance without pushing out of a believable and realistic style; your hand-keyed work will fit seamlessly with motion capture
- Join forces with designers and engineers to create characters that are expressive and that still work with player control and AI
- Design hand-keyed animation with a highly intuitive and developed understanding of body mechanics, force, balance, timing, and believability
- Use motion capture, video, and thumbnail sketches as reference for your process
- Prototype gameplay by blocking animation quickly; when ideas are proven, polish animations to a high level
- Provide thoughtful feedback to team members and be open to critique
- Create multiplayer characters and AI that execute believable and memorable performances
Qualifications
- 5+ years in game development with at least 2 shipped games
- Experience OR interest in PC multiplayer games
- Experience with in-game animation and Maya
- College/University Degree in Character Animation or similar
- Full comprehension of camera, layout, and stagingS
- Self-directed and independent worker
Major Plus:
- Excellent hand-keyed facial animation
- Motionbuilder and Unreal Engine experience
- First-person animations experience
- strong design eye
- Strong knowledge of cinematography, editing, and story development
- Experience creating state machines and controller schemes
Additional Information
Benefits and Perks:
- Competitive Salary with Stock Options
- An open/unlimited Paid Time Off and Vacation Policy
- Great medical, dental, and vision coverage for employee and dependents covered at 80% and company paid One Medical Group membership on top of your medical plan
- Team lunch outings covered by company
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