Senior 3D Animator

3 Months ago • 5 Years + • 3D Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

Liquid Development seeks a Senior 3D Animator to create high-quality animations for AAA video game titles. Responsibilities include collaborating with a team, mentoring peers, animating characters and props, working closely with animation management, and contributing to pipeline optimization. The ideal candidate will have a strong reel showcasing proficiency in 3D animation for games, 5+ years of experience, proficiency in Maya, motion capture clean-up experience, and experience with a hyper-realistic style focused on bipedal human animation. This is a fully remote contract position, but currently only open to applicants residing in Ottawa, Canada.
Must have:
  • Strong reel showcasing 3D animation proficiency
  • 5+ years of professional 3D animation experience
  • Proficient in Maya
  • Motion capture clean-up experience
  • Mentorship skills
  • Hyper-realistic bipedal animation experience
Good to have:
  • Experience with 3DSMax, Motion Builder, Unreal Engine 5
  • Experience with Monday.com, Flow, Perforce
Perks:
  • Work with dynamic individuals in the gaming industry
  • Upward career growth opportunities
  • Fully Remote
  • Full Time Employment Benefits (US applicants only: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, 401K)

Job Details

Description


Liquid Development was founded in 2000 and is the largest outsourcing art studio in North America. We offer a fun and cooperative work atmosphere, where collaboration is encouraged among a diversely talented team to remain on the cutting edge of content creation. Everyday Liquid Development is producing work at the forefront of modern game production and the demands for our services continue to grow. Our team has contributed to AAA titles within the Halo, Mass Effect, Borderlands, and Call of Duty franchises - Liquid Development is the team these titles turn to when they need the best.

Check Us Out On ArtStation:

https://www.artstation.com/liquiddevelopment

Interested in joining our team? As future projects await, we're on the lookout for exceptional talent to consider for upcoming roles. Take the initiative by submitting your application, and let's explore the possibilities together as our team grows.

We are seeking a skilled Senior 3D Animator to join our team. You will work as a key part of our animation team utilizing your expertise to create high-quality animations. In return, you will be part of an experienced, creative, and supportive team working on various AAA titles!

Some of the cool stuff you'll be doing:

  • Work with a collaborative team to mentor peers & foster skillsharing
  • Animating characters, props, & more on a variety of AAA titles
  • Working closely with an experienced animation management team

Requirements

What you'll bring to the table:

  • A strong reel with recent work showcasing proficiency in 3D Animation for video games

(**must submit to be considered**)

5+ years of professional experience working as a 3D Animator or portfolio exhibiting equivalent animation skills

  • Proficient with Maya
  • Experience working with motion capture clean-up
  • Provide mentorship to peers
  • Gain insight into pipeline optimization & develop associated documentation for the team
  • Experience working in a hyper-realistic style focused on bipedal human animation for games

Bonus Points!

  • Experience working in 3DSMax, Motion Builder, and/or Unreal Engine 5
  • Experience working with Monday.com, Flow, and/or Perforce

While this is a fully remote contract position, at this time, we are only consider applicants that reside in Ottawa, Canada.

Due to the high volume of applications, we kindly ask you to not reach out to the Liquid Development team. Once you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email that the hiring team will be reviewing your application. You will hear directly from our Talent Acquisition team once we have an update for you regarding your application status.

Benefits

What's in it for you?

If working on some of the biggest and best titles with some of the coolest people within the games industry isn't enough, we also offer:

  • Work alongside dynamic individuals in the gaming industry
  • Work within a company with upward career growth opportunities
  • Work Fully Remote
  • Full Time Employment Benefits for applicants located in US only include:
    • Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
    • Voluntary Long-term / Short-term Disability
    • 401K w/ company match
  • Salary RANGE: 70k CAD to $83k CAD per year (34 CAD/hr to 39 CAD/hr)

Keywords Studios is dedicated to following a well-established Equal Opportunities Policy. We endeavor to create a workplace which provides for equal opportunities for all employees and potential employees.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY

By providing your information in this application, you understand that we will collect and process your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice. For more information, please see our Applicant Privacy Notice at https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice

Role Information: EN
Studio: Liquid Development
Location: Americas, Canada
Area of Work: Art Services
Service: Create
Employment Type: Full Time, Contractor
Working Pattern: Remote

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About The Company

Liquid Development played a huge part in Tiny Tina's 3D environments, 3D weapon and props designs, and more! After collaborating half a decade with 343 Industries to bring this title to life, Liquid Development is humbled to have had the opportunity to make much of the games armors, characters, creatures, hair, weapons, props, level design, and VFX. Regarded as the spiritual successor to the Left 4 Dead series, Back 4 Blood was a survival horror FPS development by long-time Liquid Development client Turtle Rock Studios. Liquid Development created extensive 3D environments and props, and our 2D department design beautiful trading cards.

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