Senior Animator - Freelance

18 Minutes ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

REALTIME is seeking a Freelance Senior Animator for an exciting Games project. The role requires expertise in both Mocap and keyframe animation, focusing on delivering effective character animations using mocap references. Responsibilities include working on Mocap-driven animations, delivering quality based on creative briefs, ensuring creative continuity, and attending dailies to maintain schedule and quality standards.
Must have:
  • Work on a wide array of Mocap driven character animations.
  • Assist and deliver quality animation based on creative briefs.
  • Delivering against client requirements and ensuring creative continuity across projects.
  • Attend dailies to ensure that work delivered is to schedule and is at the level expected from our clients.
  • Expertise within using Maya to create engaging animation performances.
  • Experience working with Mocap data is essential.
  • A strong technical background in Maya with efficient rigging knowledge is desirable.
  • Deep understanding of animation within visual effects for games/film/television.
  • Experience as a Senior Animator within a VFX/Animation studio.

Job Details

Are you an experienced Senior Animator who excels in delivering effective animation using mocap references, if so click apply and let's chat!

REALTIME is on the lookout for a Freelance Senior Animator to join one of our existing projects.

We are looking for a very talented Senior Animator who has a breadth of experience in both Mocap animation and keyframe animation to help us deliver a really exciting Games project.

This role would suit someone who can display a background of delivering motion capture focused productions, create forward-thinking and captivating animations, and has the ability to manage their work day to keep to agreed timelines.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Work on a wide array of Mocap driven character animations.
  • Assist and deliver quality animation based on creative briefs.
  • Delivering against client requirements and ensuring creative continuity across projects.
  • Attend dailies to ensure that work delivered is to schedule and is at the level expected from our clients.

MUST HAVE SKILLS & QUALITIES:

  • Expertise within using Maya to create engaging animation performances.
  • Experience working with Mocap data is essential
  • A strong technical background in Maya with efficient rigging knowledge is desirable.
  • Deep understanding of animation within visual effects for games/film/television.
  • Experience as a Senior Animator within a VFX/Animation studio.

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About The Company

We tell cutting-edge visual stories through high quality CGI, animation and VFX. Our combination of artistry, technical excellence and dedication helps us create immersive experiences that bring the CGI world to life. 


With two UK-based studios in Manchester and Lancashire, we have played a pivotal role in the automotive, games and TV & film industries for 25 years. Recent projects include the hugely popular TV shows The War of the Worlds (BBC) and A Discovery of Witches, series 2 (HBO / Sky TV), game cinematics for Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming, Subnautica and Jurassic World Evolution and CGI imagery for our automotive clients Lotus Group, Bentley and Volkswagen.  


We’re small enough to be personal but big enough to deliver. By pushing the boundaries beyond the possible, we go the extra mile to create spellbinding cinematics with astounding attention to detail. We are ‘Crafting Belief’. 

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