Senior Game Animator

3 Months ago • 5-8 Years • Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

Mob Entertainment seeks a Senior Gameplay Animator to collaborate with a team of animators, storyboard artists, technical artists, and programmers. Responsibilities include assisting in the development of high-quality in-game animations and cinematics, referencing storyboards, creating compelling visual frames and poses, presenting work to the team, incorporating feedback, and meeting deadlines. The role requires expertise in animation principles, character and creature animation (biped and quadruped), and a variety of animation styles. The candidate should be proficient in Autodesk Maya and Unreal Engine 5, possess strong communication skills, and be able to mentor junior animators. The ideal candidate will be creative, a problem solver, and a team player.
Must have:
  • 5+ years experience with Autodesk Maya
  • 5+ years in Unreal Engine 5 (Blueprints, State Machines, Level Sequences)
  • Variety of animation styles (cinematics, performance-based, gameplay)
  • Body mechanic mastery, shooting reference expertise
  • Character & creature animation (biped & quadruped)
  • Strong work ethic, team player, communication skills
Good to have:
  • Experience with JIRA and Confluence

Job Details

Mob Entertainment is a startup multimedia studio that is best known for our hit indie horror game "Poppy Playtime".  Poppy Playtime is one of hottest new properties in gaming, and our team is naturally expanding as our ambition expands.  To give a taste of our brand's popularity, Poppy Playtime had 7.5 billion views of Huggy Wuggy videos on YouTube.

MOB Entertainment is looking for a talented Senior Gameplay Animator to collaborate with a team of other Animators, Storyboard Artists, Technical Artists and Programmers to tell a story and help us continue to push the limits of character animation for our upcoming titles.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

  • Assist a team of animators in the development of high quality in-game animations and cinematics.
  • Reference storyboards if provided.
  • Develop excellent visual frames and strong poses that represent the characters and serve the game's design goals.
  • Present work to the team, seek input, and incorporate feedback from leads and teammates.
  • Commit to deliverables and manage your goals within regular milestones and deadlines, while maintaining the appropriate style over the course of a project.
  • Continually refine processes for animation throughout production to increase productivity for the animation team.
  • Animate a diverse range of compelling, alluring, and fear inducing creatures/characters that support unique and dynamic gameplay.

WHAT YOU NEED:

  • 5 or more years with Autodesk Maya
  • 5 or more years in Unreal Engine 5 (clear understanding of Blueprints, State machines and Level Sequences)
  • Ability to animate in a variety of animation styles and disciplines- (including cinematics, performance-based ranging from realistic to cartoony, gameplay and prop)
  • Ability to pivot at any point in time during production
  • Body mechanic mastery
  • Work with shooting reference
  • Expertise in the principles of animation
  • Expertise to animate both characters and creatures (biped and quadruped)
  • Self-motivated, unshakable strong work ethic, an excellent team player
  • Ability to communicate with peers and other disciplines, mentor junior and mid animators
  • An effective communicator, well organized and punctual
  • Understanding of JIRA and Confluence
  • Meets all deadlines during sprints
  • Creativity in problem-solving and the ability to think outside of the established solutions
  • Work closely with Tech Animation to provide feedback for rigs
  • Work closely with the Team Lead to help plan, facilitate and promote growth within the animation team

You’ll need to provide us with:

  • Your Resume
  • Your Portfolio or Reel – Only digital applications will be accepted such as a website, blog, or online album. Physical media will not be accepted.

#LI-Remote

Mob Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, family or parental status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. All employment decisions are based on a person’s merit, business needs, and role requirements. If you require further accommodations or have questions regarding accessibility of our roles, please reach out to info@mobentertainment.com

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We are a digital media company of 30+ artists and 110+ employees dedicated to creating high quality 3D animations and videogames! Our Poppy Playtime video is the 2nd most searched video on YouTube with over 5 BILLION VIEWS!!


 

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