Job description
Job Title: 3D Animator
Expected Weekly Hours: 40
Department: WS
Reports to: Operations Manager
Location: Remote
Pay Range: $50.60 - $52.35 per hour
Position Summary
This position is responsible for producing animation assets that will be used across the client’s gaming product portfolio. If you are a passionate animator who enjoys working on large scale projects, this position is for you!
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Create a variety of real-time, mocap based biped and quadruped animations and state machines at a high, consistent quality bar
- Collaborate with client technical artists to implement animations and state machines in engine
- Work closely with the lead technical animator to prepare shot lists for motion capture
- Collaborate with the technical animators on improvements to the animation tools and processes
- Collaborate with other disciplines to deliver compelling character experiences
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows and increase efficiency
- Present ideas, feedback and create documentation relating to core animation workflows
- Balance quality with efficiency while managing timely deliveries in a fast-paced production environment
- Perform other duties as needed
Job Requirements
Education and Experience:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent
- 3+ years of experience in animation design role; experience to include
- Use of design tools such as Maya, MotionBuilder, Blender, 3DSMax, OptiTrack, etc.
- Cleaning up motion capture animation
- 1+ years of experience implementing animation into a game system
- Experience with game engines e.g., Unreal, Unity, etc. preferred
Qualifications:
- Working knowledge of color grading, typography, transitions and compositing
- Ability to quickly ramp up on using different design systems
- Strong attention to aesthetic details
- Ability to create a variety of design artifacts that elegantly convey ideas, workflows, and concepts
- Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly and master diverse technologies and techniques
- Track record of meeting project deadlines
- Ability to frame and align to clear problems, vision, and goals
- Strong collaboration skills across disciplines and organizations
- Customer service orientated, ensuring needs are met in a timely fashion
- Ability to take opportunities for continuous improvement and implement documented process improvements
- Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently; demonstrated organization, problem-solving, project management, and time management skills
- Demonstrated strong ability to remotely work well within a team environment, or independently; strong interpersonal and teamwork skills; ability to work and interact effectively with team members from other disciplines, cultures, and organizations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to effectively inform and present ideas confidently and persuasively to peers and managers; excellent email, telephone and virtual meeting etiquette
- Ability to take initiative to ask questions, ask for help, or provide updates, without reluctance
- Ability to meet the eligibility requirements for working in the US without RLA sponsorship for employment visa status
- Strong computer skills that include proficiency with MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio), Teams and SharePoint
Language Skills
- Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently
Physical Demands:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to feel; reach with hand and arms, and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision requirements include the ability to see at close range, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- At times, may require more than 40 hours per week to perform the duties of the position.
Work Environment:
- The position typically operates in a standard office environment.
This role may use standard office equipment such as computer, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines
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