Animator - NEW IP

Job Reference: 13779
Short Skills:
Start Date/Length: Immediate/ Permanent
Salary: Highly Competitive
Location: London
Country: UK
Description:

Animator

One of the UK’s prominent development studios is seeking an Animator to join their London Studio. It is a world class development studio with unrivalled development facilities that offer a creative and stimulating working environment.

An exceptional and motivated Animator is required to work on the animation team of a new IP. As an integral part of the art team you will work closely with the Animation Lead & Art Director to deliver strong character animation for the game/franchise.

Job responsibilities:

•Use Autodesk Motionbuilder, Maya and proprietary in house animation tools to create natural, realistic, highly polished animations with minimum supervision

•Collaborate with the Art Director and/or Lead Animator to produce animations that fit the project and franchise style

•Mentor less experienced animators

•Proactively recognise problems and troubleshoot solutions

•Work with Programming and Design to ensure animations properly fit the game play requirements

•Deliver content on schedule and within any technical limitations

Required Skills:

•Accomplished 3D animator with a passion to create compelling, well timed animation – as evident in an outstanding demo reel

•Ability to create realistic and stylised character animation

•Strong understanding of motion capture animation essential

•Understanding of the core principals and fundamentals of animation but also be demonstrated (staging, timing and motion, anticipation, exaggeration, follow through, arcs & appeal)

•Understanding and ability to communicate the principals of body movement

•Ability to learn fast, take initiative with assigned tasks and follow through creative and technical troubleshooting

•Efficient, reliable, self motivated, passionate about animation

•Good interpersonal and communication skills

•Experience in one or more 3D applications (Maya preferred)

Desirable:

•Facial animation skills & experience

•Excellent graphic skills and significant knowledge of art fundamentals including staging, layout, story telling & editing

•Fine Art Background