Senior Cinematic Animator – Midlands, UK – AAA Fantasy RPG

This vacancy may offer a work-from-home start until it’s safe to work in-house or relocate to the location.

Project: AAA Fantasy RPG

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Our client is an award-winning studio who are currently seeking a Senior Cinematic Animator to join development on their upcoming AAA Fantasy RPG title.

As an experienced Cinematic Animator, you’ll have expertise in a broad range of areas such as facial animation, motion capture, and keyframe animation.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Demo Reel of your cinematic animations
• Understanding and knowledge of visual storytelling
• Ability to convey emotion through realistic performance
• Expertise with Maya and MotionBuilder
• Adept in both keyframe and motion capture workflows

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Blocking out animations and cameras
• Swiftly iterating on previs
• Working closely with the Lead, Director, and cinematic team to deliver the best performance
• Implementing cinematics into the game engine and testing to make sure they fit within the game
• Perfecting motion capture animation and adding to its performance
• Producing content for cutscenes, in-game cinematics, and bespoke animations
• Keeping track of time and tasks, and frequently showing progress to the team
• Updating documentation

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Background in film or pre-vis
• Experience with game engines

BENEFITS:

• Flexible working hours
• VISA sponsorship and Relocation assistance
• Contributory pension scheme
• 25-day holiday allowance, plus bank holidays
• Private Healthcare
• World class studio environment, tools and tech

Interested in finding out more about the studio and project? Apply now or call me directly today on +44 (0) 1206 214425!