Senior Game Animator

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Position Summary

Essential Job Functions

• Create animation that tells a story with meaning through movement.
• Work closely with the Game Designer, art team, and software engineering team to
• conceptualize, storyboard, prototype, create, and revise high quality final game
• animations in a timely and efficient manner.
• Provide creative solutions to artistic and technical problems.
• Support engineering development by updating and modifying artwork to meet technical requirements.
• Create and animate unique emotive characters and immersive worlds.
• Communicate game direction through storyboards and animatics.
• All other duties as assigned. Additional Job Description Qualifications, Training and/or Experience
• Degree or certificate in 3D, or related field, or equivalent production animation
• experience.
• Proficient in Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator
• Basic working understanding of 3D modeling and animation using software like Blender and Cinema 4d.
• Unity & Spin2D software experience is a plus.
• Strong design and composition ability.
• A Senior animator with 7 to 10 years of experience in the production environment. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Knowledge of storyboarding and video production including but not limited to- particles generation, compositing, motion graphics and character animation.
• Strong understanding of animation principles.
• Thorough understanding of physical motion, weight, balance, texture, and form.
• Organized and thorough, with the ability to work quickly.
• Interact and collaborate with immediate team, senior level professionals.
• Must be open to direction and able to embrace change.
• Proficient in Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator
• Familiarity with 3D modeling, rigging, animation a plus.
• Familiarity in compositing and rotoscoping a plus.
• Familiarity with Unity a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in related field Qualifications