Studio: Aardman Animations
Job Opening: Lead Animator (Games)
Location: Bristol, England, UK
Type: Full Time
Responsibilities:
- Deliver high quality, stylised character animation for use in UE5, on PC and next-gen consoles.
- Along with the gameplay team, help create dynamic character controllers that provide our players with excellent game feel.
- Help define an integration pipeline that efficiently enables animation to be realised in the game, alongside with the technical team.
- Estimate, schedule and prioritise animation tasks along with the game producer.
- Coach, support, and mentor other members of the team, and provide feedback on their animation.
- Stay abreast of engine and DCC features and techniques.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Excellent 3D animation skills
- Excellent experience creation animation in Maya
- Good experience with Unreal engine animation tools and features
- Good experience with character controllers
- Experience with scoping animation tasks
- Experience with managing and mentoring junior team members
- Experience shipping games on multiple platforms, and all the animation requirements that come with that
- Ability to communicate with technical animator on topics related to skinning, rigging and game engine animation states
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, visit https://jobs.aardman.com/vacancies/#