Studio: Amazon
Job Opening: Gameplay Animator, New World
Location: Irvine, CA, US
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Work with Animation Team, Art team and Design Team to create in game animations that are incredibly satisfying to play and exiting to watch.
- You’ll use a combination of keyframe and motion capture techniques to bring human and creature characters to life.
- Offer and receive criticism and critique equally well to help constantly raise our team’s quality bar.
- Work with our technical artist to define and improve our animation pipeline.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Portfolio/Demo Reel demonstrating understanding of animation theory and technique using key-frame and motion capture applied to 3D human and other organic creatures. Please provide a description of your work per shot.
- 1+ years of experience in the games industry as an animator or equivalent work in a related field
- Experience with Maya or equivalent 3D Animation package
- Experience working with mocap and key-framed animation techniques
- Excellent time management and work discipline.
- Skill in another art-related field – Illustration, painting, technical art
- Knowledgeable about game industry trends and animation techniques
- Passion for making and playing great games.
