Studio: Aspyr Media Inc
Job Opening: Cinematic Animator
Location: Austin, Texas
Type: Full Time
Responsibilities:
- Create dynamic cinematic animation primarily through motion capture with some hand-keyed elements
- Work with the Animation Director and the production team to provide reasonable time estimates, and ensure that the quality bar is being hit while still meeting deadlines
- Collaborate with narrative and world design teams to implement and iterate on ambient and narrative animations to create compelling, entertaining, and visually appealing performances throughout the game
- Address animation feedback from the Animation Director to ensure visual consistency across all cinematic animation
- Assist with integration of animations from external partners and ensure that everything works as intended
- Work with tech animation to ensure that all rigs and tools function properly and efficiently, both in Maya and in-engine
- Attend standups and meetings as required
- Respond quickly to changing requirements and feedback
- Understand and follow best practices, production pipelines and workflows
Qualifications & Skills:
- Minimum 3 years of animation experience
- Demo reel showcasing solid acting and dynamic body mechanics with both motion capture and hand-keyed work
- Good understanding of animation principles (timing, staging, follow through, etc.) as they apply to film and games
- Extensive experience with Maya
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and time management skills
- Knowledge sharing attitude
- Good grasp of how other disciplines interact with animation
- Ability to work on animations from concept, through source and implementation into engine
- Bonus points if you have experience with:
- Unreal Engine
- MotionBuilder
- Rigging and character art pipeline
- Familiarity with animation networks/state machines/etc.
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