First Contact Entertainment hiring Senior Animator

First Contact Entertainment hiring Senior Animator

Studio: First Contact Entertainment

Job Opening: Senior Animator

Location: California, United States

Type: Full-Time

Responsibilities:

  • Craft believable and immersive animations for Next-Gen VR.
  • Work with Animation Direction, Production, and other team members to deliver high-quality assets.
  • Collaborate with design, art, and engineering to deliver satisfying experiences for our players.
  • Break complex animation and gameplay goals into clearly definable and deliverable tasks.
  • Work with team leadership and Production to accurately detail, plan work and tasks for yourself.
  • Help drive the team to hit high standards of character execution across components of our games.
  • Guide and mentor other artists.

Qualifications & Skills:

  • 5+ years of professional experience.
  • A reel demonstrating outstanding character animation utilizing hand-key and motion capture data.
  • Expert knowledge of 3D game engine pipelines and understanding of the constraints of real-time engines.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work and inspire in a team environment.
  • Highly skilled Maya user.
  • Self-motivated, strong work ethic, and able to work independently.
  • Experience working on single-player action-adventure titles.
  • Understanding of animation engine implementation, such as blueprints, blend spaces, etc.
  • Solid understanding of current standards of animation in the game industry.
  • Experience assisting on mocap shoots.
  • Desire to create great VR titles with next-generation hardware and cutting-edge development techniques.

Apply for the Job Online: To apply, visit https://firstcontactent.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=24