Studio: Hypixel Studios
Job Opening: Animation Lead
Location: Remote
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Directly manage and mentor other artists, directing their work and delivering feedback to aid in their growth
- Create animations, from roughed-in pose concepts to final polish, integrating animations in-game using our in-house engine; document and coach the team on all aspects of this process
- Report to the Creative Director to achieve organisational goals and execute upon the product vision
- Partner with the Art Director to ensure that visual standards are known and maintained
- Work closely with Design and with other Creative domains (Audio, Narrative, UX/UI) to ensure VFX assets support our diverse game experiences
- Align with Production to develop high-level execution plans and determine priorities
- Find creative solutions and contribute to ongoing improvements in tools and techniques that run parallel to the animation pipeline
Qualifications & Skills:
- Minimum 6+ years of experience creating real-time character/creature animation in production, with at least 2+ of direct people management
- Portfolio demonstrating high-quality animation work.
- Great communication, documentation, and self-organization skills
- Demonstrable experience mentoring and developing teams
- Excellent problem-solving skills; you take complex problem spaces and break them down into functional and actionable solutions
- A veteran 3D animator, able to contribute at a high level as both an artist and a leader of artists
- You are a team player and an excellent communicator; you love working across disciplines and advocating for your team
- You take pride in building effective teams; you love providing feedback and sharing knowledge with other team members
- You excel at organising and prioritizing work; you are able to build and pursue long term goals for large scale projects
- You are driven by discovering solutions to unique problems and participating in the development of unique tools and pipelines
- You want to proactively seek out creative ways to improve all aspects of the game, from visual presentation to performance
Bonus traits:
- Traditional 2D art skills – Storyboarding, Illustration, Character Design
- Experience shipping titles across multiple platforms (PC/Console/Mobile)
