Job Opening: Lead Cinematic Animator
Studio: IO Interactive
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe
Job Type: Full-Time
Requirement: IO Interactive is currently looking for a full-time Lead Cinematic Animator to join Project 007, a brand new James Bond video game to be developed and published by IOI.
Job Responsibilities:
- Define the standard for cinematic animation at every stage, from concept to animatics, to actual animations that get implemented in the game.
- Focus on character performance, and cinematics that reflect the personality of the character, and show their motivation, emotions, and fully immerse the player into the game narrative.
- Work closely with the game director and animation director to realize the vision for cinematics.
- You will make sure that the animations can play well on a level and connect with the rest of the gameplay experience, making the transition between cinematic and gameplay moments feel seamless.
- Review animation and implement feedback from Game Director and Animation Director.
- Plan, prepare and supervise motion capture shoots using our in-house motion capture studio.
- Define the assets that reflect the story and gameplay feel, and help create those assets together with the animation team.
- Monitor performance and optimization of facial animation.
- Create cutscenes and performances, emphasizing weight, timing & silhouette to create visually stunning cinematics for in-game integration.
- Work closely with directors, producers, artists, designers, and programmers to set a standard of excellence for animation that will define the future of IOI’s titles.
- Implement, troubleshoot, and debug animation systems.
- Help improve animation pipelines.