Studio: Dovetail Games
Job Opening: Senior Animator
Location: Chatham, UK / Remote
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Produce animations as needed by interpreting the intention of the Production/ Design team as well as art leads.
- Character Rigging and Skinning capabilities.
- Be able to quickly prototype animation systems such as working with state machines and blend spaces that will serve as a basis for animation- and gameplay-related discussions.
- Apply animation principles to create high-quality character and vehicle animations while optimizing them to meet technical constraints.
- Ability to work with designers, programmers and other departments to realise gameplay to a high quality.
- Estimate the time required to carry out own tasks and manage time to meet deadlines.
- Be confident to own an animation set and able to input creative solutions to gameplay problems.
- Ownership of the animation pipeline.
- Manage and maintain animation libraries.
- Develop and evolve pipelines for efficiently, getting animation from 3D tools such as 3DS Max, Maya into UE4 engine technologies and continuously improve character rigs and pipelines to reduce time from concept to game ready assets.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience working in the games industry as an Animator, you may be looking for your next step up to Senior level and have a drive and passion to progress your career.
- Understanding of Rigging and Animation transfer pipelines.
- Knowledge of Advanced Skeleton would be beneficial.
- Advanced knowledge of Maya.
- Must exhibit strong traditional animation skills and be able to demonstrate that knowledge.
- Knowledge and practical use of UE4, UE4 Blueprints, State machines and Blendspaces is desirable.
- Knowledge in UE5 would be beneficial.
- Your creative passion will shine through but you’ll also be a practical problem solver.
- You will be resourceful, self-motivated and organised.
- Excellent written skills; strong soft skills, a friendly and open nature with a passion for building high functioning teams.
