Senior Animator required at Larian Studios

Senior Animator required at Larian Studios

Studio: Larian Studios

Job Opening: Senior Animator

Type: Full-Time

Responsibilities:

  • Help juniors manage their tasks and make their deadlines
  • Promote Larian’s unique methods and iterative processes and serve as an example
  • Coach and help juniors to improve their animation quality and overcome their technical challenges
  • Relay and amplify the artistic vision of the Animation Director
  • Communicate with team leadership and production
  • Understand the requirements of the game and maintain the animation style of the production title
  • Explain your technical needs and the needs of the junior animators to our technical team
  • Adhere and commit to the milestones and sprints set for the entire team by our producers
  • Create charming and believable in-game animations — from the biggest creature to the smallest assets
  • Partner with designers in their need to create an emotionally engaging world
  • Maintain your own animations through polish and bug fixing

Qualifications & Skills:

  • 5+ years animation experience
  • A demo reel showcasing your animation work
  • Proficient with Autodesk Maya
  • Thorough understanding of modern and classical animation styles
  • Knowledge of anatomy and what moves and motivates creatures and characters alike
  • Knowledge of animation fundamentals, techniques, and acting/staging
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Able to collaborate in a studio environment and give and receive feedback
  • Experience in solving production limitations of character and animation pipelines
  • Knowledge of Python and MEL
  • Passion for video games

Apply for the Job Online: To apply, visit https://jobs.lever.co/larian/9c825dc4-2358-44f9-96ac-b690e82c3eba/apply