Studio: Lost Boys Interactive
Job Opening: Senior Animator – AAA Games
Location: Remote
Type: Full Time
Responsibilities:
- Works closely with the Character artists and Art Director to keep quality and style consistent across all projects.
- Animate human and non-humanoid characters, creatures, props, and vehicles
- Coach, advise, and mentor other animators
- Optimizes and troubleshoots technical and artistic issues.
- An exceptional understanding of the form and silhouette of animations.
- An exceptional understanding of anatomy and body mechanics.
- Collaborate with team members of other disciplines to meet milestone goals.
- Work closely with production to define deliverables and communicate expectations to the team.
- Works with tech art to get into the game engine and ensures animations are performant.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 5+ years of professional (non-college) experience as an animator in AAA games.
- Experience working in a senior or lead capacity in a AAA game environment
- Online portfolio/reel displaying a variety of animation work
- Ability to receive feedback.
- Experience shipping titles using Unreal Engine.
- Strong understanding of video game development in Unreal but is not limited to.
- Excellent understanding of hand key animation and motion capture.
- Hands-on experience with Maya and Motionbuilder
- Can effectively collaborate with artists, game designers, and AI programmers.
- Strong cross-functional communications skills; verbal, written, and visual.
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, visit https://lostboysinteractive.applytojob.com/apply/3WzXZb54LX/Senior-Animator-AAA-Games