Studio: Lucid Games
Job Opening: Senior Animator
Location: Liverpool or Remote
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Work with the Animation Director, leads & team to establish the animation style and requirements for the project, to ensure we achieve a unified look throughout the game.
- Create animation assets for gameplay prototypes all the way through to final shippable polished assets.
- Setting a standard of quality for animators and actively participating in game development, showing abilities to influence, innovate and communicate.
- Meet project deadlines in a timely manner whilst maintaining artistic integrity.
- Communicate with the team and provide feedback to the other animators in a collaborative environment.
- Actively participate in animation system design and problem resolution taking ownership of the systems assigned to them and seeing them through to completion
- Working closely with designers and programmers to create an efficient development pipeline and ensure the quality of their animation upon integration.
- Play the game to validate movement control and identify improvements.
- Collaborate across the animation, art, design, and programming teams to find solutions to animation-related issues that feature movement components.
- Implement assets in the Unreal 4 game engine.
- Be involved in directing and preparing motion capture shoots.
- Assisting in the development of tools and working with the programming team to ensure these tools are continuously improved
Qualifications & Skills:
- Highly skilled in (one or more of) Maya, 3DS Max or Motionbuilder
- Game Development experience (3+ years working in the video games industry)
- Experience with one or multiple character systems: Locomotion, Weapon Systems, Melee, Non-Player Characters
- Passion for pushing animation quality of interactive systems with an open mind.
- Good eye and understanding of animation is key, and attention to detail
- Good general technical knowledge of gameplay systems
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to accept feedback and constructive criticism.
Desired Experience:
- Experience with Unreal Engine
- Experience in developing character systems
- Strong sense of how gameplay and animation relate to one another
- Excellent Problem solver
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, visit https://lucidgames.recruitee.com/o/senior-animator-liverpool/c/new