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LEAD ANIMATOR – RWCAN7014 – Montreal, QC CANANDA

Job Summary:
- Duties: Bring to life unique, appealing and most of all believable characters in both in-game and cinematic scenarios;
- Respect a schedule to deliver animation assets on time to a high level of quality set by the rest of the team;
- Clearly communicate progress and issues with the Lead Animator, and be willing to understand and act upon direction;
- Manage and coach the animation team;
- Evaluate the technology restrictions on the engine for the animation view;
- Plan the technical training following the engine request and animation software used;
- If needed, evaluate contractual option for animations;
- Search for contractual companies and give recommendations to the producer;
- Work closely with the Game Design to know their needs in animation and the production delay;
- Work closely with the Programming team to evaluate the technology development needed to realize animation required by the Game Design and plan the restrictions;
- Prepare a system to plan and follow the tasks following the needs and restriction schedule;
- Evaluate and separate the tasks between the animation team;
- Participate to the recruitment process for the animation team;
- Participate to the performance evaluation yearly.
Person Specification:
- Experience and Qualifications: Diploma in 3D animation or equivalent experience; 3 to 5 years experience in 3D animation in the video game industry; at least 1 as a Lead; Bilingual.
- Technical Skills: Working knowledge of hardware platform limitations; Knowledge in Animation software such as 3DSMax and Maya.
- Interpersonal Skills: Experience in project management; Ability to communicate, coach and mobilize a work team.
- Motivation and Interests: Ambition and passion for videogames are essential!

SENIOR ANIMATOR – RWCAN7013 – Montreal, QC CANANDA

Job Summary/Duties:
- Bring to life unique, appealing and most of all believable characters in both in-game and cinematic scenarios.
- Respect a schedule to deliver animation assets on time to a high level of quality set by the rest of the team.
- Clearly communicate progress and issues with the Lead Animator, and be willing to understand and act upon direction.
Person Specification:
- Experience and Qualifications
     o 4+ years of industry experience in 3D animation.
     o Must have shipped at least one full videogame production, preferably next-gen.
     o Formal education in 3D animation is preferred, though not an essential – exceptional 2D education also an asset.
     o While a working knowledge of Maya is preferred, experience with any 3D package is accepted.
- Technical Skills:
     o Must display a strong understanding of animation fundamentals.
     o An understanding of human body and facial anatomy is an asset.
     o Good communicative skills and the ability to illustrate ideas are essential.
     o Insight into animation pipeline and motion-capture experience is a bonus.
     o A talent for cinematography, facial animation/lip-sync, and a keenness to explore acting principles is a must.
- Interpersonal Skills:
     o A strong work ethic, initiative and above all else humility is required.
     o Must thrive in a team environment with a drive for self-improvement - to learn and also to share knowledge.
     o The maturity to give, (and receive), constructive criticism is expected.
     o A mandate to push the boundaries videogame animation standards is a must.
- Motivation and Interests: Passion for videogames and videogame animation is essential.

SENIOR ANIMATOR (TCOV7012) - Frankfurt, Germany

Requirements
- Animation experience with at least 2-4 years. Cinematic/games production experience, 1–2 years. (Feature film a big plus)
- 3-5 min Reel demonstrates a strong ability to consistently create convincing performances and characters with complex personalities
- Ability to design a move tree for a single character
- Consistently demonstrates an excellent sense of timing
- Must be able to adapt to new technologies
- Good English communication skills
- Excellent understanding of:
     o Animation fundamentals
     o Pace and storytelling skills
     o Motion trees (Structure, flow, How they work in Real time, use of Neutral Poses, etc.
Pluses
- Should have either a degree or at least 4 years professional production experience in lieu of a degree
- Demonstrated history of:
     o Actively supporting Art Direction
     o Remaining faithful to projects' Art Direction
- All Character Animation Candidates must have a portfolio and reel that demonstrates:
     o A strong artistic background, with numerous examples of life drawing
     o Layout and/or character design
     o The portfolio should focus on the human form and its movement
     o Strong understanding of classic animation principles and fundamentals (i.e.; Squash and Stretch, Staging, timing and Motion, anticipation, exaggeration, follow through, arcs and appeal)
     o An intrinsic ability for storytelling
     o Acting and cinematography skills are an asset
     o Sculpture skills are an asset
- If coming from outside the game industry, new hires will be expected to learn/understand how game-play and real time issues can affect Animators; they will be expected to develop techniques to compensate for such limitations
Responsibilities
- Brings life to characters/objects in their project through available means, despite technology limitations
- Supervises Animation team on a small project/ or assists Animation Supervisor on a large franchise
- With nominal, if any supervision:
     o Responsible for ensuring that all aspects of Animation pre-production are completed on a timely basis to a high standard

CHARACTER ANIMATORS (JGFL7011) - Gainesville, FL

Responsibilities
- Create realistic and effective key framed animations for cinematics and in-game sequences
- Understanding and use of realistic and exaggerated primary and secondary movement
- Understanding and use of animations for blending.
- Polishing and retargeting motion capture data.
- Exporting and integrating animations into Unreal Engine 3
- Able to give and receive intelligent critiques for animations and art reviews
- Collaborating with Animation, and character teams to create character rigs, setups and control rigs.
Skills and Abilities
- Must have one or more years of game animation experience.
- Experience with Maya/Max and MotionBuilder.
- Vast knowledge of current software and industry techniques
. - A passion for making and playing games!
- Experience with Unreal Engine 3 is a plus
- Knowledge and experience with skinning\rigging is a plus

Lead Animator (TMOV7010) - Australia

Currently looking for a talented Lead Animator to manage the Animation pipeline, team and motion capture for the project.
Responsibilities
- Leading a team of 12 animation and character artists
- Offering guidance and mentoring for junior to senior level animators
- Liaising with external mocap facilities in order to deliver data of the highest quality
- Scheduling the team
- Provide regular feedback for the team from the Game Director
- Maintains vision and quality of the team
Required Experience
- Proficient with setting up and maintaining animation rigs
- High levels of technical competency in both Maya and Motion Builder
- Understands the technical limitations of character modelling and animation within a development environment
- Experience of animation pipelines within a game development production
- Experience of working with in house tools and console development process
- Understanding of character pipeline from modelling, rigging and skinning through to animation
- Motion Capture Experience, including successful planning and organised mocap shoots
- Understands camera principles and cinematic processes
Required Qualification
- Accomplished animator with experience of leading a team through at least one AAA title
- Excellent problem solver who can focus on detail, while maintaining the whole picture
- Ability to work with a range of disciplines including Art, Programming, Design and Production

SENIOR ANIMATOR (TMWA7009) – Bellevue, WA

- Senior-level animator with a passion for online games. Candidates must be able to create high quality, naturalistic work for playable characters, nonplayable characters, and creatures. We are looking for animators with a long track record of excellent work. Essential duties and Responsibilities
- Build exciting animation for a wide variety of characters (while working within the constraints of engine, design, and schedule)
- Work with commercial and proprietary tools to produce game-ready assets
- Participate in animation reviews; contribute input on tools, processes, etc.
- Communicate proactively with co-workers, including designers, programmers, and other game artists
Qualifications
- Excellent character animation skills (we are a key frame studio; no motion capture)
- Five or more years experience working in the games industry, on shipped titles
- Solid traditional animation / art education
- Maya expertise preferred
- Self-managing -- organized and uses time well.
- Dependably identifies and meets goals
- Strong communication skills
- Fun to work with

ANIMATOR (JSWI7008) - Middleton, WI

Responsibilities
- Create high quality key-framed and motion capture animations, demonstrating a strong sense of posing, timing, and weight
- Work closely with the Lead Animator to establish character motion and personality
- Accept direction and cooperate with the team to meet production deadlines
- Come work with us on our exciting upcoming titles! We offer a gorgeous work environment in our state-of-the-art studios; an outstanding compensation and benefits package; a fun, team environment; low cost of living, and an exceptional quality of life!
Qualifications
- 1+ years of professional experience
- Proficiency in both key frame and motion capture animation
- Experience rigging, skinning and weighting characters
- Proficiency in Maya or 3D Studio Max
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Strong passion for animation and video games
- The ideal candidate will also have:
- Experience with facial and lip-sync animation
- Traditional Art background
Plusses
- Experience with facial and lip-sync animation
- Traditional Art background

3D ANIMATOR (Mid/Senior) (JSCA7007) Santa Monica, CA

Job Type
- On-site Temporary Contract Employment (full-time)
Contract Duration
- Approximately 3-4 weeks
Job Summary
The Contract 3D Animator will be responsible for creating character, vehicular and environmental animations for the trailer of a AAA game title being released by a high profile publisher.
Requirements
- Minimum of 3 years of games industry experience as an keyframe animator
- Previous experience with action/combat, photorealistic game titles including cinematics work
- Strong level of proficiency with the latest versions of Maya
- Ability to hit the ground running with no need for ramp up time
- Accustomed to working in a tight deadline oriented environment
- Can work quickly and accurately in an autonomous fashion

SENIOR ANIMATOR (TMCA7006) Los Angeles, CA

Responsibilities
- Creating character animation for next-generation assets and/or in-game cinematics.
- Works closely with the Lead Animator and Art Director to establish a cohesive and consistent animation style.
Required
- Minimum of 4 yrs video games animation experience.
- Undergraduate degree; or college coursework in relevant fields; or proven portfolio of equivalent industry experience
- 3+ years experience in 3D key-frame animation
- Knowledge of character set up.
- Knowledge of character rigging and weighting
- Creative approach to animating
- Understanding of traditional animation theory.
- Team player
Required
- Experience with Softimage XSI
- Experience with scripting in a 3d package

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