Senior 3D Creature Animator — MoCap & Keyframe

Alt.vfx; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Alt.vfx in Australia is seeking a Senior 3D Animator to join the creature team on an exciting new feature project. You will deliver high-quality character and creature animation for commercials and film, collaborating with directors, supervisors and leads to shape the approach and ensure consistency across shots.

Bring 4+ years of experience, strong body mechanics, facial and camera animation skills, and a proactive, mentoring mindset.

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience creating character and creature animation for commercials, VFX Films and TV.
• Ability to deliver animation solutions for shot specific requirements such as body mechanics, facial animation, and camera animation.
• Team player who can mentor and manage as easily as rolling up your sleeves and doing it yourself.
• Positive team environment contributor with great company culture.
• Organised and even-tempered in a deadline focused work environment.
• Previs and motion capture experience a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver consistent and quality key frame animation as well as animation using MoCap data.
• Partner with key creatives, supervisors and leads to develop the approach that ensures all elements achieve the desired look and continuity.
• Be able to work with a good degree of autonomy.
• Maintain shot quotas set by supervisors, production and leads, whilst identifying problematic shots that may affect delivery schedules and communicate concerns to Leads and Supervisors.
• Your work should demonstrate an experienced ability to define character personality, create fluid motion, organic movement and storytelling.

Skills

Character animation

Creature animation

Mentoring

Time management

Problem solving

Autonomy

Tools

Motion capture

Job description

Alt.vfxis an Australian visual effects company with a global focus across film, television and commercials. As the preeminentcreature animationshop in thesouthern hemisphere,Alt.vfxpartners with a variety of clients across a diverse slate includingNetflix, Hulu, Paramount, NBCUniversal, Sony, Amazon and many more!

We are looking for talented Senior 3D Animators to join our animation and creature team on an exciting new feature project.

What we’re looking for:

• A positive and collaborative artist with 4+ years’ experience creating character and creature animation for commercials, VFX Films and TV.
• The ability to deliver animation solutions for shot specific requirements such as body mechanics, facial animation, and camera animation.
• You are a team player who can mentor and manage as easily as rolling up your sleeves and doing it yourself.
• You want to be part of a positive team environment contributing to great work and great company culture.
• Known for your organised and even-tempered approach in a deadline focused work environment.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and time management skills.
• Previs and motion capture experience a bonus!

What you’ll do:

• Deliver consistent and quality key frame animation as well as animation using MoCap data.
• Partner with key creatives, supervisors and leads to develop the approach that ensures all elements achieve the desired look, as well as continuity.
• Be able to work with a good degree of autonomy.
• Maintain shot quotas set by supervisors, production and leads, whilst identifying problematic shots that may affect delivery schedules and communicate concerns to Leads and Supervisors.
• Your work should demonstrate an experienced ability to define character personality, create fluid motion, organic movement and storytelling.

If this sounds like you, then get in touch! You will be joining one of the most highly-awarded visual effects houses in Australia, where everyone is passionate about the work we do!

Please put HR Reply / SENIOR ANIMATOR in the subject of your email and send your availability, reels (including shot breakdown) and resume to [e-mail]