Character & Creature Animator — Maya, Flexible Hours

the hive; Cambridge; Remoto; GBP 35.000 - 55.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Annual bonus

Share options

Life assurance

Private healthcare

Flexible hours

Parental leave

Catering on site

Relocation help

Cycle to work

Bike servicing

Social events

Descrizione del lavoro

Frontier in Cambridge is seeking an experienced Animator to craft expressive character and creature animations using Maya and integrate them into the Cobra engine. You will collaborate across disciplines, take direction from leadership, and contribute to a culture of feedback and continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Character Art, Code, Design, and VFX teams, with a focus on technical know-how, timing, and believability in movement.

Competenze

• Proven experience producing high-quality animation assets.
• Strong proficiency in Maya's character animation tools.
• Excellent understanding of body mechanics, posing, timing, and acting choices.
• Experience with creature animation and believable movement.
• Familiarity with animation state machines.
• Understanding of versioning software (SVN, Perforce).
• Strong time management and communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of rigging pipelines.

Mansioni

• Create high-quality, expressive character and creature animations using Maya.
• Implement animations into our proprietary Cobra engine.
• Collaborate across disciplines including Character Art, Code, Design, and VFX.
• Take direction from the Lead Animator and Game Director to realise the creative vision.
• Contribute to a culture of feedback and continuous improvement.
• Solve production challenges with creativity and technical know-how.
• Maintain accurate task tracking and validate assets to minimise bugs.
• Provide feedback to external development partners when needed.
• Support junior team members and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

Conoscenze

Maya animation

Character animation

Creature animation

State machines

Version control

Rigging basics

Time management

Communication

Strumenti

SVN

Perforce

Descrizione del lavoro

Frontier in Cambridge is seeking an experienced Animator to craft expressive character and creature animations using Maya and integrate them into the Cobra engine. You will collaborate across disciplines, take direction from leadership, and contribute to a culture of feedback and continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Character Art, Code, Design, and VFX teams, with a focus on technical know-how, timing, and believability in movement.