Technical Animator (12 Month Contract)

Maverick Games; Warwick; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading video game studio in Warwick is looking for a Technical Animator for a 12 month fixed-term contract. You will create iconic characters and animations, collaborate with a talented team, and push the quality boundaries in game animation. The studio offers a salary of £30,000, a bonus, 30 days of annual leave, and opportunities for professional growth. Ideal candidates should have strong technical animation skills and a passion for creativity and innovation.

Benefits

Monthly learning day

30 days annual leave

Bonus

Benefits and perks

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical animation and character rigging.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines for a shared vision.
• Strong creative problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Create iconic characters and animations for games.
• Deliver technical animation solutions based on character needs.
• Drive creative input to shape the game's vision.

Skills

Technical animation

Character skinning

Creative collaboration

Innovative thinking

Job description

Technical Animator (12 Month Contract)

Department: Art

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Warwick

We are a developer-first video game studio, an environment where talented individuals are nurtured, inspired and flourish.

Description

Key Responsibilities

Be Inspired.

• Join a team creating state of the art, iconic characters and animations that people will love and remember
• Help build an exciting new AAA IP using industry leading technology
• Collaborate with outstanding people across every discipline to produce a shared creative vision

Be Creative.

• With an experienced team, deliver technical animation solutions to meet the character requirements
• Become a specialist in the skinning discipline helping bring characters and animation to life
• Contribute your ideas to help shape the game

Be Innovative.

• Push the boundaries of quality in computer games to a new level
• Bring ideas that go beyond what’s been done before

Be Rewarded.

• Salary £30,000
• Plus bonus, benefits and perks
• Monthly learning day
• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

Take risks, be curious, be creative, be bold, be innovative, be you.

Be a Maverick