3D Animator (Unreal Engine)

Lemon Sky Animation Sdn Bhd; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 20,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent animation studio in Shah Alam, Malaysia, is seeking an Intermediate 3D Animator responsible for creating high-quality animations for characters, creatures, and objects. The ideal candidate will have 3 to 4 years of experience in animation, possess strong storytelling and acting skills, and demonstrate good knowledge of animation principles. This role demands effective communication within teams and the ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining quality standards.

Qualifications

• 3 to 4 years of experiences in 3D character animation for various media.
• Good knowledge of animation principles and human anatomy.
• Demonstrates understanding of posing, timing, and weight.

Responsibilities

• Create high quality animations for approval.
• Produce expressive character animation for various emotions.
• Collaborate with teammates and supervisors to ensure quality.
• Provide input to enhance storytelling through animation.
• Handle tasks effectively under tight deadlines.
• Communicate effectively and seek clarification on feedback.
• Quality-check own work and contribute to team dynamics.

Skills

3D animation skills

Animation principles

Storytelling

Acting skills

Communication skills

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

An Intermediate 3D Animator is responsible for bringing life to the characters, creatures, animals, and objects to meet the high‑quality requirement in TV series animation.

An Intermediate 3D Animator needs to have good 3D animation skills, and good knowledge of animation principles of body movement, anticipation, weight, follow‑through, squash and stretch, deformation, and animation setup. Good storytelling and acting skills would also help an Intermediate 3D Animator in delivering believable characters to the audiences.

Job Responsibilities

• Able to create high quality animations on creatures, animals, and objects for team lead/ supervisor’s approval on a daily’s basis
• Able to create expressive character animation portraying a wide range of emotions
• Work closely with teammates and team lead to maintain animation quality and consistency, while meeting project requirement and client’s expectation
• Understand the story of each shot in a project and able to give input to achieve high quality of animation that best express the story
• Able to complete tasks under tight datelines
• Effectively communicate and actively seek information to get a clear understanding upon receiving feedback from the seniors and team lead
• Able to QC own works
• Able to work independently and effectively with a team
• Able to improve team spirit

Job Requirements

• 3 to 4 years of experiences in 3D character animation for characters, creatures, animals, and objects in Feature Films, TV, and Games
• Good knowledge in Unreal Engine or able to learn Unreal Engine quickly
• Good knowledge of animation principles like body movement, anticipation, weight, follow‑through, squash and stretch.
• Good knowledge of human anatomy, body languages, acting, storytelling, and cinematography.
• Demonstrate a good sense of posing, timing, and weight
• Good knowledge of directory structure, file formats, naming conventions and automation tools