Cinematic Animator

Fool's Theory; Bielsko-Biała; Remote; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote work

English lessons

Private medical insurance

Multisport access

Psychological support

Job summary

Fool’s Theory, based in Bielsko-Biała, is seeking a skilled Cinematic Animator to contribute to high-end character animations for cutscenes and dialogues in collaboration with CD PROJEKT RED on The Witcher 3 expansion.

You will create believable performances, work with motion capture and keyframe techniques, and ensure animation quality aligns with project standards while enjoying flexible hours and remote work options.

Qualifications

• AAA title experience required, story-driven RPG preferred.
• Proven Cinematic Animator with strong character animation expertise.
• Solid understanding of body mechanics and character acting.
• Familiar with facial animation pipelines and motion capture workflows.
• Experience with keyframe facial animation.
• Knowledge of MotionBuilder and Maya.
• Experience working with game engines.
• Understanding cinematic production pipelines from concept to polish.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate with designers and technical animators.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality, believable character animations for cutscenes and dialogues.
• Work closely with Cinematic Designers to build high-quality cinematic sequences.
• Create character performances using motion capture and keyframe.
• Work on facial animations, ensuring believable performances.
• Work under Animation Lead to meet project standards.
• Take ownership of assigned work, ensuring quality and delivery throughout production.

Skills

AAA title experience

Cinematic Animator

Character animation

Facial animation

Motion capture workflows

Keyframe facial animation

Game engines

Cinematic pipelines

Communication skills

Collaboration with designers

Tools

Autodesk MotionBuilder

Maya

Job description

About us

We are Fool’s Theory, a company from Bielsko-Biała in Poland, creators of the game Seven: The Days Long Gone and The Thaumaturge.

We are a collective of experienced and creative developers, who share a simple philosophy - we believe that unbridled passion and flexible processes are what makes the perfect combo for crafting great games.
We are actively seeking skilled individuals to join our team to work on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past expansion, developed in cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality, believable character animations for cutscenes and dialogues.


• Work closely with Cinematic Designers and other disciplines to create high quality cinematic sequences.


• Create character performances using motion capture and keyframe.


• Work on facial animations, ensuring believable performances.


• Work under Animation Lead to make sure animations meet project technical and artistic standards.


• Take ownership of assigned work, ensuring quality and delivery throughout production.

Requirements

• Previous experience working on or shipping AAA title, preferably a story-driven RPG.


• Proven professional experience in a similar role as a Cinematic Animator.


• Strong character animation skills with proven understanding of body mechanics and character acting.


• Familiarity with facial animation pipelines, facial motion capture processing and performance capture workflows.


• Experience with keyframe facial animation.


• Knowledge of Autodesk Motionbuilder and Maya.


• Experience working with game engines.


• Good understanding of cinematic production pipelines, from initial design concept to final polish.


• Strong communication and organizational skills.


• Ability to collaborate with designers and technical animators.

Nice to have

• Understanding of cinematic language, cinematography, camera work and scene pacing.


• Experience participating in motion capture productions, including session preparation, working with actors or assisting during recording sessions.


• Experience with animation pipeline tools and workflow optimization.

We offer

• Opportunity to work on a cool project in cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED.


• Flexible working hours (core hours 10:00-16:00).


• Possibility to work remotely (from anywhere with a time zone difference of -/+ 2 hours from GMT+1).


• English language lessons.


• Working in a group of experienced specialists, often gamedev veterans, who are willing to share their knowledge.


• Custom tools to automate boring, repetitive stuff.


• Working with modern tools from leading technology suppliers (e.g. Jetbrains), as well as with our proprietary solutions.


• Support in industry training courses, conferences and fairs participation.


• Private medical insurance (Enel-med).


• Access to MyBenefit platform with a possibility to co-finance a Multisport Card.


• Psychological support.