Senior Cinematic Animator

Techland S.A.; Wrocław; In loco; PLN 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Buddy support

Private medical care

Life insurance

Pro-health campaigns

Gifts for different occasions

Development budget for each employee

Two paid training days per year

CSR opportunities

HR Business Partner support

Descrizione del lavoro

Techland S.A. in Poland is seeking a skilled Cutscene Artist to bring narrative scenes from prototype to final quality.

You will collaborate with narrative, design and art teams to craft, refine, and integrate mocap-driven cutscenes into in-engine sequences, ensuring performance targets are met. The role requires a strong portfolio of mocap-driven cutscenes, AAA game experience, and fluent English, with a passion for storytelling and game development.

Competenze

• Excellent knowledge of animation rules.
• Strong practical knowledge of Autodesk MotionBuilder.
• Experience with motion capture data.
• Experience in AAA game development on new generation consoles.
• Portfolio with animated cutscenes based on motion capture.
• Independent, communicative, proactive, well-organized.
• Fluent in English.
• Authentic interest in video games and trends.

Mansioni

• Craft and polish narrative cutscenes through production.
• Participate in mocap shoots and integrate data.
• Collaborate with narrative, design and art teams.
• Implement animations and cutscene setups in-engine meeting performance/tech requirements.

Conoscenze

Motion capture data

Autodesk MotionBuilder

English fluency

AAA game experience

Portfolio of cutscenes

In-engine animation setup

Independence & communication

Strumenti

Autodesk MotionBuilder

Autodesk Maya

Blender

Descrizione del lavoro

Techland is one of the biggest video game companies in Poland, with over 30 years of experience in the gaming industry. From our studios in Wroclaw and Warsaw, we’ve built an international team of more than 500 talented professionals, all dedicated to pushing the boundaries of game development.
We’re known for creating iconic franchises like Call of Juarez and the zombie genre-defining Dying Light, which has been played by over 45 million players worldwide. With a focus on open-world action, storytelling, and community engagement, we’re committed to delivering unforgettable experiences to our players.
We’re constantly striving to improve, innovate, and take on new challenges. With ambitious plans for the future, we’re looking for passionate people to be part of this exciting journey.

Job Description

The main responsibility in this role is creating compelling cutscenes from initial prototype to final quality. You will bring narrative and dialogue scenes to life - from early layout and blocking all the way to final character and object animation by:

• Crafting and polishing narrative scenes across every phase of production,
• Participating in mocap shoots and integrating capture data into production-ready scenes,
• Working in close collaboration with narrative, design, and art teams to deliver on the creative vision,
• Implementing animations and cutscene setups in-engine while meeting performance and technical requirements.

Qualifications

• Perfect knowledge of animation rules,
• Very good practical knowledge of the Autodesk MotionBuilder program,
• Experience with working with motion capture data,
• Extensiveexperience in the game industry (experience in working on AAA games, published on new generation consoles),
• Portfolio examples of animated cutscenes (based on motion capture data)
• Independence, communicativeness, proactivity, good organization of own work,
• Fluency in English,
• Authentic interest in video games (knowledge of trends, ability to analyze games in terms of handling narration).

Nice to have:

• Experience in working with animation systems (for example Unreal, Unity, or other similar ones).
• Good practical knowledge of the Autodesk Maya or Blender

Additional Information

What we offer:

• A dedicated Buddy who will support you in your daily tasks.
• A wide array of benefits: private medical care, life insurance,pro-health campaigns,gifts for different occasions.
• An outstanding work atmosphere in a highly-skilled team of professionals, with flexible working hours, no dress code, and full support of the dedicated HR Business Partner.
• Many opportunities for personal development: a dedicated development budget for each employee, extra two paid days for training and CSR, stable career paths, extensive internal and external training, and financing of English and Polish language classes.
• State-of-the-art offices filled with chillout zones, a fully equipped kitchen, a gym (Wrocław office), and a free car park (Warsaw limited amount of space).