3D Animator

Tic Toc Games; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tic Toc Games in California is seeking a motivated 3D animator to push the boundaries of game animation. You will collaborate with the Art Director and teammates, taking ownership of shots from concept to implementation.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of game animation experience, expert Maya skills, and a solid grasp of timing, squash/stretch, and gameplay context. Strong communication and reliability are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years practical animation experience in interactive media or games.
• Expert knowledge of Maya’s animation toolset.
• Strong understanding of animation timing, staging, and squash/stretch in games.
• Solid topology knowledge and ability to adapt to animation tasks.
• Excellent English communication and proactive teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Art Director to finalize animations and incorporate feedback.
• Animate character rigs and props using keyframe animation.
• Coordinate with Producers and Art team to meet deadlines.
• Ensure technically sound clips with the Tech Art team and revise as needed.
• Maintain organized files and manage workload with clear time estimates.

Skills

3D animation

Maya

Unity

English communication

Tools

Unity

ZBrush

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for motivated and passionate 3D animation experts to join our team! As an experienced 3D animator, you have the determination to push boundaries and create kick-ass animations. You enjoy working as part of a team, but have a proactive approach with a hunger to take responsibility on an individual level.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Art Director and other artists to finalize animations for each project; provides artwork for review at appropriate stages and applies feedback accordingly, with quick turnaround.
• Animate the provided character rig (and props), relying more on your instincts as a keyframe animator than on automation.
• Communicate with Producers and the Art team to ensure deadlines are met.
• See through the implementation of said animations with the Tech Art team, making sure for technically sound clips, and make revisions when needed
• Project, manage, and maintain well-organized working files to facilitate file sharing and collaborative work.
• Manage workload and milestone requirements by following and/or determining task priorities, time estimates, and scope while proactively raising issues to the team as needed.

Requirements

• 3+ years practical animation experience working in interactive media/video game setting (or a strong portfolio equivalent)
• Expert knowledge of Maya’s animation toolset
• Advanced and applied understanding of animation principles and techniques (timing, staging, anticipation, squash and stretch, etc.), with strong grasp of these principles in video game context.
• Possess a working knowledge of good topology for 3D models, applying changes where needed to expedite animation tasks
• Strong problem-solving methodology
• High work ethics and open-minded attitude with excellent communication skills in English, including the ability to give, receive, and solicit constructive written, verbal, and other feedback.
• Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative to raise the bar of animation quality in our games.

Pluses

• Experienced animator who has an overlapping knowledge in Unity engine’s animation tools
• Good knowledge of skinning and rigging tool in Maya is a huge plus
• Good command of traditional/hand-drawn animation is a plus, but not required
• A good understanding of the pipeline for game development
• Experience with ZBrush modeling toolkit
• Loves video games and making them!
• A shipped title that includes your work would be really awesome