Character Animator – Stylized Keyframe Animation

Superseed Studios; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Superseed Studios is looking for an experienced Stylized Character Animator with a strong sense of personality, posing, timing, and entertainment.

Think highly pushed character animation with highlight intros/emotes featuring camera motion and short moments with bold poses and storytelling. We welcome candidates from both game and feature animation backgrounds, with emphasis on acting and performance to bring characters to life.

Qualifications

• Strong stylized and pushed posing.
• Great sense of timing, appeal, and character.
• Character acting/performance experience.
• Ability to tell a story or sell a character in a short animation.
• Strong understanding of body mechanics.
• Feature animation experience is welcome.
• Game development experience is a plus, but not required.

Skills

Stylized posing

Timing and pacing

Character acting

Storytelling

Body mechanics

Silhouette and posing

Job description

Superseed Studios is looking for an experienced Stylized Character Animator with a strong sense of personality, posing, timing, and entertainment.

For this role, think along the lines of the highly pushed character animation you see in games with character highlight intros/emotes with camera animation. Short character-driven moments with great poses, appealing timing, strong silhouettes, and a lot of personality.

We're open to animators from both games and feature animation backgrounds. Strong acting and character performance experience is a big plus.

What We're Looking For

• Strong stylized and pushed posing
• Great sense of timing, appeal, and character
• Character acting/performance experience
• Ability to tell a story or sell a character in a short animation
• Strong understanding of body mechanics
• Feature animation experience is welcome
• Game development experience is a plus, but not required