Senior Animator

UMP; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

UMP is seeking a senior VFX artist to deliver the most demanding shots on our show. You will bring characters, creatures, vehicles, aircraft and military hardware to life in photoreal shots, from brief to final.

You will work remotely on project-based, full-time engagements. Proficiency in Maya, 3ds Max and MotionBuilder is required, and English at B1 level or higher for team communication. Strong body mechanics, timing and motion capture editing are valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years on feature films or high-end series
• Owns the hardest shots from brief to final with little supervision
• Shares knowledge with the team and suggests better ways of working
• Body mechanics, weight and timing
• Realistic motion for photoreal work
• Motion capture editing
• English at B1 level or higher

Responsibilities

• Handle the most demanding shots on the show
• Bring characters, creatures, vehicles, aircraft and military hardware to life in photoreal shots
• Animation matched to plates and tracked cameras

Skills

Character performance

Vehicle and weapon realism

Motion capture editing

Team knowledge sharing

Body mechanics, timing

Tools

Maya

3ds Max

MotionBuilder

Job description

You handle the most demanding shots on the show. Bring characters, creatures, vehicles, aircraft and military hardware to life in photoreal shots.

What you will do

• Character and creature performance
• Vehicles, aircraft and weapons with real weight
• Animation matched to plates and tracked cameras

What we are looking for

• 5+ years on feature films or high-end series
• Owns the hardest shots from brief to final with little supervision
• Shares knowledge with the team and suggests better ways of working
• Body mechanics, weight and timing
• Realistic motion for photoreal work
• Motion capture editing
• English at B1 level or higher: all communication inside the company is in English

Software: Maya, 3ds Max, MotionBuilder

Remote · Project-based · Full time

Our working language is English: all communication inside the company, briefs and feedback are in English. We require English at B1 level or higher.

You can work from Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the countries of the European Union, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, the United States and Canada.