Senior Gameplay Animator - Flexible Hours & Player Impact

HellaGoodAudio; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical healthcare (Vitality)

BUPA dental insurance

Gympass

Language classes (Polish/English)

Pension scheme

Flexible working hours

Free virtual health & wellbeing

Personal development opportunities

Job summary

HellaGoodAudio in the United States is seeking an experienced game animator to bring characters to life. You will follow the game's vision, blend hand key animation with motion capture data, and craft animations that support gameplay and visuals.

Collaborate with design, engineering and HR to prototype archetypes, direct motion capture shoots, and implement feedback. From a 5+ year background in game animation, a solid understanding of timing, weight and anatomy is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' professional experience as an animator in games.
• Strong understanding of animation principles: timing, weight, staging.
• Ability to transfer game's story and gameplay into believable animations.
• Experience animating creatures and quadrupeds.
• Solid understanding of character anatomy.
• Proficiency with animation software/tools.
• Ability to think outside the box to improve techniques.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Follow the established vision of the game's story and gameplay in the process of animation creation.
• Creating high-quality content utilizing both hand key animation and motion capture data.
• Develop animations that support gameplay and visuals.
• Implement and iterate on animation assets in-game.
• Collaborate with the team to create dynamic, player-centric experience.
• Troubleshoot and solve animation issues with all departments.
• Occasionally support Lead in recruitment projects with HR collaboration.
• Work with Game Design to prototype new archetypes.
• Work with motion capturing (building shot lists, directing actors).
• Occasionally support new hires onboarding process.

Skills

Animator in games

Animation principles

English communication

Team collaboration

Motion capture

Actor direction

Maya

MotionBuilder

Unreal Engine

Tools

Maya

MotionBuilder

Unreal Engine

Job description

HellaGoodAudio in the United States is seeking an experienced game animator to bring characters to life. You will follow the game's vision, blend hand key animation with motion capture data, and craft animations that support gameplay and visuals.

Collaborate with design, engineering and HR to prototype archetypes, direct motion capture shoots, and implement feedback. From a 5+ year background in game animation, a solid understanding of timing, weight and anatomy is essential.