Senior Animator & VFX Artist — Create Epic Visuals & Motion

Placements24; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Medical and dental insurance

Continuous learning & development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Animator & Visual Effects Artist for its studio in Tembisa, Gauteng. The role focuses on bringing characters and environments to life with advanced animation and high-quality VFX, working in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.

You will collaborate with directors and designers, develop robust animation rigs, and stay ahead of industry trends to push the visual storytelling of diverse projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of professional experience in animation and/or visual effects for film, TV, or games.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality character and environment animations, including keyframe animation, motion capture cleanup, and procedural animation.
• Design and execute compelling visual effects (exposions, magic, environments, futuristic tech).
• Collaborate with directors, art directors, and designers to align with project vision and style.
• Develop and refine animation rigs and VFX systems for performance and quality.
• Stay current with the latest animation and VFX techniques, software, and industry trends.
• Provide guidance to junior animators and VFX artists.

Skills

Animation

VFX

Character Rigging

Team Collaboration

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Maya

Blender

3ds Max

Houdini

After Effects

Nuke

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Animator & Visual Effects Artist for its studio in Tembisa, Gauteng. The role focuses on bringing characters and environments to life with advanced animation and high-quality VFX, working in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.

You will collaborate with directors and designers, develop robust animation rigs, and stay ahead of industry trends to push the visual storytelling of diverse projects.