RESPONSIBILITIES:

• COLLABORATE WITH DEV TEAM TO ADVANCE THE STATE OF REAL-TIME RENDERED IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES, STRIVING FOR HIGHEST POSSIBLE VISUAL FIDELITY AS WELL AS ARTISTICALLY INNOVATIVE AND COMPELLING PERFORMANCES.
• WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CREATIVE LEADS TO PRODUCE CAPTIVATING, STORY-DRIVEN AND ACTION-PACKED OR DRAMATIC MOMENTS THAT FIT WITHIN THE STYLE AND PACING OF THE TITLE.
• DELIVER BLOCKING ANIMATICS AND QUICK DRAFT ANIMATIONS FOR PROOF OF CONCEPTS
• ESTABLISH A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXISTING TOOLS AND PIPELINES; EXPERIMENT / CHAMPION OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT.
• HELP DEFINE AND ACT AS A KEY CUSTOMER FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS AND PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT..
• COLLABORATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF BREAKDOWNS, TASK LISTS, ESTIMATES, SCHEDULES, MILESTONES AND OVERALL PROJECT GOALS AS NECESSARY. MONITOR PROGRESS OF ANIMATION DELIVERABLES
• PREP OR ASSIST IN MO-CAP SHOOTING SESSIONS (CASTING, CHOREOGRAPHY, MOTION LIST, DIRECTION, ETC.)

REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:

• 7+ YEARS’ EXPERIENCE ANIMATING CHARACTERS – IN 3D GAME DEVELOPMENT – WITH MULTIPLE TITLES SHIPPED.
• DEEP EXPERIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF CREATING AND EDITING ANIMATION GRAPH / NODE SYSTEMS FOR GAME ENGINES.
• MAYA & FBX: IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE WITH
• EXPERIENCED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STORYTELLING DRIVEN BY CHARACTER PERFORMANCES THAT UTILIZE REALISTIC CHARACTER ANIMATION
• ADAPTABLE, WILLING TO LEARN NEW PROCESSES AND TECHNICAL SKILLS WITH AN ENTHUSIASM FOR NEW IDEAS, TOOLS AND PLATFORMS.
• FLEXIBLE AND WILLING TO ACCEPT DIRECTION, INPUT FROM OTHERS.

DESIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:

• EXPERIENCE OR INTEREST IN THE CREATION OF VR & AR EXPERIENCES
• PASSION FOR PLAYING AND MAKING GAMES
• VFX ANIMATION (SHOT PRODUCTION) / PIPELINE EXPERIENCE
• UNREAL: EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH ANIMATION TOOL SETS IN UE 3 OR 4.
• MFA OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE
• ADDITIONAL ANIMATION SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE (EX: HOUDINI) WOULD BE CONSIDERED A PLUS

A PORTFOLIO / REEL SUBMISSION IS REQUIRED. IT SHOULD DEMONSTRATE:

• EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTIC SENSIBILITIES IN HUMAN & ANIMAL LOCOMOTION, STORYTELLING THROUGH THE PERSONALITY OF EXPRESSIVE GESTURE, TIMING AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.
• EXAMPLES OF GAME-READY ANIMATIONS COMBINING LAYERED BLENDING, OVERLAYS, IK AND OTHER RUN-TIME SYSTEMS.
• EXAMPLES OF KEYFRAMED PERFORMANCE TO NARRATIVE, FOR BODY, FACIAL AND LIP-SYNCH IN BOTH HUMAN AND STYLIZED FORMS.
• STRONG EXPERIENCE IN MO-CAP EDITING, FROM SOURCE DATA THROUGH TO COMPLETE, FINAL MOTION FOR BOTH FULL BODY AND FACIAL.
• ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXAMPLES OF ANIMAL OR QUADRUPED MOTION, MECHANICAL AND RIGID BODY MOTION, VISUAL EFFECTS AND USE OF SECONDARY MOTION SIMULATION / SOLUTIONS.

**A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF YOUR WORK IN EACH SECTION OF THE REEL IS REQUIRED**