Senior Gaming Animator

Here at Ten4, there's a core focus on Creative Services. By only recruiting for Digital Creatives we can give the best attention and satisfaction to both the clients and the candidates. Being a niche company provides the ability to source top notch candidates and to make the best connections possible. Ten4 works with some of the best ad agencies, start-ups, production studios, and video game shops.

Job Description

• Drive animation performance without pushing out of a believable and realistic style; your hand-keyed work will fit seamlessly with motion capture.
• Join forces with designers and engineers to create characters that are expressive and that still work with player control and AI.
• Design hand-keyed animation with a highly intuitive and developed understanding of body mechanics, force, balance, timing, and believability.
• Use motion capture, video, and thumbnail sketches as reference for your process.
• Prototype gameplay by blocking animation quickly; when ideas are proven, polish animations to a high level.
• Provide thoughtful feedback to team members and be open to critique.
• Create multiplayer characters and AI that execute believable and memorable performances.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in game development with at least 2 shipped games.
• Experience OR interest in PC multiplayer games.
• Experience with in-game animation and Maya.
• College/University Degree in Character Animation or similar.
• Full comprehension of camera, layout, and staging.
• Self-directed and independent worker.

Major Plus:

• Excellent hand-keyed facial animation.
• Motionbuilder and Unreal Engine experience.
• First-person animations experience.
• Strong knowledge of cinematography, editing, and story development.
• Experience creating state machines and controller schemes.

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks:

• Competitive Salary with Stock Options.
• An open/unlimited Paid Time Off and Vacation Policy.
• Great medical, dental, and vision coverage for employee and dependents covered at 80% and company paid One Medical Group membership on top of your medical plan.