Everyone in our industry has a Motive - an idea they want to bring to life, something they’ve never seen before in a game that they want to make a reality. This is what drives everyone at Motive. The only limit here is the team’s imagination. Motive aims to redefine action games and bring the highest quality creative games to players. What could be better than getting to create the world’s next block buster franchise and be part of building a brand-new studio from the ground up? If you are passionate about games and motivated to push your craft further this is the opportunity of a lifetime.
We're looking for an animator to help with the development of a new Open World game with Motive Montreal.
What The Animator Will Do At Motive
- Animate dynamic, stylized and appealing characters—player characters, as well as characters and creatures in AI
- Create, from A to Z, animations of the highest possible quality in a timely manner, while respecting defined constraints
- Produce 3D animations, including the motion capture prototype and the final keyframe animation
- Collaborate with designers, programmers and other employees involved in product development
- Participate in creating our products—from concept to completion
Who You Are
- University degree or formal professional training, preferably in Animation or Art
- Experience and proven ability to create and successfully implement keyframes animation
- In-depth knowledge of the theory and principles of animation, such as timing, weighting, interpretation and poses
- Autonomy, problem-solving skills, and teamwork
- Expertise in working with Autodesk Maya is an asset
- Optional: Solid experience with other 3D animation software, such as MotionBuilder and 3ds Max
- Optional: Experience in motion capture direction and motion capture data cleanup
Portfolio Requirements
- All portfolios must contain a detailed breakdown of the work. The candidate’s role in the reel, screenshots, digitized images and web pages, for instance, must be clearly visible.
- Examples of various animations of humanoids, animals or other creatures
- Examples of various physical actions and animation cycles applied to game characters
- Optional: Examples of motion capture direction and data cleanup
What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!
We love to brag about our great perks like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, RRSP company match and, of course, many other perks! And since we realize it takes outstanding people to make excellent games, we offer great benefits packages and a culture that is powered by creativity.
At EA, we live the “work hard/play hard” credo every day.
