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Fabrik Games is looking for a highly skilled and motivated Junior Animator to work on an exciting AAA sci-fi/horror project. If you have a portfolio showing love for creating sci-fi and futuristic scenes with a broad range of animation styles, then this could be an ideal role for you. Working mainly in Maya, you’ll need to have a good understanding of all aspects of game art creation, optimisation and be comfortable working collaboratively within a multi-disciplined team.

Responsibilities:

  • Consistently create high-quality, appealing animations that directly contribute to the realization of successful game characters and interactive cinematic sequences
  • Take ownership of animated work from early pre-visualization, to final polish
  • Be a strong team contributor
  • Meet production schedules and deadlines
  • Implement animations into the project’s engine with full ownership of your work and liaise where necessary with the technical designer/programmer to facilitate this
  • Serve as an active participant in team discussions, critiques and reviews
  • Collaborate directly with senior animator, designers, programmers and other artists to ensure that your work is created in the most efficient and technically responsible manner
  • Contribute to the conceptualization of character behaviours and abilities

Requirements and Qualifications:

  • Exhibit a strong understanding of the fundamental principles of animation and how they can be used to enhance gameplay
  • A strong understanding of modern video game animation systems
  • Thorough understanding of animation fundamentals for human and non-human characters
  • Demonstrable experience in creating animation of a high standard while maintaining visual and functional specifications for game mechanics
  • Excellent animation knowledge of at least one major 3d package (e.g. Maya/3DSMax)
  • Knowledge of animation set up in Unity/Unreal
  • An understanding of game development practice within a studio environment
  • 1+ years’ industry experience
  • Worked on 1+ shipped games

Nice to have:

  • A love for sci-fi and horror-themed media
  • Interest in playing games and current technical trends in the medium
  • Experience editing Motion Capture in MotionBuilder.
  • If you have worked on first person games as an animator would be beneficial but not essential
  • Basic modelling knowledge in any 3D package

What we offer:

  • Competitive salary dependent on experience
  • Remote working
  • Flexible working hours
  • 33 days annual leave including public holidays

Summary:

  • Title: Junior Animator
  • Salary: Negotiable
  • Employment Contract: Permanent
  • Hours: Full time (37.5 hours)
  • Location: Home-based

Please include any relevant portfolio materials with a cover letter and CV.

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