Rebellion Oxford are seeking a Senior Animator to join our in-house animation team to work on one of our largest projects. You will need to excel at convincing character animation and working as part of a team.

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This role is full-time, based in-house at our Oxford headquarters. We can consider permanent or in-house contract employment but not freelance or agencies. You must be able to legally work in the UK.

We’re looking for a minimum of 5 years games animation experience and experience of a full console/PC production cycle, from beginning to end, on preferably at least 2 published game. A relevant degree would also be preferred.

Please include a link to your showreel demonstrating outstanding visual and technical ability.

Your responsibilities would include;

Produce in-game animations to the highest standards of fidelity and style as demanded by the project
Work with the animation team, demonstrating strong time management skills to ensure tasks are completed on schedule to required standard
Work effectively with other team disciplines (Art, Design & Code) to ensure the animation process is responding to the demands of the project whilst maintaining its aesthetic quality
Continuation of your technical knowledge, including adapting to new technologies and processes

Requirements

Excellent knowledge of animating using Maya, with outstanding animation skills demonstrating knowledge and application of weight, timing, pace, poses and storytelling
Excellent understanding of how animation must work in harmony with the game design
Fluent clean-up and use of motion capture data
Excellent initiative, self-motivation, communication, organisational and problem solving skills, as well as teamworking and the ability to accept and follow direction
Genuine passion for games and animation, bringing characters to life with realistic human and animal motion

Benefits

Holidays: 25 days paid annual leave plus all bank holidays (33 days total)
Relocation: reasonable pre-agreed costs eg belongings, transport, non-refundable agency fees, etc
Pension: contributory pension scheme where company matches 4%, salary sacrifice so saves on tax & NI
Cycle Scheme: spread bike payments over 12 months, salary sacrifice so saves on tax & NI
Eye Test Vouchers: free eye tests and additional discounts on glasses/contact lenses
Introduction bonus: £2k for internal staff referrals that lead to hires
Loans: Up to £1k interest free personal loans
Free Stuff: fresh fruit, Rebellion Steam titles, GDC Vault access, digital 2000AD/Solaris/Abaddon/Ravenstone copies, game and film library
Discounts: 50% off most 2000AD merchandise, discounted membership at The Athlete Centre gym 200 metres from Oxford studio
Culture: friendly, creative and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and recognition of the importance of work-life balance
Social: annual company events (Summer BBQ & Christmas Party), various ad-hoc events and out-of-hours social groups such as photography, board games, football, baking, etc
Oxford Location: local pub, M&S and Waitrose, 5 minute walk to train station and 15 minute walk to city centre
Hours: flexible start and finish times (core hours 10am-4pm with 7.5 working hours overall plus 1 hour for lunch