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With a passion to high-end cinematic games, Supermassive Games is carving a unique and exciting path in the games industry. Want to join us on the journey?

Supermassive Games are looking for a talented and experienced Animation Director to play a key role in the development of a new title. We need a proactive person to join our team, someone who is looking to help us achieve visual excellence, collaborate to define, and craft the vision for this title and take on responsibilities across the animation spectrum from formulating concepts and defining the quality bar to supervising production.

The primary responsibility of this role is to collaborate with the Creative Director and senior project team and direct and help the game team achieve the animation quality and vision for the game.

Requirements

Experience

  • Significant experience as an animator in a director or lead role in Film, Television or Games with several published titles
  • Previous experience of directing teams to a proven high level of quality
  • In-depth understanding and practical experience of human and non-human animation from the practical skills of hands-on creation to supporting and shaping the delivery of complex scenes and characters to AAA quality and an understanding of other key areas of the animation pipeline including:
    • Mocap techniques and associated tool chains
    • Keyframe techniques
    • Technical animation skills (rigging, skinning, facial rigs, IK, cloth simulations etc)
    • Managing teams of animators onsite and remotely
  • Experience using Unreal Engine would be an advantage, but not a necessity

Technical Skills/Knowledge

In-depth knowledge of the latest animation pipelines, techniques and tools including:

  • Industry standard tools such as Maya and Motion Builder
  • Extensive knowledge of principals of key-frame and motion capture production methods
  • Experience of Character creation pipelines, character rigs and facial animation solutions
  • Post production animation tools (Premier)

You will need

  • A drive to constantly push animation quality and try out new ideas.
  • A positive and proactive work ethic.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.

To enjoy working at Supermassive you also need to be

  • Flexible and open-minded
  • Determined and self-motivated
  • Prepared to rise to a challenge
  • Committed to quality
  • Team-focussed
  • Creative and innovative
  • Collaborative across all technical, creative, artistic and commercial disciplines

Benefits

Why Join us?

  • We make big games with small teams - you will play a full and active role
  • Challenging and rewarding projects as standard
  • 25 days annual leave
  • Pension and life assurance
  • Social events - including large summer party
  • Constantly improving tools and workflow so you can focus on creativity
  • Fast decision-making allows good ideas to flourish
  • We celebrate and nurture talent
  • Our supportive, inclusive and friendly team culture is something we are proud of
  • Work-life balance is something we respect and protect
  • Ultimately, you’ll work on the cutting edge - making innovative and immersive game