Senior Animator (f/m/d)

We are looking for a talented and experienced Senior Animator who loves working in interdisciplinary teams in a fast-paced and creative environment to come join our team and develop amazing games with us!

We believe the best games are made by diverse teams and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Responsibilities

Create engaging and believable in-game animations
Work closely together with animation direction and other disciplines to ensure animations meet expectations of quality, style and consistency
Troubleshoot and solve technical production issues
Quickly master in-house tools and suggest improvements
Maintain animations after they are implemented, taking a strong interest in the final result of a feature.
Work closely with other disciplines in small interdisciplinary teams in order to achieve features that are more than the sum of their parts
Estimate high level goals and provide solutions to high level problems in planning.
Play a significant role in review cycles, both in providing feedback for coworkers and improving based on feedback from team members
Mentor and spread knowledge to other team members
Take ownership of animations and features as a whole while still incorporating feedback

Qualifications

5+ years of professional experience working as an animator in the industry
Strong Maya knowledge (Motion builder knowledge is a plus)
You can demonstrate and excel at creating believable key framed animations of both characters and creatures
Experience with any game engine, preferably Unreal Engine 4
Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks, make adjustments of scope to meet deadlines and to excel under production conditions
Excellent communication skills across multiple disciplines; ability to work closely with direction in order to achieve great results, and to work collaboratively
Able to support in review sessions and provide guidance to junior animators with a focus on growth for whole team
High degree of self-motivation and initiative
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
Passionate about video games

Desirable skills

Professional experience with creature animation (experience with 1st person animation is a plus but not essential)
Knowledge of current animation techniques and tech
Good knowledge of the Unreal Engine, Animation Blueprints in particular
Experience with animation trees and state machines in general
Experience with mentoring junior animators
Able to adapt to different animation styles easily and efficiently
Basic rigging and skinning knowledge
Basic scripting and/or programming knowledge is a plus

Employment details

Full-time and on-site
Status: employment
Start: as soon as possible

Benefits

We support you all the way

Relocation bonus and ongoing support and assistance, occupational pension scheme

We care about your well-being

Flexible working hours, fresh fruit and vegetables every day, hot and cold beverages of your choice, in-house massage, monthly company events, fitness Club membership, Berlin public transportation Jobticket

We encourage continuous learning

Extensive games/books library, dedicated Talent Development Manager, participation at various game conferences

We know how to have fun

A variety of exciting Team Events, regular in-house social events, Summer and Christmas Party, beer and soft drinks for Friday meetings

If this sounds like you, and you love to work in a creative environment with people passionate about their work, we are looking forward to get to know you!

Join our Team!