Zenimax Online Studios is looking for a talented Associate Animator to join our team and help us create exciting AAA games! In this position, you will be working in a tight-knit Animation Outsourcing department under the supervision of the Animation Outsourcing Manager and Animation Director to collaborate on cross-functional teams on a daily basis. The ideal candidate will be a passionate animator with an eye for quality that can split their attention toward the needs of multiple teams and endeavors.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with Outsourcing Managers and Animation Leads to set up, block-in, and polish animations
- Facilitate outsource animation polish by gathering asset packages, creating block-ins, reviewing daily deliverables, and gathering feedback from Animation Leads
- Export and implement assets for review and iteration in game
- Create and maintain technical definitions for game engine animation asset usage
- Maintain familiarity with game content, gameplay, and game cosmetics to help communicate status among related departments
- Test animation implementations to ensure they are functioning properly, help identify issues, and polish animations to improve the player experience
Qualifications
- Creativity and passion for game development and animation
- Strong organizational skills with an eye for art in games
- Shows aptitude in applying the principles of animation: anticipation, staging, posing, overlapping action, timing, exaggeration, appeal, etc.
- Comfortable with learning new systems quickly
- Proficiency in animation with 3DS Max or Maya
- Must be willing to complete an animation test
- Must provide a demo reel that includes examples of previous animation work
Preferred Skills
- Passion for video games and Elder Scrolls Online
- Shipped or contributed to at least one game title as an Associate Animator
- 1-2+ years of experience in game animation and implementation
- Motion Capture clean up, characterization, and clip editing experience
- Experience tracking assets with tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Excel
- Experience with 2D art, illustration, and figure drawing
We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do – from recruiting for our studios, publishing and operations to fostering safe and respectful workplaces that encourage collaboration. Our culture is based on principles of respect, inclusion, and fair treatment and we welcome anyone into our family without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age.
Our diversity fuels our innovation and inspires us to create game worlds that bring us closer to the global community of players we serve.
