Senior Animator - Gaming

Onward Play is searching for an Animator to join one of our exciting game studio clients! As an Animator, you will create in-game animations for a variety of character and creature types for gameplay purposes.

You’ll be responsible for producing early pre-visualization to polished, final animations. You’ll be joining a team of industry veterans to establish a new studio and new project!

Responsibilities:

• Create animation systems for style explorations for characters, creatures, and cutscenes based on the goals of the game
• Work shoulder-to-shoulder with production, technical art, and programming teams to design and implement animations, from early prototypes during pre-production to final animations for milestone deliverables
• Adhere to stylistic and visual standards for the animation process
• You’ll need recent and hands-on experience with animation pipelines and workflows

Skill requirements:

• 5+ years working experience in 3D game animation
• 5+ years of professional experience using Maya
• Experience with Unity/Unreal Engine 4/5
• Moment to moment gameplay animation experience needed NOT Cinematics
• Animation experience with FPS and Fighting games is attractive

Compensation for this full time role ranges between $120k to $140k plus bonuses based on experience.