Senior Animator

Remote Senior Animator 

Do you have the skills and passion for creating cutting edge animation?  If so, this Senior Animator role could be the opportunity you have been looking for! 

As a Senior Animator you will help bring immersive worlds and diverse characters to life across a multitude of platforms. This award-winning studio will allow you to become part of a team where you can contribute and help develop multiple games. 

Senior Animator responsibilities: 

• Produce and implement animations that convey a visual style and design to the player 

• Uphold and develop animation pipelines for real time game assets 

• Working alongside the Art Director and team, deliver quality animations against schedule 

• Work with motion captured data and create hand keyed animations 

• Understand and utilize basic scripting and custom tools 

• Additional responsibilities may be assigned when needed 

Required skills for this Senior Animator role: 

• Extensive experience in game development and shipped titles 

• Skilled in Maya or an equivalent 3D animation software 

• Strong understanding of both traditional and 3D animation rules and techniques 

• Experience in realistic and stylized approaches to animation, including facial animation 

• A strong aesthetic approach to the depth and timing of your animation 

• Experience in basic camera techniques and terminology, as well as acting principles  

• Self-driven, able to interpret design documents and give additional direction 

• Able to problem solve with creative and innovative ideas  

• Play an active part in the development process, whilst able to give and receive constructive critiques 

• An interest and understanding of contemporary and cutting-edge technology 

• EU or UK residency, with the ability to work onsite in Galway, Ireland 

Do you like the sound of this role and would like to know more, get in touch with Ashley today on ab@skillsearch.com or apply using the form below now. 

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Tags: Senior Animator, Game Animation, Game Development, Game Design Jobs, Games Jobs, Game Art, Remote Jobs 

Years of experience and salary levels are shown purely as a guide. We will only consider applications from candidates that can demonstrate the skills or experience required for the role.

Please be aware that while we would love to respond to every application we receive, due to high numbers we cannot guarantee this. We do however appreciate any time you invest into the application and will make sure to get in touch should anything in future more closely fit your skillset.