Senior Cinematic Animator Responsibilities
- Create charming and believable animations through motion capture
- Help juniors manage their tasks and make their deadlines
- Promote Larian’s unique methods and iterative processes and serve as an example
- Coach and help juniors to improve their animation quality and overcome their technical challenges
- Relay and amplify the artistic vision of the team directors
- Communicate with team leadership and production
- Understand the requirements of the game and maintain the animation style of the production title
- Explain your technical needs and the needs of the junior animators to our technical team
- Adhere and commit to the milestones and sprints set for the entire team by our producers
- Partner up with designers and Cinematic Artists in their needs to create an emotionally engaging world
- Maintain your own animations through polish and bug fixing
Requirements
- 5 years experience in game animation
- Experience with motion capture + cleanup tools
- Experience in Autodesk Maya
- Thorough understanding of modern and classical animation styles
- Knowledge of anatomy and what moves and motivates creatures and characters alike
- Knowledge of animation fundamentals, techniques, and acting/staging
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Able to give constructive feedback and receive feedback graciously
Nice to Haves
- Experience in solving production limitations of character and animation pipelines
- Knowledge of Python and MEL
- Passion for video games
We are looking for highly motivated individuals with ever-evolving skillsets and passion for player experience. If you want to contribute to making amazing RPG experiences, we would love to hear from you.
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