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Animator - Senior

Rebellion are seeking a Senior Maya Animator to join our in-house animation team to work on one of our largest current unannounced projects. You will need to excel at convincing character animation and working as part of a team.

For Seniors there is great potential for progression into project Lead roles in the future.

See more about our Animation Team at Rebellion here:

Inside the Rebellion Art team

This role is full-time, based in-house at our Warwick Studio. We can consider permanent or in-house contract employment but not freelance or agencies. You must be able to legally work in the UK.

We’re looking for a minimum of 2 years games animation experience. A relevant degree would also be preferred.

Please include a link to your showreel demonstrating outstanding visual and technical ability.

Your responsibilities would include;

• Produce in-game animations to the highest standards of fidelity and style as demanded by the project
• Work with the animation team, demonstrating strong time management skills to ensure tasks are completed on schedule to required standard
• Work effectively with other team disciplines (Art, Design & Code) to ensure the animation process is responding to the demands of the project whilst maintaining its aesthetic quality
• Continuation of your technical knowledge, including adapting to new technologies and processes

• Excellent knowledge of animating using Maya, with outstanding animation skills demonstrating knowledge and application of weight, timing, pace, poses and storytelling
• Excellent understanding of how animation must work in harmony with the game design
• Fluent clean-up and use of motion capture data
• Excellent initiative, self-motivation, communication, organisational and problem solving skills, as well as teamworking and the ability to accept and follow direction
• Genuine passion for games and animation, bringing characters to life with realistic human and animal motion

• Holidays: 25 days paid annual leave plus all bank holidays (33 days total)
• Hours: flexible start and finish times
• Pension: contributory pension scheme where company matches 3%, salary sacrifice so saves on tax & NI
• Cycle Scheme: spread bike payments over 12 months, salary sacrifice so saves on tax & NI
• Childcare Vouchers: for nurseries, holiday care and after school clubs, salary sacrifice so saves on tax & NI
• Eye Test Vouchers: free eye tests and additional discounts on glasses/contact lenses
• Introduction Bonus: £2k for internal staff referrals that lead to hires
• Free Stuff: Rebellion Steam titles, GDC Vault access, Autodesk home licence for 3D artists (for personal use only, we actively discourage working from home!), digital 2000AD/Solaris/Abaddon/Ravenstone copies, game and film library
• Discounts: 50% off most 2000AD merchandise
• Culture: friendly, creative and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and recognition of the importance of work-life balance (anti-crunch)
• Social: annual company events (Summer BBQ & Christmas Party), various ad-hoc events and out-of-hours social groups such as photography, board games, football, baking, etc