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FIFA - Cinematics Animator

The Role: Cinematic Animator

To be successful in this role, you will need to be able to key-frame characters to a very high standard.

You will work closely with the Cinematics Team to help bring quality animated performances to the game.

Core Responsibilities

1. Work closely with the Cinematics Director to understand the vision for the cinematics
2. Create key-framed character performances together with all the props necessary to realize the cinematics
3. Work closely with the gameplay animation team to ensure consistency and share assets where necessary
4. Work with artists, technical artists/animators - providing feedback on rigs and tools
5. Provide feedback to other animators on the team (both internally and externally) – where necessary
6. Help ensure that the flow between game-play and cinematics appears as seamless as possible
7. Work with Technical Artist’s/Animator’s and Engineers to manage and solve any technical problems that arise with both 1st and 3rd party tools and software
8. Proactively identify issues and come up with solutions
9. Help establish efficient pipelines and procedures

Required Skills and Experience

1. At least 4 years of experience key-framing characters for either film, television or games
2. Can key-frame characters at an advanced level and create highly-polished body and facial performances
3. Experience creating the various passes needed to take animations from initial previz and blocking, all the way through to fully realized, highly-polished sequences
4. Experience working with advanced facial animation rigs
5. A solid understanding of cinematography and experience animating cameras
6. A high level of proficiency working with Maya
7. Experience working with, and providing feedback to both artists and technical artists/animators
8. Motivated to learn how to use new or proprietary software
9. Be adaptable to different workflow methods
10. Able to communicate well with other disciplines
11. Be positive and approachable

Beneficial Skills and Experience

1. Can identify issues and help manage and resolve them efficiently
2. Experience working with Jira (or similar)
3. A keen gamer!

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