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Senior Animator

Description

We are looking for talented individuals to join our dynamic team in Chicago.

Playtika captivates millions of people with its beautifully produced, highly immersive social games.

As a pioneer in the social games space, it was the first to introduce free-to-play casino-style games to social networks.

It is the creator of the popular games Slotomania, World Series of Poker, House of Fun, Caesars Slots and Bingo Blitz, which are among the most popular, highest-grossing across multiple social networks and platforms including Apple iOS, Google Android, and Facebook.

Playtika’s games are played by millions of people every day in 190 countries, 12 languages on more than 10 platforms.

If you are a leader and a team player and are excited about bringing a game to millions of players around the world (and willing to have fun while doing it), we would like to hear from you!

The Senior Animator creates high quality game animations of various styles, in a timely manner, with minimal adjustments from senior art staff needed. Works with Lead Artist on each game.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a solid understanding of the principles of animation, and a high level of quality and polish in your work
• Animate characters, environments, and FX assets of various styles
• Demonstrate a high level of proficiency in (hand) keyframe animation, and strong, dynamic key poses
• Demonstrate creativity, an eye for detail, composition, and visual storytelling
• Animate slot game art within a range of predefined art styles, appropriate for the subject’s game purpose, that is aesthetically pleasing and evokes a positive reaction in the players
• Provide animation support to product development, product maintenance, and product marketing efforts
• Work with Art Lead/Director to identify and understand all animated content need for the design of a game or other project
• Adjust own animation in response to feedback, without requiring adjustments performed by senior staff to achieve the utmost quality
• Show efficiency in self-managing time with a high degree of accountability and minimal instruction
• Demonstrate self-sufficiency; ability to think independently to concept and create high-caliber animation for a project that may not have been explicitly defined in advance

Requirements

• 1-2 years previous experience as a staff Animator in the Gaming industry
• Technically competent with a strong understanding of the animation processes
• Ability to independently create art and animation for all aspects of the product
• Bachelor's Degree level of animation principles
• Strong character animation skills
• Excellent grammar skills and the ability to communicate clearly
• High proficiency in After Effects, and proficiency with Photoshop and other key tools
• Experienced in art/animation file preparation for coding
• English: Pre-Intermediate spoken and written skills
• Must be able to come in and work from the Chicago office

Nice to Have:

• Experience with 2D illustration and 2D digital rendering
• Experience with 3D modeling and rigging, and 3D software (Zbrush, Blender, etc.)
• Prior experience in the social casino gaming industry

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