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Senior Animator
1 year ago
The goal at XR Games is to be the best developer of VR titles in the world.
Due to the success and critical acclaim of our previous projects such as Zombieland: Headshot Fever and Angry Birds Under Pressure our team is now working on numerous major projects with recognisable IP’s throughout 2022 and 2023.
Having won ‘Best small studio’ at the 2021 TIGA awards our team is growing in all areas of game development as we transition from a small start-up studio to an established multi-disciplined games studio specialising in full-scale immersive extended reality games. Led by a team with big game experience at studios such as Rockstar, EA, Codemasters, Playground, Dubit and Sumo we have created games for some of the world’s biggest brands such as Sony, Rovio, Dreamworks and Lego.
The Role
We’re now looking for an experienced Senior Animator who can work across multiple exciting VR projects.
The right person for this role will have significant experience in a AAA games environment with shipped titles to your name.
Main Responsibilities
- Production of high quality keyframe animation for video games
- Work with the Concept, Design, and Art team to collaboratively bring characters to life.
- Contribute to the design and execution of complex gameplay systems
- Define how elements within projects will interact, build, transition and function from the concept stage to final implementation
- Implement animations into engine with full ownership of your work
- Be heavily involved in the continued development of tools and pipeline processes, maintaining an understanding of industry best practices
- Meet production schedules and deadlines
Skills/Experience Needed:
- Strong knowledge of 3DS Max/Maya & Motionbuilder
- 5+ years industry experience with at least 1 shipped AAA title
- Strong understanding of character animation pipelines
- Experience with Git and other version control systems
- Creative attitude to problem-solving
- Ability to work as part of a team and take an initiative
- Exceptional verbal and written communications skills
Our studio is based in Leeds with a hybrid-working setup as standard. We do accommodate fully remote team members if we need to and will assist financially with relocation for those looking to do so.
Apply today to speak to our team and be a part of our journey!
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