Senior Technical Animator
Eight Pixels Square is looking for a Senior Technical Animator to hire in our vibrant Derby (UK) Games Development Studio . This is a full-time, permanent position; please apply only if you have the right to work in the UK.
What we’re looking for
You are a social, hard-working games-enthusiast who enjoys working in a team and is passionate and dedicated about their approach to work. We are looking for the right candidate to drive our character and animation tools pipeline. In addition, the ideal candidate will have extensive experience of naming conventions and file organisation. The role will require the constant assessment of the animation and rigging pipeline to ensure that it is efficiently fulfilling the needs of the character, animation, and code departments.
Required skills and experience :
- Self-motivated, with excellent organizational skills
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
- A passion for games and what makes them great
- At least three titles released whilst working as a Technical Animator
- Extensive knowledge of character/facial rigging and skinning (human/non-human) in Maya
- An extensive understanding of human & animal anatomy and muscle deformation
- A solid knowledge of 3d modelling and efficient character topology
- Experience maintaining and proactively improving an animation/character tools pipeline
- Extensive experience with setting and maintaining file naming conventions
- Extensive knowledge of exporting and importing a character into Unity
- Extensive knowledge of setting up a character within Unity
- Ability to work flexibly with other departments to ensure issues are resolved quickly
- Experience of working on a mobile game and the specific limitations of the platform
- Experience using version control software such as SVN
Desirable but not essential:
- Programming/scripting experience (such as Python and Maya API)
- In depth knowledge of Microsoft Excel
About Eight Pixels Square
Part of the Miniclip group, Eight Pixels Square is a dynamic and cutting-edge games studio based in Derbyshire, on the edge of the stunning P eak D istrict national park.
Founded in 2012, Eight Pixels Square comprises of an elite team of veteran game developers. Over 50 million players worldwide enjoy Eight Pixels Square's catalogue of games across iOS and Android platforms. The studio’s focus is on creating engaging and high quality free-to-play games for mobile devices.
You will be working in our spacious office just outside Derby, with ample parking and convenient for public transport, working with enthusiasts and professionals from the games industry. We like to maintain a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, and our office comes with a pool table, table tennis, big screen with games consoles, fridge with complimentary drinks for all staff, fresh fruit & snacks delivered weekly, and regular team events.
In addition to a generous holiday allowance, we also have a fantastic benefits package, with B UPA medical cover, dental cash plan, cover for life insurance, pension plan and flexible working.
For more information, visit https://eightpixelssquare.com/
About Miniclip
Miniclip is a global leader in digital games with a mission of unleashing the gamer in everyone. The company develops, publishes and distributes highly engaging games to an audience of 200 million monthly active users across mobile, social and online platforms.
Founded in 2001, the Company has successfully grown a huge organic global audience in over 195 countries and across six continents. Miniclip has a unique understanding of the digital games space and has developed a strong portfolio of over 60 high-quality mobile games, extensive worldwide distribution and an internationally recognised brand name. To date, Miniclip franchises including 8 Ball Pool™, Golf Battle™, Football Strike™ and Agar.io™ have generated more than 2 billion downloads.
In the past year, we have been delighted to welcome the teams from Playsport (famous for Motorsport Manager), Yakuto (creators of Darts of Fury), Masomo (home of Headball2) and Eight Pixels Square (developer of Sniper Strike) to the Miniclip family of companies.
For more information, visit http://corporate.miniclip.com