We are looking for a Lead Animator with in-depth and practical knowledge of game development.

You will be leading projects and working alongside the animation team to create believable high-quality character animations. A strong understanding of the principals is essential with a keen eye for adding character and personality to your work. You will be able to project manage, liaise with clients and manage multiple animators and their workload.

Requirements:

Have a minimum 7 years industry experience in video games, freelance experience a bonus
Create high quality, hand keyed character, creature and environmental animations.
Lead and collaborate with other disciplines to ensure the animations works as intended in the game.
Exceptional self management skills.
Manage / mentor internal and external animators.
Be pleasant to work with, communicate well, understand briefs, meet deadlines.
Be accountable & responsible, a clear communicator and problem solver
Ability to adapt and work with new technologies and workflows.
Ability to switch up styles from cartoony to realistic
Experience working with motion capture data and leading shoots
Capable of creating schedules and committing to delivery dates.
In depth knowledge of Maya and have an understanding and experience with rigging and skinning
Ability to implement your work in engine, working with state machines and other related concepts.
Experience with multiple game engines and multiple shipped titles. Experience in Unity and UE4 advantageous.
Be a team player, open to take and offer feedback.
Constantly strive to learn new / improved tools, techniques and processes all while honing your core craft.
In a post-covid world, possibly attend events such as industry (such as Develop) and educational outreach (such as Animex)
Have the desire to help make awesome games
Applicants that wish to apply remotely must be in UK/EU timezones for ease of communication.