Animator (3-month contract) (27)

Game Animation Developer

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.

Our studio operates as a remote-first workplace, offering flexible work arrangements.

At this time, we are only able to hire candidates who are legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada.

Responsibilities

• Provide animations for characters, creatures, weapons, and props that are immersive and in-line with the IP's visual and gameplay style.
• Implement animation states and events using tools provided in a proprietary game engine.
• Collaborate with tech art to create new rigs and find creative solutions to problems as they arise.
• Be comfortable owning your pipeline from animation set creation to in-engine implementation.
• You will communicate updates in a timely fashion and collaborate effectively cross-discipline with minimal supervision.
• Find creative solutions to make best reuse of existing animations.

Requirements

• 4 years of proven experience in animation for games.
• Strong understanding of 3D Softwares such as Maya/3ds-Max; as well as animation State Machine tools.
• Solid grasp of timing, physics and skeleton anatomy of humans and creatures.
• Proficiency in the optimization techniques for game animations.
• Excellent communication and collaborative skills.

Pluses

• AAA Game experience
• Familiarity with game-ready skeleton design, skinning, and animation scene structure
• Basic understanding of rigging and rigging tools
• Experience animating in-engine cameras
• Passion for sci-fi games and/or any media
• Experience working on existing IP and their assets

$70,000 - $85,000 a year