Senior Animator

Overview

We are looking for a super switched on Senior Animator to work in our amazing art team. As a Candidate, you should be comfortable animating humans, animals and creatures of all shapes and sizes. You will need to excel at convincing character animation and working as part of a team.

Key Responsibilities

• Use traditional animation fundamentals to craft game motions that range from stylized to hyper-realistic.
• Respond well to instruction, feedback, take initiative in one's work and be willing to iterate multiple times.
• Troubleshoot tool implementations and suggest workflow improvements in order to increase the efficiency and creativity of the team.
• To create high-quality animation assets to integrate with your titles.
• Constant research & interpretation of the latest trends in animation.
• Help improve and innovate workflow practices
• To help in reinforcing great teamwork and amazing studio culture!

What You Bring To The Role

• Experience in video game production with shipped titles in an Animation role.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 4 or 5
• Excellent knowledge of animating using Maya, with outstanding animation skills demonstrating knowledge and application of weight, timing, pace, poses, and storytelling
• Excellent understanding of how animation must work in harmony with the game design
• Excellent initiative, self-motivation, communication, organisational and problem-solving skills, as well as team working and the ability to accept and follow direction
• Advanced level of knowledge with animation tools
• A genuine passion for games and animation, bringing characters to life with realistic biped and quadruped motion
• Ability to integrate animations into game-engine.
• The ability to prioritise and work on multiple tasks simultaneously and manage competing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently to get the job done without day-to-day direction.
• Understanding of mobile / console games and the industry as a whole.
• Conduct strategy audits with your lead to identify further opportunities to improve the way we do things.

Bonus Points!

• Familiarity in Rigging and Skinning with Autodesk Maya.
• Additional art skills such as drawing, modelling and texturing.
• Good knowledge of anatomy and a thorough understanding of biomechanics, kinesiology for humanoids and animals.

What we offer here at PlaySide

• Playdays - an additional 5 paid days off per year to do something you love.
• Incredible studios based in gorgeous Port Melbourne, right next to the city and many public transport options.
• Industry leading Parental Leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Program to support mental wellbeing
• Mentoring. We're agile and fast growing, giving plenty of chances for you to grow in your role.
• Half price state of the art Gym access! (right next door) - you can wear your free PlaySide Swag!
• Social events! Including Games night, karaoke nights, Movie Nights (We hire out the cinema!), group activities and food trucks! Just as some examples!
• Relocation allowance, if you move to one of our head offices
• The chance to work on some of the most exciting projects, with the most incredible companies in the world - just take a look at our website