3D Animator

SPINE is made with Unreal Engine 5 and centered around cinematic gun-fu shootouts. It’s a third-person beat’em’up with a full set of PC gaming features, including a deep storyline, a unique setting, cutscenes, intriguing enemies, memorable bosses, character progression, and, most importantly, breathtaking battles with a wide array of firearms.

We are currently looking for a 3D Animator (Locomotion and Stunts) to join the animation team of our flagship project – Spine.

Responsibilities:

• Character animation
• Working with motion capture
• Working on game projects, mainly on locomotion, parkour, and various stunts

What we are looking for:

• Strong understanding of animation principles
• 2+ years of experience creating character animation for games, film, or television
• Good knowledge of Maya
• Strong body mechanics and action animation skills: walking, running, jumping, stunts, etc
• Experience setting up locomotion systems in Unity or Unreal is a plus
• Good understanding of animation rigs and common animation workflows and tools (animBot, center of mass, and similar)
• Openness to feedback and understanding of the iterative process
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• A strong interest in video games and animated films

Will be a plus:

• Rigging and skinning
• Understanding of Python/MEL
• An art education