Senior Animator Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Animator to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Produce in-game animations to the highest standards of fidelity and style as demanded by the project;
- Work with the animation team, demonstrating strong time management skills to ensure tasks are completed on schedule to required standard;
- Continuation of your technical knowledge, including adapting to new technologies and processes;
- Maintain or exceed a consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high quality work;
- Implement animations into the project’s engine and liaise where necessary with the technical designer/programmer to facilitate this;
- Consistently create high-quality animations that directly contribute to the realisation of successful game characters;
- Comprehend and execute direction from Lead Animator or Animation Supervisor;
- Contribute to the conceptualisation of character behaviours and abilities;
- May supervise the work of entry, mid and mid-high level animators at the discretion of the Animation Supervisor;
- Take ownership of animated work from early pre-visualisation to final polish;
- Performs other tasks related to the creation of computer-generated animation.
Requirements:
- Project Management;
- Video Editing Experience;
- Knowledge of Unreal Blueprint system;
- Experience using Unreal 4;
- A liking for the Star Wars brand;
- Excellent organization and communication skills;
- Experience of creating animation networks,
- Knowledge of UNIX and shell scripting; expert knowledge of Maya, proprietary and other software programs;
- Strong understanding of human anatomy,
- Knowledge of both the CG production pipeline and the other production processes at ILM;
- A self-motivated team player with good communication skills,
- Practical knowledge of current 3D software (Maya, 3DS Max and Motionbuilder),
- Knowledge of chaining and constraint techniques;
- Ability to communicate with artists and technical team members,
- Creative skillset that can adapt to technical requirements,