3D Animator

Gunfire Games
Austin, TX, USA
Job type: Permanent

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Job Description

Summary

Gunfire Games is seeking an experienced 3D Animator who is passionate about working on games and animations, has a great eye for detail and is always striving to push their work to the highest possible level. You will be working closely with the tech team and designers in both 3ds Max and Unreal Engine to help us on current and future titles. We’re looking for someone who…

  • Has experience working as an animator in the games industry
  • Has excellent understanding of the principles of animation
  • Has excellent skills ins 3D animation software, preferably 3ds Max
  • Delivers on time and sets realistic estimates for their own scope of work
  • Is motivated, committed, and a true team player
  • Has knowledge of common practices and the understanding of industry trends

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

  • Create high quality animations that portray character personalities consistent with the style and vision as laid out by the Creative Director and/or Art Director
  • Demonstrate a superior sense of posing, timing, and weight
  • Continuously enhance the quality of the animations
  • Help to identify and solve animation process and implementation issues

Skills & Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
  • Strong knowledge and experience of working with custom character rigs
  • Strong knowledge and experience of creating hand-keyed character animations
  • Strong knowledge and experience working with motion capture
  • Ability to work in 3ds Max using proprietary animation tools
  • Understanding of the technical limitations of game engines and console platforms
  • Willingness to accept and provide direction and work well under pressure
  • Flexibility to cope with frequent iterations
  • Must be currently eligible to work in the USA

PLUSES

  • Extensive experience with Unreal Engine
  • Cinematic knowledge
  • Experience with character and prop rigging

Additional Information

  • Relocation assistance is offered

How to Apply

Please email your resume and a link to your portfolio to jobs@gunfiregames.com. Include the job title and your name in the subject line.

About the Company

Established in 2014, Gunfire Games is a video game developer based in Austin, Texas. The core team members are *remnants* of Vigil Games, the developer best known for creating and shipping the Darksiders franchise. We started Gunfire Games because we love what we do: crafting worlds, building games – it's embedded in our DNA. It has been a dream brought to life to build a studio where great ideas flourish, everyone is dutifully rewarded for their hard work, and the art of creating games is honed to a find edge. Our team members are the masterminds behind Remnant: From the Ashes, the Chronos series and Darksiders sequels.  If you’re as passionate about video games, alternate universes, and loving where you work as we are, we think you’ll be a great fit on our team.