Senior Animator

Sumo Video Games Pvt. Ltd.
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Job type: Permanent

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Job Description

Are you an experienced Animator looking to take the next step on your career?   

Sumo Video Games Pune, India is looking for a passionate Senior Animator who aspires to create realistic and stylized animations alongside Sumo’s other studios based in the UK. You will be key in helping bring life to the world of games, working on of some of our world class AAA projects across major consoles. 

Skills & Requirements

Working along with the Lead Animator, the candidate will be working on a current project in production and will form part of the highly skilled Art team.   

As a Senior Animator at Sumo you will be required to: 

  • Work closely with the Lead Animator and other project animators to deliver high quality animations 
  • Ensure Animations are created following the outlined art direction, within the agreed production deadlines whilst conforming to required technical specifications 
  • Collaborate and communicate daily and weekly with project teams in the UK 

Qualifications:

Our ideal candidate should: 

  • Have at least 5 years of experience creating animations for console games 
  • Demonstrate through their portfolio solid in game animations illustrating a clear understanding of the various animation principles 
  • Be highly skilled in all areas of 3D animation and have strong understanding of animation principles. 
  • Have excellent knowledge of Maya, Max, or Motion Builder 
  • Be a quick learner and master new tools, process and pipelines 
  • Show working experience of game engines such as Unreal and Unity 
  • Have excellent communication skills to communicate internally in teams and externally to UK project teams. 

Additional Information

  • Relocation assistance is offered

How to Apply

Please apply via our career website

For a confidential chat about this role please get in touch with our senior recruiter Mr. Roshan Sarangi @rsarangi@sumo-digital.com

About the Company

Established in 2007, Sumo Pune is a AAA video games developer, supporting all Sumo Digital UK Studios across Engineering, Art, Design and QA.

 Sumo Pune prides itself on providing cross-discipline expertise and successful co-development support through seamless integration and versatility in all projects supported across a wide range of platforms, genres, and engines. Together we have consistently delivered AAA titles for partners that include SEGA, Microsoft, Codemasters, Sony, EA, 2K and many more.

 Our past successes include Hotshot Racing, Forza Horizon 4, LittleBigPlanet 3, Crackdown 3, and Hitman 2. We are also incredibly proud to be working on highly anticipated next-gen titles Sackboy: A Big Adventure and Hood: Outlaws & Legends as well as a variety of other exciting projects.

 Sumo Pune is a true extension of our UK studios, and team members on both sites collaborate daily on all aspects of game development. Our Studio is unique in India, allowing our staff to work directly on every available gaming platform, and at every stage of game development.

Being part of Sumo's development team is a rewarding experience, one that requires dedication, a strong sense of ownership over your work and an overwhelming enthusiasm for the games you work on.

Additional Information:

  • Relocation reimbursement from other cities is offered 
  • Performance linked bonus in addition to the fixed salary 
  • Opportunities to attend industry conferences 
  • A complete and all-encompassing medical insurance package for our employees and their children 

We Offer:

Being part of Sumo's Art team is a rewarding experience, one that requires dedication, a strong sense of ownership over your work and an overwhelming enthusiasm for the games you work on. In return, we'll offer 

  • Competitive salary & benefits, 
  • An excellent working environment 
  • Most importantly we will give you the room to be yourself and live your passion. 

So what's your passion?  Please get in touch and tell us how you could bring your individual skills to Sumo Digital.

Applications without a portfolio will be not processed. 

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