Senior Cinematic Animator
Core
Deliver high-quality cinematic animations for scripted event scenes in video games, enhancing motion capture or creating key-framed performances.
Role type
Senior Cinematic Animator (Game Development)
Builds
Cinematic and scripted event scenes for video games
Domain
Video Games / Animation
Required skills
Motion capture enhancement, Key-framing, Animation principles (posing, timing, balance, weight), Previs creation, Scene layout and staging, Camera and editing, 2D/3D software proficiency, Technical problem solving
Preferred skills
Hand-keyed animation experience, Motion capture experience
Technologies
MotionBuilder, Maya, 3DSMax, Photoshop, Premiere, Final Cut
Responsibilities
Enhance and polish character performances (body and facial) from video and motion capture; Construct previs from story scripts and/or storyboards; Detect inconsistencies or bugs and validate that the cinematic scene plays correctly; Mentor and build collaboration within the animation team.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC