1047 Games is hiring a
Animator

Summary

The job is for an Art Leader position at 1047 Games, a remote gaming company developing the game Splitgate. The ideal candidate has a passion for gaming, is a hard worker, and has at least 3 years of professional AAA game development experience. They should have a portfolio demonstrating their gameplay animation direction and capacity to execute it, and experience in using Unreal Engine 5 and animation software like Maya.

Requirements

• A portfolio of visionary, inspiring, industry-leading gameplay animation that demonstrates your direction and capacity to execute on it within a game
• At least 3 years of professional AAA game development experience
• At least one product shipped during the current generation of games (PS4/XBOX ONE)
• Experience in gameplay animation systems (First and Third Person, ...)
• A team player who can evangelize the project and not just within art
• Experience creating animation in and shipping a game using Unreal Engine 5
• Deep-rooted knowledge of animation software like Maya

Responsibilities

• Share a passion to innovate, especially in the design and development of first-person shooters
• Keep up to date with the bleeding edge of animation trends within video game development and evangelize ideas that will innovate both the player experience and the creative development of the product
• Work side-by-side with all directors and leads to take a multi-discipline approach to creativity and problem solving
• Ensure that the animation direction of the game starts with a live product foundation, capable of regular updates and malleable to key changes if necessary
• Specializing in 1st person animations