Animator

Summary

Join nDreams as a Mid-level Animator to create high-quality animations for various game titles. Collaborate with designers, artists, and programmers, and help evolve animation pipelines and techniques. Deliver high-quality animation while staying updated on the latest techniques and technologies. Implement animations within Unreal Engine and work closely with the Animation team to achieve the project's artistic vision. This is a 12-month fixed-term, full-time (37.5 hours/week), fully remote position within the UK. The salary is competitive and depends on experience.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of animation principles and techniques
• The ability to understand game genres and art styles and create animations that suit those worlds
• Expert in animation software such as Maya, Blender, or equivalent
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and able to distil information down to the essence of what others need to know
• Ability to work collaboratively in a remote team environment
• A collaborative and team-oriented work approach, demonstrated by experience in setting up processes and practices that consider and harness the team’s strengths
• Has worked on at least 1 title in an animation role, on any commercial gaming platform and experienced the full development cycle (concept to release)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers, artists, and programmers to ensure animations integrate seamlessly into the game
• Help evolve animation pipelines and techniques
• Work closely with the Animation team to achieve the artistic vision of the project
• Deliver high quality animation
• Stay updated with the latest animation techniques and technologies
• Implement animations within Unreal Engine

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with VR animation
• Passion for VR and innovative technologies
• Experience with Rigging in Unreal 5

Benefits

• Flexible hours
• Duvets days
• Your birthday off
• Dedicated personal development time and support
• Regular socials
• Excellent holiday offering
• Pension scheme
• Health insurance
• Life cover