Remote Senior Animator

Summary

Join Echtra Games as a Senior Game Play Animator to create animations for characters and creatures in a new AAA cross-platform ARPG project. The successful candidate will work independently and with the Animation Director, artists, and game designers to support the artistic vision of the project.

Requirements

• A demonstration reel that showcases a strong understanding of the principles of animation
• 3+ years of industry experience as an Animator within a Maya based pipeline
• Excellent communication skills to facilitate team dynamics and iteration on the feedback from your Director
• A self motivated artist with a great team-player attitude that is passionate about animation
• Demonstrated use and understanding of the Unreal Game engine

Responsibilities

• Provide gameplay animation for the human, creature, and mechanical-based characters that inhabit the game world
• Work closely with the Animation Director to ensure that the needs of the game design are met
• Iterate and improve upon Animation sequences between Maya and the Unreal game engine to ensure that the needs of the game design are achieved and heightened

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstration of various animation styles from realistic to snappy pose-to-pose
• Demonstrated ability to process and incorporate Motion Capture into your sequences
• Experience building animation suites to support motion matching
• Experience animating with Meta Human and/or other complex facial systems
• An ability to communicate visually through drawings or paintovers
• A passion for games and visual storytelling

Benefits

• Competitive salary, bonus plan and ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
• 401K Company Match Contribution (US)
• RRSP/DPSP company match contribution (Canada)
• Health coverage, dental, disability, critical illness, EAP, and life insurance (Canada)
• Medical, dental, vision, EAP, life insurance, and disability benefits (US)
• Virtual mental health and neurodiversity support programs
• Global Fitness reimbursement program
• Global Wellbeing Program
• Financial wellness program with unlimited access to certified financial planners
• Discretionary Time Off policy for many employees
• Family planning support program
• Generous paid parental, pregnancy-related disability, caregiver, and compassionate leaves
• Subsidized Back-up child care (US)
• Zynga happy hours and frequent employee events
• Flexible working hours on many teams