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Lead Animator Artist | AAA Video Games | Remote, Warsaw

Client: PTW

Location: Warsaw, Poland

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 357ba1089eb8

Job Views: 26

Posted: 23.01.2025

Expiry Date: 09.03.2025

Job Description:

Level: Senior

Type: Remote, Home-Working

We are extensively growing our Global Art Team.

As a Lead 3D Animator in 1518 , you will work closely with the team to create skilled animation with strong acting, story-driven performances and convincing motion, that will bring our worlds and characters to life.

1518 studios are now on the hunt for a talented professional Lead Animator to join our global Art Team. Youll be working on a variety of games, we are proud to house the best quality animations, ranging from heavily stylised to realistic behaviours, across both cinematic sequences and real-time motion. Whether you are animating a hero or a monster, a crowd or an object, you will always think of the movements intention and the subjects behaviour. It is important for you to know how the tiny details help building up the big picture in-game. You will have a strong sense of 3D design, facial animation and body mechanics (realistic and cartoony) which must be displayed in a compelling reel.

This position entails a great deal of responsibility and opportunity to drive further the development of your artistic, technical, and creative expertise and will accept applications from 2D and 3D Artists that can work on a variety of art styles.

We are ideally looking for 3D Animators that have 5+ years of commercial experience in the games industry, but equally if you’re a super talented, self-taught, or even come from a different creative field, we would love to hear from you and review your portfolio/reel.

Requirements

Qualifications

• BA in Art Media, graphic design or equivalent relevant experience.
• Previous AAA/Indie/PC games, mobile games and NFT projects or minimum a passion for games and knowledge of the gaming industry.
• Good understanding of creative briefs, able to consider elements such as context, timescales and creative constraints.
• A keen eye for spinning narrative and life into a character, props and special effects.
• Excellent time management skills, able to meet deadlines and multitask.
• Excellent creative thinking skills, able to solve creative problems through innovative solutions.
• Solid understanding of both realistic and cartoon human/creature poses and keyframe animations.
• Proficient skills at creating facial expressions and animations in conjunction with blendshapes or similar.
• The ability to provide multiple creative options, then iterate upon them as projects progress.
• Knowledge of computer 3D animation techniques, motion design and camera movement principles.
• Skilled at working within Maya and Motion Capture data to create the animations.
• Experienced with animation mockups, able to plan and generate asset libraries.
• Strong collaborative attitude, open to take feedback and work together with team-mates.
• Experienced with working across departments to provide optimized formats for the best in-game performance.
• High level of proficiency in 2D/3D editing and software tools like Maya, After Effects CC, Premier Pro CC, Adobe Flash, Animate CC, Photoshop CC and Illustrator CC.
• Ability to draw in a variety of styles and genres with knowledge of lighting, perspective, material finishes and special effects.
• Good understanding of the 2D/3D rigging process and different technical software.
• Supportive attitude, eager to guide other animators in the team and take ownership.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Big Bonus Points If You...

• Have experience with locomotion.
• Are proficient with Unity (or another game engine).
• Know how to animate in 2D, and are confident with 2D animation techniques.
• You will be working for the pre-eminent global provider of specialist services to the games industry.
• Competitive remuneration , holidays, regular team competitions with great prizes; and inclusion into an extensive social calendar.
• A supportive community inclusive of LGBTQ+, and any age, ethnicity, religion, or disability.

Who We Are

PTW is a video games services company which supports video game developers and publishers through outsourced production services. We started 25 years ago and since then, have grown exponentially year-on-year. Our history is in gaming, and we are gamers at heart. We have worked on over 1500 titles across all genres and all platforms, including 8 out of the past 10 Game-Of-The-Year-winning titles.

We have grown rapidly over the past few years and now have 35 sites spanning the globe. The PTW umbrella of companies includes 1518, SIDE and Orange Rock.

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