Gameplay Animator Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
As our new Gameplay Animator, you will work within the animation team to create believable high-quality character animations. You will be working closely under the guidance of the Lead Animator to achieve a consistent level of quality and ensure that each animation has the right energy and mood to it.
You will be joining a highly experienced team at a crucial time for the studio as we grow and develop our animation pipeline. You will have the chance to make a real impact on our hugely ambitious high quality game.
Responsibilities
- Create high quality character, creature and environmental animations.
- Work with the Lead Animator and collaborate with other disciplines to ensure the animations works as intended in the game.
- Ability to adapt to new technologies.
- Work with both keyframe and motion capture data.
- Ensure that your animation works as intended in the game.
Requirements
- Strong key frame animation skills.
- Strong character, creature and mechanical animation skills.
- Experience working with motion capture data.
- Previous experience in games development, preferably with a shipped title under your belt.
- Capable of meeting schedules and commit to delivery dates.
- Familiar with Maya and Motion Builder.
- Animation degree or equivalent experience.
- Provide a demo showcasing your best animation work.
- Creative and ambitious.
- Be a team player, open to take and offer feedback.
- Have the desire to make awesome games.
Build A Rocket Boy is developing EVERYWHERE; an experience with a breadth of unimaginable gameplay adventure.
We are a mix of industry leading veterans whose credits include some of the best selling and most loved games of all time. We're a creative digital entertainment studio with an open and progressive methodology, dedicated to delivering games of the highest calibre possible.
If you want to feel comfortable, inspired, and appreciated in your work pursuits then come join us. We have offices in Edinburgh and Budapest and are happy to sponsor your relocation to one of these cities. If you apply from outside of our hiring territory, we also consider WFH candidates from the UK, Hungary, France and the Netherlands in Europe; California and Washington states in the US; and from Québec in Canada.
