Animator

• Create high-quality, expressive character and creature animations using Maya.
• Implement animations into our proprietary Cobra engine.
• Collaborate across disciplines including Character Art, Code, Design, and VFX.
• Take direction from the Lead Animator and Game Director to realise the creative vision.
• Contribute to a culture of feedback and continuous improvement.
• Solve production challenges with creativity and technical know-how.
• Maintain accurate task tracking and validate assets to minimise bugs.
• Provide feedback to external development partners when needed.
• Support junior team members and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• Proven experience producing high-quality animation assets.
• Strong proficiency in Maya's character animation tools.
• Excellent understanding of body mechanics, posing, timing, and acting choices.
• Experience with creature animation and believable movement.
• Familiarity with animation state machines.
• Understanding of versioning software (SVN, Perforce).
• Strong time management and communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of rigging pipelines.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in character and creature animation using Maya, with a strong understanding of body mechanics and animation state machines. Capable of collaborating effectively across disciplines while providing mentorship and feedback to junior team members.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Maya Character Animation
• Creature Animation
• Animation State Machines
• Versioning Software (SVN, Perforce)
• Time Management

Hard Skills

• Character Animation
• Body Mechanics
• Pacing
• Acting Choices
• Rigging Pipelines

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Feedback Culture

Industry Keywords

• Animation Assets
• Production Challenges
• Task Tracking
• Asset Validation

Tools & Technologies

• Cobra Engine
• Maya