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Starkflow ยท 3 days ago
Lead Animator
California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of artists, ensuring clear tasks, goals, and feedback.
Produce keyframe and/or motion capture animations using Maya as quality benchmarks.
Collaborate with producers to delegate tasks, plan estimates, and ensure timely deliverables.
Work with clients to maintain artistic vision and technical standards.
Collaborate with Tech Art and Engineering to ensure assets are optimized for platform constraints.
Expand Animation team capabilities through training, team building, and recruitment.
Innovate technically, streamline tools, and champion best practices.
Engage in problem-solving efforts and represent team's concerns.
Recruit talented artists, provide mentorship, and coaching.
Qualification
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Required
An accomplished animator with 6+ years of experience within the game industry, with 2+ years of experience as a Lead Animator.
Proficiency with MotionBuilder, Maya, or other 3D software packages.
Knowledge of game engines (Unreal, Unity) and production management tools.
A proven understanding of body mechanics and physicality for creature and animal movement.
An understanding of rigs and typical rigging set-ups, animation pipelines, and transferring data between tools.
Aesthetic sense and in-depth understanding of movement in space.
Deep technical knowledge of modern animation pipelines, workflows, and techniques for video game development.
Company
Starkflow
Starkflow helps you build a remote back offices in Ukraine and India, you can utilize our infrastructure and get a full time team seamlessly
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase
