ZeniMax Media · 1 day ago
Senior Animator
Rockville, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$75K/yr - $165K/yr
5+ years expZeniMax Media Inc. is home to Bethesda Game Studios, renowned for their award-winning games like Starfield and The Elder Scrolls. They are seeking a Senior Animator to create high-quality character animations, collaborate with team members, and maintain integration of work within the game.
ComputerGamingMedia and Entertainment
Responsibilities
Apply animation principles to create high-quality character specific animations, while making any changes based on artistic direction using hand-key techniques and adjusting motion capture data
Work In collaboration with members of the team to address animation needs and requirements for player-controlled content and game play
Actively engage with developers outside of your discipline, creating a positive and productive experience for all involved
Assist and provide constructive feedback to other animators
Communicate needs to out-of-team or external dependencies
Consistently integrate and maintain your work in the game
Qualification
Required
You have 5+ years of professional or related experience as a Gameplay Animator
You possess outstanding animation skills that display a strong understanding of the principles and a desire to improve
You are proficient in working with motion capture in either Maya or Motion Builder
You have a strong understanding of building animations with gameplay as a focus
You are detail oriented
You are a self-motivated team player with a strong work ethic and cooperative attitude
You're great at adapting to change and accept constructive feedback well
You possess excellent problem solving and prototyping skills
You are highly organized and have excellent time management skills
You have excellent oral and written communication skills
You possess a passion for gaming and making GREAT games and a passion for pushing animation quality to the next level
Preferred
You have experience working on 3rd person action games
You have experience working with a motion matching system
You have experience directing motion capture shoots
You have experience animating on open world games
You have animation graph experience
You have experience working closely with AI programmers and Gameplay programmers, understanding the technicalities of game AI and game functionality
Benefits
Healthcare benefits
401(k) plan and company match
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
Paid vacation time
Paid sick and mental health time
Several paid holidays
Company
ZeniMax Media
ZeniMax creates and publishes original interactive entertainment content for consoles, the PC, and handheld/wireless devices.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$574.9MKey Investors
Providence Equity PartnersSBS
2020-09-21Acquired
2010-10-06Private Equity· $150M
2009-07-07Debt Financing· $105M
Leadership Team
D
Denise Kidd
SVP Finance/Controller-Retired
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