TL;DR

Senior Animator (GameDev): Bringing game characters and environments to life through expert animation, focusing on timing, spacing, and posing fundamentals. Focus on conveying personality and emotion through movement for diverse character designs and integrating cinematics into real-time game environments.

Location: Hybrid role based in Guildford, UK, requiring at least one day a week at the studio.

Company

%hirify_global% is a multi-award winning game developer and a proud member of the PlayStation Studios family, known for revolutionary games like LittleBigPlanet and Dreams.

What you will do

Collaborate with a world-class team of animators and artists to achieve high-quality game animation.
Apply expert understanding of animation fundamentals, especially timing, spacing, and posing.
Convey personality and emotion through movement for various character designs.
Contribute to cinematics and storytelling within real-time/game environments.

Requirements

Proven experience as a keyframe animator in games, film, TV, or commercials.
Experience having worked on (and completed) two or more 3D games.
Expert-level understanding of animation fundamentals, especially timing, spacing, and posing.
Strong sense of silhouette, weight, and appeal.
Ability to convey personality and emotion through movement for any character design.
Comfortable working in any 3D animation package (Blender preferred).
Proactive approach with exceptional communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

Blender workflow experience.
Shipped a triple-A title.
Experience with multiple game engines.
Experience with cinematics and storytelling in real-time/game environments.

Culture & Benefits

Work with a great pool of talent in an equally great city (Guildford).
Opportunity to contribute to award-winning games.
Be part of the PlayStation Studios family.