Senior Artist/Animator, Realization

From the moment we plugged in our first PC in October ’94, Monolith has been obsessed with combining stunning visuals, inventive narratives and cutting-edge technology to bring a distinctive gaming experience to both PC and console.

Monolith Productions seeks a Senior Artist/Animator, Realization. The Senior Artist/Animator, Realization creates and polishes real-time camerawork and gameplay animations for the interactive/procedural cinematics and camera systems. Candidate will have a passion creating outstanding work product while working through and an ability to move quickly and collaborate within a strike team environment. In addition to creating cameras and animations, the employee will be responsible for the implementation and trouble-shooting of the systems and content they create. They will be using standard and proprietary tools and will be expected to ultimately learn to take things from the approved design/previs all the way into a polished state in the game engine.

* Create and animate procedural gameplay presentation camera systems. * Maintenance and trouble-shooting for these systems and animations. * Character Animation (based on mocap) and implementation. * Participate in departmental meetings.

* BA in art or related field or equivalent experience. * Minimum 3-5 years working in the industry in roles that range in camera animation, character animation, design and technical art areas. * Experience with creating cinematics/cutscenes is a plus, but not a requirement. * At least 5 year’s experience with industry standard 3-D animation package (3D Studio Max, Motion Builder, and Maya). * Mentality for creative problem solving. * Aptitude and passion for visual storytelling and emotional connection to game characters. * Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technology and complex pipelines. * Solid organization skills with adherence to file structures, naming conventions and other established protocols. * Ability to work in the game engine and tools, playing the game frequently and producing results. * Must be able to embrace the established art and design vision of the game and ensure it is delivered in its entirety at the end of the project. * Excellent ability to self-manage to meet deadlines and work well under pressure. * Able to work well within a team: willingness to give and receive feedback, and the ability to embrace change; ability to collaborate productively with others. * Must have an active, passionate interest in current video games to help drive the game to the next level. * Excellent ability to self manage and accurately predict and adhere to task length estimates and deadlines. * Must be an excellent collaborator with a willingness to provide/accept direction and the ability to embrace change. * Ability to clearly articulate ideas both written and verbally. * MP1234