Senior Animator

Founded in 2011 by industry veterans Greg Borrud, Giz Gewirtz, and Chris Miller, Seismic Games is an independent game developer specializing in the creation of 3D games content for all platforms, including mobile, tablet, set-top box, and VR. Focused on bringing quality game experiences to the next level, Seismic Games is shaking up the way games are played.

Seismic Games is looking for an experienced Senior Animator to help create the next generation of mobile games. We are bringing together a best-of-class team to tackle an array of differentiated, interesting mobile games. Our creative department and executive management have long, significant experience delivering well-reviewed AAA+ titles in the PC and console markets and are bringing that experience into the mobile gaming space.

* Collaborate with the Art, Engineering and Design teams to define animation style. * Create compelling character performances, utilizing both key framed and motion capture techniques, to compliment the game design and promote the artistic vision of the game as a whole. * Work with the Art Director and Animation team to establish methods to improve the production pipeline, tools and systems that will benefit the integrity of the animation for the studio. * Clearly communicate updates and concerns in a timely manner to the Production team.

* Expert knowledge of classical animation principles, including timing, anticipation, follow through, exaggeration and classic squash and stretch. * Excellent understanding of cinematic sequence fundamentals – camera movement, staging and general storytelling techniques. * Solid understanding of game animation pipelines. * Good communication, organizational, time management and interpersonal skills. * Works under minimal direction to determine and develop approach to solutions. * Self driven – actively improves skill set and abilities by keeping aware of industry trends and techniques, evaluating competitive products, learning new software packages. * The capability to take something from rough key frames to a polished completion . * Have shipped 3-5 AAA titles. * B.A. in fine arts or relevant curriculum, or equivalent skillset. * Experience with producing animations for combat and melee style sequences. * Expertise in working with motion capture data is a plus, including proficiency in Maya, Motion Builder, and motion capture editing, and experience with both body and facial performance capture pipelines. * Knowledge of scripting in Maya and Python would be a plus. * Unity experience is a plus.