Cinematic Animator (Narrative Adventure)
Firesprite, United Kingdom
Job Description
We're looking for a talented Cinematic Animator to create high-quality cinematic animations on a dark, story-driven next generation ‘Narrative Adventure’ with genre defining goals.
This huge, highly ambitious partnership project takes atmosphere, storytelling, player agency and narrative firmly into ground-breaking territory on next-generation hardware technologies.
This is an ambitious, AAA project with a heavy focus on art, animation and delivering unique character performances to heighten player presence and immersion to new levels.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:- Work closely with the growing cinematics team to ensure the highest quality in cinematic sequences
- Create animations for characters, facial, props and vehicles for cinematics
- Prioritising and managing tasks to ensure that deliverables are completed on time
- Communicating with other disciplines to resolve any technical difficulties and push project quality
Requirements
- Strong AAA Games experience
- Great working knowledge of UE4 cinematic tools or equivalent tech
- Working knowledge of MotionBuilder, Maya or other equivalent 3D program
- A good level of technical expertise
- Experience working with motion capture data and pipelines
- A deep understanding of body movement, spatial awareness and ability to adapt to different animation styles
- Have an understanding of mo-cap rigs at a high level
- Previous game or film experience working on action-oriented sequences and cut scenes
- Previous experience of working with performance capture data and applying it to cinematic sequences
ADDITIONAL OR DESIRED SKILLS:
- Any experience with UE4 Maya Animation Rigging Toolset (ART)
Benefits
- Private Healthcare Plan
- Bonus Scheme
- Enhanced Holiday Allowance
- Pension Plans
- Work From Home
- Training amp; Development
- Employee Assistance Programme - Counselling
Firesprite is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable applicants regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.