Echtra Games - Senior Animator

Animator is needed in Chicago, United States.

Client: Echtra Games

Location: Chicago, IL

Contract: Full-time

Job Description

Echtra Games is looking for a Senior Game Play Animator to join our growing team on a new AAA cross-platform ARPG project. The Senior Animator will create a large range of animations for various characters and creatures to add life and personality to the in-game world. Successful candidates will possess the ability to work both independently and in cooperation with the Animation Director, artists, and game designers to support the artistic vision of our project.

The Senior Animator will create gameplay animation for human, creature, and mechanical characters, working closely with the Animation Director to meet the needs of game design and iterating upon animation sequences between Maya and the Unreal game engine.

Requirements

• A demonstration reel that showcases a strong understanding of the principles of animation.
• 3+ years of industry experience as an Animator within a Maya-based pipeline.
• Excellent communication skills to facilitate team dynamics and iteration on feedback from your Director.
• A self-motivated artist with a great team-player attitude that is passionate about animation.
• Demonstrated use and understanding of the Unreal Game engine.
• Demonstration of various animation styles from realistic to snappy pose-to-pose (Pluses).
• Demonstrated ability to process and incorporate Motion Capture into your sequences (Pluses).
• Experience building animation suites to support motion matching (Pluses).
• Experience animating with Meta Human and/or other complex facial systems (Pluses).
• An ability to communicate visually through drawings or paintovers (Pluses).
• A passion for games and visual storytelling (Pluses).
• Never satisfied with work that is “good enough.”

Benefits

• Competitive salary, bonus plan, and ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan).
• 401K Company Match Contribution (US) / RRSP/DPSP company match contribution (Canada).
• Health coverage, dental, disability, critical illness, EAP, and life insurance (Canada).
• Medical, dental, vision, EAP, life insurance, and disability benefits (US).
• Virtual mental health and neurodiversity support programs.
• Global Fitness reimbursement program.
• Global Wellbeing Program.
• Financial wellness program with unlimited access to certified financial planners.
• Discretionary Time Off policy for many employees.
• Family planning support program.
• Generous paid parental, pregnancy-related disability, caregiver, and compassionate leaves.
• Subsidized Back-up child care (US).
• Zynga happy hours and frequent employee events.
• Flexible working hours on many teams.
• Culture of diversity and inclusion including employee resource groups.
• Work with cool people and impact millions of daily players.