Wanted: Senior Animator

Wanted: Senior Animator
Visceral Games is looking for an experienced senior Animator specializing in combat for an existing action/adventure franchise. This is a major opportunity to contribute to a bold new franchise, heavily backed by the EA Games Label.

Responsibilities
•    Create in-game action heavy animations.
•    Implement and tune game animations collaboratively with combat designers.
•    Work collaboratively in pods and able to be self managed.
•    Support the Lead in the overall animation direction for the game, while also taking ownership over establishing a cohesive vision for the characters.
•    Work collaboratively with the Game Design discipline to understand specific requirements, and support the communication of gameplay mechanics information back to the player through animation.

Requirements
•    Extensive experience using Maya.
•    Passion for action adventure games.
•    Understanding of combat timing.
•    Ability to work fast with quick iteration time.
•    Must be an avid gamer, of course.

Experience & Qualities Sought
•    At least 4-5 years of game development experience.
•    Animation work on at least one shipped AAA title, action title preferred.
•    Experienced with paired combat animations, weapons, and creatures.
•    Highly collaborative and a believer in iteration.
•    Strong verbal and written communication skills.
•    Knowledge of character rigging, helpful.
•    Cinematic camera/animation work, a plus.
•    Low level scripting, a plus.

About this Project
This project is the sequel to a major new IP at the award-winning Visceral Games, creators of Dead Space and Dante’s Inferno.  Our team values are as follows:  Gameplay comes first, controller feel is everything, culture of creativity, be highly iterative, playtest early and often, learn from failure, work fast and smart, and surround ourselves with the best talent in the world.  The Games Label at EA is 100% committed to this IP, and the IP into film, television, comics, graphic novels, action figures, and the web.  The game sequel will set new quality standards and make the franchise the world-leader in the action/melee-combat genre.

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