Senior Animator

Description

Spark is looking for a senior animator for a third person action game for next-gen consoles. He/she should have a thorough knowledge of classical animation principles, a strong grasp of animation pipelines, and be a veteran game developer. The ideal candidate is both an outstanding animator and work from high-level direction, possessing strong leadership skills, production-sensibilities, and the talent to produce and implement the highest quality work.

Responsibilities
• Create high quality character animation at a quality bar suitable for next-generation console development.
• Work closely with the Lead Animator and colleagues to develop animation assets that fulfill the requirements of the project’s game design and visual design—as documented by Specifications, Style Guides, and appropriate reference material.
• Consistently meet project deadlines in a timely manner without compromising artistic integrity.
• Assist in the integration of animation with designers and engineers to create compelling in-game animation.
• Work in a team-oriented environment and use organizational and interpersonal skills on a daily basis and bring a creative and proactive attitude to the task of animating performances .
• Work with a group of animators to create compelling and consistent performances for all major characters and utilizes both hand and mo-cap animation techniques to create animation of primary and secondary characters.