3D Animator

We are looking for a 3D Animator who will be responsible for creating high-quality game animations for characters, objects, and environment elements. The main goal of the role is to create natural, expressive, and technically correct animations that ensure clarity of game actions, enhance the gaming experience, and maintain the visual style of the project.

Main responsibilities:

• Creating animations of characters, objects and environments for mobile games
• Preparing and setting up animation clips (idle, walk, run, attack, emote and other states)
• Working with character horns and skeletons, adjusting skinning as needed
• Export animations to FBX format while adhering to technical requirements
• Optimization of animations for mobile platform limitations
• Collaborate with the art team and game designers to achieve the desired visual style and readability
• Participation in creating the animation pipeline and maintaining quality standards

Requirements:

• Strong command of animation principles (timing, squash & stretch, anticipation, overlapping)
• Experience with 3D animation packages (Maya, Blender, 3ds Max or similar)
• Understanding the specifics of mobile games: optimization, balance between expressiveness and performance
• Working with horns and basic skinning knowledge
• Ability to maintain cleanliness and technical correctness of files