Animator (Associate or Mid)

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Gunfire Games is seeking a talented 3D Animator who loves to work on games, has a great eye for detail and is always striving to push their work to the highest possible level. You will be working closely with the tech team and designers in both 3ds Max and Unreal Engine to help us on current and future titles. Position may be performed remotely (within the United States) although ability to be on-site is preferred.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Create high quality animations that portray character personalities consistent with the style and vision as laid out by the Creative Director and/or Art Director

  • Demonstrate a superior sense of posing, timing, and weight

  • Continuously push the quality of the animations

  • Help to identify and solve animation process and implementation issues

REQUIREMENTS

  • A demo reel that showcases a range of gameplay animations (handkey & mocap)

  • Experience working as an animator in the games industry

  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills

  • Excellent understanding of the principles of animation, common practices and industry trends

  • Strong knowledge and experience of working with custom character rigs

  • Strong knowledge and experience of creating handkeyed character animations and with motion capture

  • Excellent skills in 3D animation software, preferably 3dsMax and ability to use proprietary animation tools

  • Strong ability to deliver on time and to set realistic time estimates for own work

  • Understanding of the technical limitations of game engines and console platforms

  • Willingness to accept and provide direction and work well under pressure

  • Flexibility to cope with frequent iterations

  • Must be physically in the US and legally able to work in the US without employer sponsorship for an indefinite period of time

PLUSES

  • Extensive experience with Unreal Engine

  • Cinematic knowledge

  • Experience with character and prop rigging

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the hired applicant may be required to undertake additional tasks as may be reasonably expected to perform.

To apply, submit your application via email including the information below along with your resume to jobs@gunfiregames.com

  1. Name:

  2. Position applying for:

  3. Where did you first hear about/see this job listing? (Linkedin, Twitter, ArtStation, our website, etc.):

  4. Are you authorized to work in the US without sponsorship?:

  5. Will you require sponsorship in the future in order to work in the US?

  6. Links to portfolio/demo reel:

  7. Any other information you’d like to include or would like us to know about you:

  8. Don’t forget to attach your resume!!

Gunfire Games LLC is an equal opportunity employer and considers all candidates for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran’s status (including protected veterans, as may be required by federal law), sexual orientation or any other category protected by law.

Pay range: $50,000 - $85,000. Title level (associate or mid) and base pay offered will be based on candidate’s skills, experience, and other professional considerations.