Senior Animator, Unannounced Super Fun Video Game (Contract)

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• Create high-quality character, gameplay, and combat animation.
• Bring personality, appeal, emotion, and charm to characters through performance and facial animation.
• Create reputed company, readable, and satisfying gameplay animation that supports combat and player feedback.
• Rig, skin, and prepare assets for animation.
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• Work closely with Design and Engineering to improve gameplay feel, responsiveness, readability, and player experience.
• Coordinate with Character Art, Environment Art, and VFX to ensure assets integrate smoothly into the game.
• Identify bottlenecks and improve workflows through tooling, automation, technical solutions, or process improvements.
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• Occasionally collaborate with external art partners to review deliverables, communicate feedback, and maintain quality standards.
• Own animation as a discipline from concept through final implementation.

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• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional animation work.
• Demonstrated strength in both character performance animation and gameplay animation.
• Strong understanding of character acting, facial expression, appeal, timing, and physicality.
• Strong understanding of gameplay readability, responsiveness, combat feel, and player feedback.
• Strong rigging skills.
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• Comfort using AI-assisted tools as part of a modern game development workflow.

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• Experience as a Technical Animator, Tech Artist, Art Director, or other cross-disciplinary role.
• Experience building tools, pipelines, procedural systems, or workflow automation.
• Experience managing external vendors or outsourcing relationships.
• Experience shipping an indie game, game jam project, mod, or significant personal project.
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• Experience with cooperative action games, boss-focused encounters, or other highly replayable multiplayer experiences.
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• Experience with endgame MMO content such as raiding in World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV, or similar games.
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This position pays a range of $60 - 70 per hour (USD). Individual pay reputed company this range may span multiple levels reputed company the discipline and is determined by assessed job-reputed company skills, experience, relevant education, or training. It also factors in market demands and business needs. The disclosed range is not adjusted based reputed company and may be subject to change or modification based on business needs in the future. This role is contracted through a third-party that provides health benefits, etc., which your recruiter can discuss more during the hiring process. We are an equal opportunity employer that places high value on diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, reputed company, national reputed company, religion, age, disability status, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military status, or veteran status. You must be legally authorized to work and reside in the United States. We do not sponsor visas or support employment reputed company the U.S. for this role. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job