Position: 3D Animator
Company: Ubisoft
Category: Design
Experience required: 2y
English level: intermediate

**Responsibilities**:
Deliver work in accordance with the artistic direction of the project;
Work alongside the other departments and disciplines to understand both the Design and the Engine limitations and deliver the best functional animations possible;
Animate characters, cameras or objects used for real time or pre-calculated sequences;
Integrate animations to the game while ensuring technical constraints are met;
Deliver animatic and quick draft animation to proof idea;
Produce final, high-quality animation from scratch, pre-designed draft or motion capture footage;
Participate in the creation and realization of in-game animations as well as of cinematic sequences;
Follow the quality standards, the aspects of the game wanted as well as the respect of the deadlines;
Share his/her experience and help the less experienced members of the team.

**Requirements**:
Knowledge of a 3d package — 3DSMAX, Character Studio and MotionBuilder;
Enthusiasm and desire to work in the game development industry;
Have a good understanding of animation principles — timing, weight and staging;
Good knowledge and experience in keyframing executing convincing, realistic, well-timed animations;
Good rigging skills, understands all aspects of character rigging and skinning;
Good understanding of motion capture technique and mo-cap data processing knowledge;
Good understanding of acting;
Very good artistic skills.

**Personal qualities**:
Critical analysis and problem-solving;
Self-motivated with proactive attitude to improve own qualifications;
Open to receive and act on constructive criticism;
Ability to learn game engine tools and pipeline;
Ability to plan, organize and prioritize his work in the context of given timescales and quality requirements;
English - intermediate or higher.

**Benefits that you can enjoy**
Large-scale, international projects
Complex engineering problems
Proficient and fun-to-work-with colleagues
Medical and life insurance
English/French classes
Ability to travel and meet colleagues from all over the world