Position: Lead 2D\3D Animator
Company: Legou Games
Experience required: 3y
Category: Unity
English level: intermediate
Published: 2021-12-01T00:00:00+02:00

**Job Responsibility Description:**

Reporting to the Art Director, our Lead 2D\3D animator will have the following main responsibilities:

- Responsible for the entire 3d and 2d animation pipeline of the studio and technical final quality of the animations;
- Creation of technical documentation;
- Task estimation and respect of deadlines;
- Animation team members recruitment and evaluation;
- Daily management of the animation art team: control of  the progress,  art research and development, technology and quality improvement;

**Skill requirements:**
 
- 3+ years of experience as senior or lead character animation design for casual games ( or at least mastering the spine animation and be very familiar with the 3d character animation );
- Mastering in Spine animation and experienced in classic 2d animation, quick sketching, and human anatomy move;
- Able to supervise 3d character animation technical setup: skeletal system, bones, rigging, skinning;
- Able to create natural and smooth animation in Pixar style for characters, creatures, 3d objects, and props;
- Experience in 2d storyboarding for characters and cut scenes;
- Portfolio with high-quality examples of cartoonish art;
- Familiarity with 3ds Max, Maya and other production software;
- Experience in leading a team;
- Deep understanding of game production processes and workflows
- Spoken and written English (Intermediate or higher).

**Bonus points:**

- Familiarity with VFX modules;
- Understanding of acting techniques, cinematography, camera movement;
- Experience in 3d modeling and texturing;
- Knowledge of basic set design principles and light design;
- Passion for SLG games and experience in creating them.

**We propose:**
 
- Competitive salary;
- Some of the largest bonuses on Ukrainian Market;
- Employment according to the Ukrainian Labor code and paid taxes by the Company;
- Medical insurance;
- 24 calendar days of paid vacation annually;
- Paid sick leaves;
- Modern comfortable office in Kyiv (Gulliver) with some remote work possibility;
- Innovative game product and diverse team to grow together.