Position: Senior 3D Animator
Company: Newxel
Category: Unity
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper
Published: 2020-06-01T00:00:00+03:00

The OZ Group part of MoGi Group is looking for an experienced and talented Senior Animator to join our team as we continue to work on the next top-grossing blockbuster hits on mobile, PC, console, and VR/AR! We are looking for a Senior Animator that has extensive working experience in 3D Animation and who has a good sense of game animation skills and techniques. In this role, you will be expected to manage all kinds of animation types, efficiently finish your work with high quality, and complete assignments within a timely fashion based on client schedules and needs. Analyzing animation workflows, technical key points of new projects, and understanding requirements from clients are also critical parts of this role, along with guiding junior animators with their animation and providing insightful and critical feedback to your leads and directors.

**Responsibilities and Duties**
Consistently take on the most difficult and complex assignments while maintaining a high animation quality bar
Maintain a defined animation style for characters within each project’s unique parameters
Keep a consistent balance between quality and efficiency while working under tight deadlines
Follow and maintain internal, as well as clients pipelines and technical requirements
Assist the lead in dealing with common issues as they may arise per project
Work independently as needed, reviewing own work with minimal oversight from lead
Understand client feedback and be able to address these tasks independently
Keep up to date with the cutting edge of animation trends, tools and technology within the video game and entertainment industries
Learn and train on new tools and methods within the department and those specific to assignments
Help mentor and train younger members of the animation team
Participate in research on new projects and/or new technology
Develop your own expertise areas

**Essential skills**
Strong understanding of human and animal motion, weight, acting and timing applied to 3D animation
Ability to create excellent keyframe animation using FK and IK in a variety of styles
A great eye for animation quality, combined with strong technical acumen
Foundational knowledge of composition, editing and cinematic storytelling
Solid understanding of in-game animation pipelines with experience on published video games
Passion for innovation and continuous improvement
Organized, self-motivated, dedicated, hard-working, with a strong sense of accountability
Good communication skills, motivation and team-oriented approach to work
Ability to work effectively with a large amount of ambiguity and adapt easily to change
Manage multiple tasks and projects, switching focus and priorities to respond to business needs as needed
Strong understanding of and working experience in Maya(3DS Max a plus)
Working knowledge of MoCap techniques, processes and packages (Motionbuilder)
Knowledge of Unreal, Unity or similar game engine/s is advantageous
2D animation skills a plus

**Required Experience and Qualifications**
A reel of visionary, inspiring, industry-leading animation that demonstrates your direction and capacity to execute on it within a game
A minimum of 5+ years of professional industry experience
At least one product shipped during the current generation of games (PS4/XBOX ONE)
A recognized degree from Animation or Art major related with solid and systematic knowledge in 2D animation principles
Bilingual: fluent in English

**MoGi Group** (TransPerfect Gaming Division) is an award-winning multilingual video game services provider specializing in localization, player support, community management, ethical penetration testing, gaming, and admin tool development, and much more. We work with a large number of gaming developers and publishers across the globe, helping them to introduce their games to newer markets and wider audiences worldwide.