Senior Animator

Magic Media is a pioneering media, entertainment, and tech group powered by creativity and innovation. We have a physical presence in 15 countries and expertise in the areas of art, animation, cybersecurity, game development, software development, VFX, and video production amongst others. We work with leading developers and publishers within the games and tech industry, providing support and solutions designed around individual needs and carried out by global experts.

People are what make games great! Magic Media is currently seeking a Senior Animator to help our team on their next adventure. The ideal candidate enjoys putting their skills and knowledge to use in a variety of styles. Your broader experience in cinematics and the video production pipeline will help you work collaboratively with designers, concept artists, technical artists, and animators to create an immersive and epic experience. 

What you will do:

• Work closely with the Lead Animator and team to create industry-leading, appealing animation that is immersive, memorable, and entertaining.
• Give characters unique personalities that embody the artistic style and vision of the project.
• Constantly push animation quality higher.
• Collaborate with character and art teams during all character creation phases.
• Collaborate and iterate quickly with designers and riggers from blocking stage to final.
• Work in engine creating, implementing, tuning, and regularly testing animation assets with attention to detail.
• Help establish and refine animation pipelines and tools.
• Coordinate with all departments to achieve project goals.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of animation principles.
• Hands-on experience with Cascadeur.
• Expert with Maya.
• Experience animating humanoid characters with AA/AAA video game background
• Experience with animation systems in Unreal.
• Experience with high-end keyframe animations for realistic human animation.
• Creative problem-solving at all stages of production.
• Strong communication skills, a team player, and a positive attitude.
• Able to provide objective feedback and take direction well.
• Strong work ethic and self-motivation, strong artistic vision, able to maintain the high quality of in-game animation and consistent progress without constant supervision.
• Excellent English skills - Spoken and written

Desirable pluses

• 7+ years of animation and cinematic industry experience.
• Working knowledge of modeling, skinning, and rigging for broadcast and how it pertains to animation.
• Familiarity with development and communication tools such as Slack, JIRA, and Confluence.

Benefits

• Project based remote position with a possibility for long term engagement.

• An opportunity to hone and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects.

• Be part of an international group with offices worldwide.

• Career growth and development.

• Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.

• Ongoing training and professional self-improvement opportunities.

• Flexible working hours.

• An inclusive culture and open communication.

  To apply, please submit your resume, portfolio, and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience.

At Magic Media, our passion lies in gaming. Our vision is to create and deliver engaging and interesting games for our clients. We can deliver this high-quality work on any platform, whether it be on a console, PC, or mobile. We know that reputation and results go hand-in-hand. Therefore, we work hard to find experts and talented creators to deliver the best results.

If you do not meet all the requirements, but believe you’d still be a great fit for the role, don’t worry! We’d still love to hear from you, please get in touch!

- Strong understanding of animation principles.- Hands-on experience with Cascadeur.- Expert with Maya.- Experience animating humanoid characters with AA/AAA video game background.- Experience with animation systems in Unreal.- Experience with high-end keyframe animations for realistic human animation.- Creative problem-solving at all stages of production.- Strong communication skills, a team player, and a positive attitude.- Able to provide objective feedback and take direction well.- Strong work ethic and self-motivation, strong artistic vision, able to maintain the high quality of in-game animation and consistent progress without constant supervision.- Excellent English skills - Spoken and written