Technical Artist optimizing and integrating visual assets while collaborating with artists and developers for gaming projects. Ensuring performance and quality in the production lifecycle of slot games.
About the role
- Senior Cinematic Animator working on the Fable franchise at Playground Games. Collaborating with team to produce top-tier cutscenes and ensure seamless animation integration.
Responsibilities
- Capture, solve, retarget, and polish both facial and full-body mocap data for cutscenes, ensuring high-quality, believable performances.
- Iterate rapidly on cinematic layout to enhance visual storytelling, refine pacing, and support narrative impact.
- Work closely with the Lead, Director, and cinematic team to incorporate feedback and align animations with the overall creative vision.
- Implement cinematics into our proprietary engine, ensuring seamless integration with gameplay and overall flow.
Requirements
- Five or more years in animation, with a proven track record on at least two published titles.
- Impressive animation portfolio showcasing high-quality, realistic facial and body animations across multiple projects, ideally from AAA titles.
- Proficient in body, facial and camera animation, motion capture clean-up and industry-standard animation software.
- A genuine enthusiasm for video games, narrative, and the creative process.
- Experience in cinematography, editing, or game engine implementation is highly desirable and will set you apart.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance for qualified candidates
- Equal opportunity employer
- Diversity and inclusion initiatives
- Commitment to creating a welcoming working environment.
- Understanding of self-development and career progression.
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