Outsourcing Environment Artist maintaining artistic quality for Star Wars Eclipse. Collaborating with production and technical teams to give clear feedback and ensure artistic coherence.
About the role
- Lead Animator responsible for mentoring animators and creating animations for video game projects. Collaborating with various teams in a hybrid setup based in Oxford, United Kingdom.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of animators, setting benchmarks and best-practice workflows for creature and character, viewport animation.
- Working with the creature and viewport animators, balancing creative goals with production realities and gameplay needs.
- Collaborate with Art, Design, Programming, Tech Animation to integrate animation seamlessly into game engines and PBR pipelines.
- Create high-quality, in-game animations that meet style guides and technical constraints; review and give actionable feedback.
- Working with production, helping to make sure the project has the correct visibility and that all work is tracked and meets the project needs.
Requirements
- A strong understanding of creature and viewport motions (locomotion, combat, behaviours), using the core principles of animation.
- Mastery of industry tools such as Maya and Blender, plus solid knowledge of game-engine animation systems.
- Previous experience with motion capture pipelines: planning, directing, cleaning, fixing, and polishing data to a shippable standard is a plus.
- Strong collaboration with art direction, tech anim, and code to help guide the animators to produce shippable content.
- Solid understanding of data structures and production pipelines; able to diagnose and resolve animation/technical issues efficiently.
- Proven leadership experience: delegating tasks, mentoring animators, and maintaining team morale and performance.
- Clear communicator who can present direction, reviews, and status to stakeholders and external partners.
Benefits
- 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days)
- Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision
- Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover
- Enhanced Family Leave
- Interest Free, Tax-Free loans
- Enhanced Pension Scheme
- EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
- Plus loads more… including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!
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