Senior Animator

Echtra Games is a medium sized and growing game studio in San Francisco with a team of veteran game developers and visionary newcomers who work both on-site and remotely. At Echtra, we value diversity and support work-life balance. We also have great benefits, an open vacation policy, and flexible schedules!

Position Overview

Echtra Games is looking for a Senior Game Play Animator to join our growing team on a new AAA cross platform ARPG project. The Senior Animator will create a large range of animations for various characters and creatures to add life and personality to the in-game world. Successful candidates will possess the ability to work both independently and in cooperation with the Animation Director, artists, and game designers to support the artistic vision of our project.

Echtra Games is a small game studio in San Francisco with a team of veteran game developers and visionary newcomers who work both on-site and remotely. At Echtra, we value diversity and support work-life balance. We also have great benefits, an open vacation policy, and flexible schedules!

Main Responsibilities

• Provide gameplay animation for the human, creature, and mechanical-based characters that inhabit the game world.
• Work closely with the Animation Director to ensure that the needs of the game design are met. 
• Iterate and improve upon Animation sequences between Maya and the Unreal game engine to ensure that the needs of the game design are achieved and heightened.

Requirements

• A demonstration reel that showcases a strong understanding of the principles of animation.
• 3+ years of industry experience as an Animator within a Maya based pipeline.
  Excellent communication skills to facilitate team dynamics and iteration on the feedback from your Director.
• A self motivated artist with a great team-player attitude that is passionate about animation.
• Demonstrated use and understanding of the Unreal Game engine.

Pluses

• Demonstration of various animation styles from realistic to snappy pose-to-pose. 
• Demonstrated ability to process and incorporate Motion Capture into your sequences. 
• Experience building animation suites to support motion matching. 
• Experience animating with Meta Human and/or other complex facial systems.  
• An ability to communicate visually through drawings or paintovers.
• A passion for games and visual storytelling.
• Never satisfied with work that is “good enough.”

What we offer you:

• Competitive salary, bonus plan and ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
• 401K Company Match Contribution (US)
• RRSP/DPSP company match contribution (Canada)
• Health coverage, dental, disability, critical illness, EAP, and life insurance (Canada)
• Medical, dental, vision, EAP, life insurance, and disability benefits (US)
• Virtual mental health and neurodiversity support programs
• Global Fitness reimbursement program
• Global Wellbeing Program
• Financial wellness program with unlimited access to certified financial planners
• Discretionary Time Off policy for many employees
• Family planning support program
• Generous paid parental, pregnancy-related disability, caregiver, and compassionate leaves
• Subsidized Back-up child care (US)
• Zynga happy hours and frequent employee events
• Flexible working hours on many teams
• Culture of diversity and inclusion including employee resource groups
• Work with cool people and impact millions of daily players

We will consider all qualified job-seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

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