Sr. Animator (Ready to develop games in direct partnership with a world-class gaming studio?)
At Charged Monkey, we are a team of talented and experienced game makers. Our ambitions are huge, and only a world-class team could achieve them. To date, we've built a team of incredibly talented individuals from all over the world, who together are bringing industry-defining games to life.
In partnership with SCOPELY, one of the biggest gaming studios worldwide (known for IPs like Star Trek Fleet Command, MONOPOLY GO!, etc.), we are in the early stages of development on an ambitious, unannounced, cross-platform Strategy/MMO title.
Do you want to be part of talented and passionate game makers to join us on this exciting journey?
We are seeking an experienced Senior Animator to join our team based in Prague / Bratislava on a hybrid or remote basis.
What You’ll Do
As a member of the art team you will be helping the Art director make their artistic vision come to life. You will work in a collaborative environment to build and iterate on animations for a wide range of game assets. The ideal candidate will have a portfolio displaying a high level of ability of realistic and stylized keyframe animations.
Create high quality animations for both vehicle combat and characters, while maintaining the animation style of the project
Implement animations into engine with full ownership of your work (unity)
Collaborate with Tech Art and Code teams to ensure pipelines and tools are effective, optimal and capable of delivery
Support the development and documentation of animation pipelines and workflows
Work alongside Technical Art/Animation to implement animations and animation systems
Collaborate across disciplines to understand animation requirements and propose solutions
What We’re Looking For
Proven ability to deliver high quality animations in a game development environment
Experience animation in Unity and Maya
Proficient keyframe animation skills
Experience using Maya or similar animation tools - Maya is our pipeline
Exhibit a strong understanding of the fundamental principles of animation
Take ownership of animation responsibilities and oversee tasks
Good understanding of game animation processes from source to engine - ideally within Unity
Excellent communication skill with a positive and proactive viewpoint
Able to take critique in a professional manner
Self motivated and strong organizational skills
Bonus Points
Experienced working with an IP
Have shipped games
Enjoy Sci-fi
A passion for games
Please include a portfolio or PDF/links to examples of your work in the application!