3D Animator

Job Description

3D Animator (W/M/NB)

Ubisoft Annecy

Founded in 1996, Ubisoft Annecy has developed many sagas, especially on Splinter Cell, Assassin's Creed®, while focusing on multiplayer online and social aspects, and also on concrete game mandates such as Tom Clancy's: The Division 2® and Ghost Recon Wildlands. We are now proud to have developed our own IP, Steep and more recently Riders Republic!
On top of our AAA production, we are working on innovation with a technological expertise hub around the Snowdrop engine pipeline, and Technology Group in collaboration with Ubisoft Montreal.

Located in one of the most dynamic regions of France, our Ubisoft studio is settled between lake and mountains, in the middle of Annecy, also known as the Venice of the Alps, 30 minutes away from Geneva International Airport. Having a studio with perpetual growth, we are focusing on our team members' commitment and team work. Our ambition relies on innovation and excellence with an ultimate purpose: our players' satisfaction!

Job Description

Your main missions will be:
• Apply animation principles to create high-quality animations
• Create high-quality, responsive, and believable Character Animations
• Create animations for the character selection screen and menu,
• Choose the right animations and cameras to best portray the intentions of the designers and writers
• Use keyframe skills to create in-game animations for various characters
• Collaborate with the Art team to create animations that fit to match the visual style of the project
• Provide visibility on your work progress through production tracking or communication tools
• Perform other related duties

Qualifications

You have previous experience in animation, ideally in the video game industry
• You have a good sense of composition (camera movement, framing, etc)
• You are familiar with Autodesk animation software (Motion Builder/Maya)
• You have good artistic skills in animation (Keyframe)
• You are fluent in English
• Your communication skills enable you to communicate easily within your team, as well as with other departments
• Quadruped animation is a plus
• Very good understanding of movements in space
• Capacity to adapt yourself and be open minded

Please send us a CV, a letter and a demo demonstrating your animation skills and your ability to convey the emotion of the characters.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gw379p-18-224-44-53-42 in your application.