[Minimum Qualifications and Skills]

We are looking for a talented animator to create and implement compelling and believable in-game animations using keyframe and/or motion capture. The candidate must be an effective communicator, a strong collaborator and have a passion for making great characters and experiences.  This is a full time position in the Seattle Washington area.

Minimum Qualifications and Skills

• 2+ years of work experience in Game or Film industry
• Highly proficient with Maya - Experience with and proven ability in successfully creating, editing and implementing animation using Maya.
• Strong understanding of the principles of animation and how best to adapt those to create believable characters and experiences
• The ability to understand the needs of gameplay animation from multiple perspectives; animation quality, design requirements, and player experience and expectations
• Experience working with one or more game engines
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  

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Our client in the Seattle area is seeking FX Artists, a creative, self-driven person who would like to deliver an amazing gaming experience and is passionate about effects development.

Number of openings: 4

Responsibilities
• Use modern techniqu​es to create high quality effects for environments and dynamic objects.
• Work directly with the Leads to ensure the visual quality bar is met.
• Concept and prototype new effects.
• Collaborate with the FX artists to share techniques, assets and ideas.
• Work closely with artists, animators, designers, and engineers to produce a cohesive game experience.
• Optimize effects to run efficiently within the game while maintaining high quality standards.

Qualifications
• 3+ years of professional experience in games, commercial and/or film.

Pluses
• Experience working with real-time particle simulations in either proprietary or 3rd party systems.
• Strong understanding of how to create photorealistic effects.
• Shipped at least one AAA game, block buster film or popular TV series.
• Proficient in at least one 3D software package like Maya, Max or Houdini.
• Knowledge of the art fundamentals including color theory, visual design, and composition.
• Solid understanding of physics, motion and animation, including weighting, scale and timing.
• Good understanding of Lighting and how it influences effects.

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