Creature Animator (VFX)

22 Hours ago • 8-9 Years • Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Creature Animator with 8-9 years of VFX experience for a short-term contract in Mumbai. Responsibilities include animating creatures (no character or cartoony animation), ensuring realistic movement and anatomy, collaborating with other teams (rigging, modeling), refining animations based on feedback, and troubleshooting animation challenges. The ideal candidate possesses in-depth knowledge of creature biomechanics, physics, and weight distribution, and proficiency in Maya. Experience with high-end VFX films, TV series, or commercials is essential.
Must have:
  • 8-9 years VFX creature animation experience
  • Expertise in quadruped, bird, reptile, fantasy creature animation
  • Proficiency in Maya
  • Strong understanding of biomechanics and anatomy
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines
Good to have:
  • Knowledge of other animation tools

Job Details

Description

Job Summary:

We are looking for a highly skilled Creature Animator with 8–9 years of dedicated experience in creature animation for VFX. This is a short-term contract role based in Mumbai. The ideal candidate should have an in-depth understanding of realistic creature movement, anatomy, and behaviour, bringing life-like performances to creatures in high-end VFX productions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Animate creatures only (no character or cartoony animation).
  • Ensure realistic movement, weight, and anatomy accuracy in creature animations.
  • Work closely with animation supervisors and VFX directors to achieve the desired performance and quality.
  • Collaborate with rigging and modeling teams to optimize creature rigs for animation.
  • Refine animation based on feedback and maintain quality consistency throughout production.
  • Troubleshoot animation challenges and provide creative solutions.

Requirements

  • 8–9 years of professional experience exclusively in creature animation for VFX.
  • Expertise in animating quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fantasy creatures, and other non-human characters.
  • Strong knowledge of biomechanics, physics, and weight distribution in creatures.
  • Proficiency in Maya (knowledge of other animation tools is a plus).
  • Experience working on high-end VFX films, TV series, or commercials.
  • Ability to follow direction and implement feedback efficiently.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.

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Founded in 2001, Jellyfish Pictures is a London based BAFTA, Emmy and Annie award winning global Animation and Visual Effects (VFX) studio working with clients that include Disney, Netflix, DreamWorks, Apple TV+, HBO, Sky, the BBC and Amazon.


Our teams work in an inclusive, talent-focussed, collaborative culture where our hybrid set-up allows our visionary artists to work on projects safely, securely and with optimum productivity from all over the world. The company has undergone rapid growth recently, expanding into India and hiring 400+ new artists in 2023 alone.

 

Jellyfish Pictures VFX credits include blockbuster movies such as 'Solo: A Star Wars Story', 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Last Jedi' and 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, with television projects that include work on 'Stranger Things', 'The Book of Boba Fett', 'Gangs of London', 'Sex Education' and 'The Witcher: Blood Origin', as well as the upcoming series 'Nautilus'.


Jellyfish Pictures has produced high-quality CG animation for feature films 'Spirit Untamed' and 'How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming', plus top-rated children’s animated series; 'Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed', 'Floogals' and 'Bitz & Bob'.

 

Jellyfish Pictures continues to lead the industry’s acceleration into the virtual studio model with its pioneering achievements in technology recognised as the recipients of the first Broadcast Tech and Innovation award for ‘Excellence in Virtualisation’.


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