As a Senior Animator you will be

Creating key frame animation as well as working with motion capture data for in-game assets while following the given style guide of our exciting co-dev projects.
Ensuring timely completion of animation commitments at the desired quality bar.
Partnering with designers, programmers and other departments involved.
Mentoring more junior members of the team
Together with the Art Lead setting standards for the animation work, building animation systems
Taking part in the production meetings representing the animation project team and reporting on the plans, achievements and difficulties
Working in close collaboration throughout different departments to assure propriety implementation of animations within game engines.

Requirements:

Proven experience in delivering quality player locomotion for AAA PC/Console FPS or TPS games.
At least 5 years of experience in game development with:
- animating lively characters and creatures
- working with motion capture and keyframe animation
- working in-engine and implementing animations into locomotion systems
- Using Autodesk Maya
- working in Unreal Engine 5/4
- rigging and being able to build a new rig for a character from scratch
- mentoring the less experienced members of the team
English proficiency at least at B2 level

The ideal candidate will also have

Experience with mGear
Scripting (MEL/Python) experience

About The Company

Redhill Games

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Redhill Games is a game studio headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. It is formed by a seasoned team of industry veterans. We are aiming high but approach this opportunity with humility and determination.

Redhill Games has been in a unique position in the Finnish gaming industry since its foundation in 2018. With our experience in multiplayer FPS and access to exciting projects as a co-development partner, we can offer many unique and valuable job opportunities to experienced professionals, as well as promising new talent looking to make their mark on the gaming industry.

As a small team, we value responsibility. Everyone contributes to creating the company culture and making games appealing and unique. When we look for new team members, we love to see passion, integrity, and team spirit.

We pride ourselves for:

Trusting our talent and ensuring they’re heard when they bring new ideas forward. We welcome innovating and testing new things boldly – it’s better to have tried and failed rather than having tried at all

Believing in personal growth – we offer excellent careers progression plans and plenty of options for developing individual skills with on-demand learning platforms available to employees 24/7

Valuing diversity and character – we are all different but have a common purpose. We respect each other’s talents and contributions and treat each other equally. There is absolutely no room for discrimination at Redhill Games

Being international – we already have colleagues from 20 countries!

Working towards a healthier work-life balance by being flexible where it counts

Loving, playing, and developing games with pride – you will always have someone to play with at Redhill!