Senior Character Animator

2 Months ago • 6 Years + • Animation

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Job Description

Dream Game Studios seeks a Senior Character Animator with 6+ years of experience. You'll create expressive 3D animations, collaborate with riggers, modellers, and technical directors. Strong sense of animation basics, acting, staging, posing, weight, timing, and storytelling is essential. Proficiency in Maya or equivalent 3D software is required. Mentorship of junior animators is a key responsibility.
Must have:
  • 6+ years experience
  • 3D animation basics
  • Maya proficiency
  • Realistic body mechanics
Good to have:
  • Creative ideas
  • Teamwork skills
  • Communication skills
  • Technical directors
Perks:
  • Great Place to Work
  • Industry veterans
Dream Game Studios is a game developer and publisher building console-quality realistic mobile games of international standards from India. 

The company is a division of Dream Sports, which has been featured as a ‘Great Place to Work’ by the Great Place to Work Institute for four consecutive years, with brands such as Dream11, FanCode, DreamSetGo, and Dream Foundation in its portfolio. 

Founded by India's gaming industry veterans credited with multiple international award-winning games, Dream Game Studios' mission is to reach the hearts of players through deeply engaging, visually stunning, and technically outstanding games.

For more information: https://www.dreamgamestudios.in/ 

Role

    • Character Animation - Create high-quality, expressive 3D animations for characters that align with the game’s artistic style and technical requirements.
    • Collaboration - Excellent teamwork and communication skills to work with riggers, modellers, and technical directors.
    • Mentorship - Mentor the junior animators, provide feedback on animations, and ensure the team meets deadlines without compromising on quality.

Must Have

    • Must have 6+ years of experience as 3D animator
    • Must have a strong sense of animation basics, acting, staging, posing, weight, timing, and storytelling
    • Experience and proficiency in Maya or equivalent 3D software required
    • Deep knowledge of realistic body mechanics
    • Creative ideas to make animation more appealing.
Dream Sports is India’s leading sports technology company with 250 million users, housing brands such as Dream11, the world’s largest fantasy sports platform, FanCode, India’s digital sports destination, and DreamSetGo, a sports experiences platform. Dream Sports is based in Mumbai and has a workforce of close to 1,000 ‘Sportans’. Founded in 2008 by Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth, Dream Sports’ vision is to ‘Make Sports Better’ for fans through the confluence of sports and technology.

For more information: https://dreamsports.group/
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About The Company

Dream Sports is India’s leading sports technology company with 20 crore users, housing brands such as Dream11, the world’s largest fantasy sports platform, FanCode, a premier sports content & commerce platform, DreamSetGo, a sports experiences platform and DreamPay, a payment solutions provider. Dream Sports is based in Mumbai and has a workforce of close to 1,000 ‘Sportans’.

Founded in 2008 by Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth, Dream Sports’ mission is to ‘Make Sports Better’ for fans through the confluence of sports and technology. Since 2018, Dream Sports has been consistently featured as the only sports tech company in the ‘Great Places to Work’ survey.

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