Apella Games - founded and established in Cyprus by entrepreneurs and veterans of the video gaming industry with more than 10-15 years of experience in game development, product management, design, software engineering & system architecture.
Our team consists of talented and passionate people who work together each day to produce great games together. We are currently looking for the next great animators to join our team and expand our capabilities.
Compensation: 2000-3000+ EUR
☑️Responsibilities:
🔘 Animating a diverse range of compelling, alluring, and epic characters and creatures to support unique and dynamic gameplay;
🔘 Work with both keyframe and motion capture data;
🔘 Partner with the animation team to develop a unique animation style and visual direction for the project;
🔘 Collaborating with designers, tech artists, and engineers to integrate the animation assets into the Unreal engine and identify technical issues that might arise;
🔘 Partnering with engineers and tech artists to help support and develop an effective animation pipeline for prototyping, and a rapid iteration mindset for game development;
🔘 Partnering with other artists, designers, and engineers to collaborate on creatively complex assignments to develop an inspiring creative vision for the project;
☑️Requirements:
🔘 Solid professional experience animating characters and creatures in Maya (or equivalent 3D programs);
🔘 You have an exceptional understanding of human and creature anatomy and a keen eye towards creatively representing their movements in unique and inspiring ways;
🔘 You love to solve problems and you love to collaborate. Creating epic entertainment experiences is a team effort, and you thrive when exploring ideas and working with others;
🔘 You love games, movies, feature animations and enjoy thinking about how to take them to the next level;
🔘 Ability to adapt to new tools and tech;
🔘 Strong organizational and communication skills;
🔘 Cover Letter is required;
🔘 Portfolio and/or reel demonstrating relevant artistic skills required;
🔘 Must be willing to complete an art test if requested to do so;
☑️Good to have:
🔘 You might have experience working with Unreal Engine's animation blueprints;
🔘 You might have enough basic knowledge in modeling and have experience with rigging and skinning to be a valuable asset in a small prototyping team, and you can polish your animations to bring them to life. Either way, you figure out how to get inspiring art content and animation into the game quickly;
🔘Experience in supervising and QA of assets produced in cooperation with outsourcing studios is a plus;
🔘 Can mentor team members;
☑️What can we offer
🔘 An opportunity to work for a rapidly growing company and spearhead its growth;
🔘 Competitive salary in accordance with your market area;
🔘 Paid parental leave, vacation & holidays;
🔘 An open and modern work environment with flexible working hours;
🔘 Remote work
🔘 Bring in your own ideas and actively participate in shaping our company and products;
Contacts:
✉️ a.kreynes@apella.games
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https://apella.games
