Job Summary
We are seeking a Junior Animator to create gameplay animations for our upcoming 3rd‑person tactical shooter. This role may be based in Oxford or Warwick and comes with a relocation package, including moving assistance, temporary accommodation, and full transition support.
Responsibilities
* Create consistent high‑quality gameplay character and creature animations.
* Use timing, exaggeration, weighting/scale, ease in/out, overlapping actions, anticipation, secondary motion, framing, squash/stretch, arcs and perspective to produce 3D animations.
* Apply best practices, production pipelines and workflows.
* Collaborate and interpret feedback from other disciplines to produce engaging animations.
* Develop an understanding of our custom engine, tools and other game engines.
* Clean, blend, fix and polish motion capture data to a high standard.
* Track and update the progress of day‑to‑day tasks using JIRA.
Requirements
* Good understanding of 3‑D software such as Maya, Motion Builder or equivalent animation software.
* Strong grasp of acting techniques, cinematography and visual storytelling.
* Ability to animate realistic character and creature motion.
* Experience collaborating with technical animators regarding rigging and skinning.
* Knowledge of production pipelines.
* Proficient game dev enthusiast with a passion for gameplay animation.
* Experience with motion capture data capture, processing and pipelines.
Benefits
* 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days).
* Private medical insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and vision.
* Life assurance, income protection & critical illness cover.
* Enhanced family leave.
* Interest‑free, tax‑free loans.
* Enhanced pension scheme.
* Employee assistance programme offering a range of mental health and wellbeing support.
* Additional perks such as discounts, freebies, and social events.
Right to Work Statement
This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Applicants must therefore be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.
Location
Our Oxford headquarters is located in a riverside, open‑plan office just a short distance from the city centre with excellent transport links. The workplace offers free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite, and access to local pubs, cafes and dining options. The studio also offers free parking.
Diversity and Inclusion
We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and foster an inclusive culture that encourages everyone to express their creativity. All demographics are welcomed, including gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity and more, as a representative team leads to better products.
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