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Lead Animator job

Posted: November 17, 2006
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subject: Lead Animator , Climax Studios

Climax Studios is looking for Lead Animator
duration - Indefinite

Job details: Climax is one of the leading creative lights of independent games development and is currently working with publishing partners that include: Buena Vista Games, SCEA, Microsoft , EIDOS, Konami, THQ, 2K Games & Bethesda Softworks on projects such as Ghostrider, Silent Hill and The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion , as well as our groundbreaking original next-gen game for the PS3 and the Xbox 360; Climax is an exciting, creative and fun place to work and has a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Animator to work on a stunning new survival horror title.

Our ideal candidate will be:

? An exceptionally good character animator.
? A motivated team-leader with attention to detail and respect for deadlines & budgets who is task driven with excellent time management skills and with the ability to prioritise their work as well as the team members beneath them.

? Experienced at managing animation teams effectively and in a timely fashion.

? Previously experienced in the mentoring and tutoring junior animators.

? Able to supply well-presented examples or a pertinent show reel that demonstrate your knowledge and execution of timing, weight, expression, posing, etc.
? Able to showcase a healthy percentage of your work showing realistic, human-proportioned bipedal animation.
? Experienced enough to have worked on two or more published titles at a senior level of responsibility as a character animator.
? Experienced in systems control animation as opposed to just cinematic and cut scene work.
? Professionally conversant in Maya and Max with some Mo Cap experience.
? Professional and effective at communicating directives, ideas and critique within an animation team as well as attending and contributing to departmental lead and producer meetings as required.
? Experienced at troubleshooting technical problems and creating solutions with regards to 3D animation in a game engine, from constraints to exporting, whatever the problem may be.

Relocation packages are available

Benefits:

Competitive Salary package
Comprehensive Health Cover
Flexi Time
Child care Voucher Scheme
The services of a Financial Advisor
Extensive Training
Stakeholder Pension
Project & Performance related Bonus Scheme
Free Refreshments
Exciting games and a friendly working environment
Location: Portsmouth, United Kingdom

email - sgodfrey@climaxgroup.com
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