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CHARACTER ANIMATOR [f/m] job

Posted: May 27, 2011
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YAGER Development GmbH is looking for CHARACTER ANIMATOR [f/m]

Starting Date: immediately

Job details: CHARACTER ANIMATOR [f/m]

YAGER seeks the talents of a seasoned and passionate Character Animator to join our animation team and create emotionally believable characters for a multi-platform next-generation action title.

The Animator\'s primary mission is to create animation content for the game, working closely with artists, designers and programmers. In this role you will create complex, believable humanoid and non-humanoid animations. The ideal candidate will have a sharp eye for detail and an ability to bring life into in-game characters.

Responsibilities
• Create engaging and believable character animation while working within the constraints of the brief, technology and game design.
• Troubleshoot and solve technical production issues
• Quickly master in-house tools
• Report directly to the Lead Animator and work closely with other disciplines in small interdisciplinary teams

Qualifications
• 3 + years or more of professional experience in game production
• Strong Maya, Motion Builder knowledge
• Strong key frame animation skills
• Experience with handling and edit motion capture data
• Exceptional skills in animating natural and expressive humanoid and non-humanoid motion to create realistic, fluid character animations
• Good knowledge of the Unreal Engine
• Quality awareness for the requirements of Next-Gen games
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks, meet the deadlines and to excel under production conditions
• Good communication skills across multiple disciplines; ability and willingness to accept and follow direction, and to work collaboratively; excel as a team player
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English

Desirable skills
• Experience with Motion Capture Data is a plus
• Strong knowledge in rigging and skinning


Join Our Team!
Please send your application (letter of application, C.V., digital working samples, references – max. 10MB) along with salary and availability details to the attention of our HR Department to jobs@yager.de. Please be sure to reference \"CHARACTER ANIMATOR (f/m)\" in the subject line of your email.


Location: YAGER is an independent developer of computer and video games based in Berlin, Germany. We are specialized in the creation of AAA, multi-platform action experiences, for a global audience. Attention to detail is a hallmark of our development; from refining game play to the point of excellence, to instilling both the stories and the environments with enough depth and detail to set our products apart.
We are an English speaking studio with more than 100 people from 15 different countries. This rich mix of individual skills, backgrounds, and perspectives creates an open-minded and collaborative atmosphere vital to the success of our productions.


Contact info:
email - jobs@yager.de
address - Pfuelstr. 5, 10997 Berlin, Germany
web site - www.yager.de
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