Senior Mobile Game Animator
About The Position
This Metro San Diego studio and creator of some of the leading iGames in the world including a recent EGR Game of the Year finalist is hiring a Senior Mobile Game Animator. The animator takes input from the illustration team, animates and delivers to development, working closely with both communities to build efficient animations to work inside mobile games. You will be responsible for creating: Various Game mockups Particles / Animations / Visual FXs for the game Assisting creatives in drawing game elements. Building out optimized game ready assets from concepts Working closely with developers ensuring concepts are achievable. You will assist with project scheduling providing accurate time estimations for the expected work. As the bridge between illustration and development you will often be tasked with working on multiple projects across multiple teams. This requires you to have quick turnaround times and strong problem-solving skills as to not become overwhelmed.
Requirements
- Highly proficient at Adobe After Effects
- Experienced in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Spine or rigging experience
- Optimizing Files for Production
- 2D art production
- Degree/Diploma in Graphic Design / Game Art & Design / Game Development
- Years of work experience commensurate with job level - roughly Junior 0-2 yrs, Mid 3-10 yrs, Snr 5+ yrs
- Work experience in Gaming, Design, Marketing, Advertising, Publishing or Animation field
- High degree of experience and understanding of Adobe Creative Suite
- Strong Problem-Solving skills
- Ability to take direction and work independently
- Ability to learn new programs/processes quickly
- Ability to take input and make changes in a timely manner
Nice To Haves
- HTML knowledge
Responsibilities
- Create various game mockups
- Create Particles / Animations / Visual FXs for the game
- Assist creatives in drawing game elements
- Build out optimized game ready assets from concepts
- Work closely with developers ensuring concepts are achievable
- Assist with project scheduling providing accurate time estimations for the expected work
- Work on multiple projects across multiple teams
- Have quick turnaround times and strong problem-solving skills
Benefits
- All benefits begin and are vested immediately
- Zero deductible health care coverage
- 30 days sick time
- 17 days vacation
- 5 days off paid Christmas to New Year's and Federal holidays
- 4% 401k match
- Up to 25% bonus paid quarterly based personal and game team performance
- Relocation expenses are paid
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
