Variable State are looking to hire an experienced gameplay animator on an 18-24 month contract as they work on the final phase of their exciting next project.
This is a remote role and can be worked from home from anywhere in the UK.
Variable State is the award-winning game studio co-owned by Jonathan Burroughs, Terry Kenny and Lyndon Holland. Their debut game, Virginia, was released in 2016 and published by 505 Games. The game was nominated for multiple awards, including 4 Independent Games Festival awards and 3 BAFTA awards. Virginia won the Writers' Guild Award for Best Writing in a Video Game.
As an Animator at Variable State, you will...
Collaborate with the Art Director, Tech Animator, and Designers to help define the look and setup of in game animations
Create convincing and lifelike motion with a focus on first person animations
Create first person animations and prepare for setup in Unreal
Iterate motion based on game design and art feedback
Support iteration on motion capture and contribute to creation and clean up of creature animation
For this role, you will need...
To be capable of working from an animation brief, collect and present reference, key-frame in Maya and export FBX to Unreal
Experience working with motion capture
To be open to feedback and eager to seek out feedback when needed, open to change, and keen to iterate on work
To have shipped at least one game title or other relevant industry experience
A reel demonstrating a solid understanding of animation principles
Knowledge of Maya and some familiarity with the setup and exporting finished assets into a game engine (Unreal preferred)
A working knowledge of Unreal and the animation pipeline
Ability to work collaboratively
Fluency in English
Bonus points if you have...
Experience in first person animation and creature animations
General knowledge and understanding of rigging and skinning characters
A thorough understanding of film and visual storytelling
An interest and a vocabulary in visual art that extends beyond video games and into contemporary art, design, and fashion
Experience and knowledge of other traditional arts such as painting, sculpting, figure drawing, and illustration
An interest and knowledge of other aspects of video game development
Interested? Want to know more?
For more information regarding this role please contact jordan.langley@aswift.com or call +44 (0)1709 834 777 now!
