Senior Animator (Remote)

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Posted 17 November 2022
Salary Negotiable
LocationWarsaw
Job type Permanent
DisciplineArt
Reference18308
Contact NameJordan Langley

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive Senior Animator to join CI Games Studios and help drive them forward as they experience exponential growth.

Founded in 2002, CI Games have been creating globally recognised titles for close to twenty years including the fan-celebrated Sniper Ghost Warrior franchise which has sold over 13 million copies worldwide.

CI Games have operational studios in Warsaw, Barcelona, Bucharest, and the US. This Senior Animator position can be worked onsite in one of their studios or remotely, remote workers will be required to work hours that are within 2 hours of 10am – 4pm CET.

Your responsibilities…
  • Delivering a first-class experience, taking initiative, and maintaining passion for high quality work
  • Produce high quality animations which create thrilling, story-driven moments
  • Work closely with the Rigging and Pipeline departments providing suggestions and feedback to improve character setup, rigs, and tool functionality
  • Communicate with part of the Outsourcing team
  • Meet delivery deadlines under production constraints
  • Work closely with Supervisors and Pipeline department to develop tools and workflows associated with animation


The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role…
  • Industry experience in a similar role
  • A thorough knowledge of Maya
  • Experience on Motion Capture cleaning and Keyframe Animation
  • Experience on creature and bipedal Animation
  • An excellent understanding of rigs and typical rigging set-ups and transferring data between tools
  • Superb problem-solving skills and ability to take the initiative and offer ideas and suggestions
  • Excellent presentation/communication skills in dailies/reviews by clearly and briefly outlining what has been accomplished and what next should be addressed in the shot
  • Demonstrates an excellent aesthetic eye, anticipating potential problems
  • Able to work flexibly on both routine and more complex tasks across various projects and time-zones
  • Ability to prioritise workload as well as being flexible and responsive to last minute changes
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills, able to listen carefully and respond appropriately at all levels
  • Excellent proficiency in English

Perks and benefits include…
  • Flexibility with our core hours, and no-notice holidays
  • Annual discretionary studio bonus
  • Free games and merchandise
  • Wrap parties for game releases

CI Games include attractive remuneration, holidays, and social events. Their studio’s inclusive environments thrive with collaborative teamwork with people from all around the world, different nationalities, and languages.

This role also offers remote homeworking with flexible working schedules, a fun environment, and a relaxing culture, including the opportunity to work with the leading technology and creative minds in the world whist you learn as you work and be part of something real that changes the face of gaming forever!