Senior Animator

1 hour ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia DNEG Full time
Overview

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Working closely with our Head of Animation, Animation Supervisors and fellow Animators, you will be responsible for creating believable animation with convincing performances and motion. You will have the ability to complete digi-double, creature, character or rigid body animation. Delivering work to strict deadlines, you will be aware of project schedules and work hard to achieve these goals, and produce content within the framework of the DNEG pipeline.

Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with the Head of Animation, Animation Supervisors and fellow Animators to create believable animation with convincing performances and motion.
  • Complete digi-double, creature, character or rigid body animation within the DNEG pipeline and project schedules.
  • Deliver work to strict deadlines and manage schedules to meet goals.
Must Have
  • 6+ years CG animation experience within high end live action VFX feature films
  • Ability to perform visual and analytical problem solving in 3-dimensional space, including the ability to accurately interpret 3D layouts and analyse 3D form
  • Thorough knowledge of Maya
  • Proven experience troubleshooting and predicting potential problems with assigned tasks and issues coming from other departments
  • Ability to support the Leads and Supervisors
  • Experience mentoring junior artists
  • Proven experience pro-actively in finding creative solutions within the bounds of the shots
  • Ability to contribute to the pipeline and team bringing improvements and over-arching methodologies to better the department
  • Showreel showcasing a variety of exceptional, highly detailed, high-end live action VFX animation work including hero creatures, hero digi-doubles and detailed high level performance showing instances of flying, bipedal, vehicle and use of motion capture
Nice to Have
  • Experience with realistic and stylised facial animation
  • Tool development using Python or MEL
  • Experience shooting Mocap material using Moven Mocap suit
About You
  • Well versed in the principles of animation
  • Ability to work well in a team environment
  • An eye for detail and a desire for animation
  • Open, communicative and a great willingness to learn, and work in a team
  • Will have to have a can-do personality

2 years contract

The ideal candidate must have the right to work in Australia.

Workplace Flexibility & Location

We believe great work happens through connection and collaboration — that's why we love spending time together in our beautiful Sydney office. For this role, we ask that candidates be available to work from the office at least two days per week. If you're not currently based in Sydney, relocation will be required to be eligible. We're excited to welcome someone who values a hybrid work environment and thrives in a collaborative, in-person setting

Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
  • Industries

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