Junior Animator

3 months ago


Melbourne, Australia BigAnt Studios Full time

*Please note you will need to have working rights in Australia. At this stage, we cannot sponsor a working visa. This is an in-person, on-location in-studio position.*

We are looking for a talented and motivated **Junior Animator** to join our team at our **Melbourne **studio. Working with advanced motion capture technology and MotionBuilder, as a Junior Animator, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the creation of realistic and engaging character animations for our upcoming titles.

**The Job**:

- Work with art and code team members to improve character visuals.
- Edit and clean motion capture data using Motion Builder
- Assist in motion capture shoots

**You**:

- Strong animation skills, especially with body mechanics
- Strong technical skills in Motion Builder and Maya
- Self-driven
- Creative problem solver
- A keen eye for detail and composition
- Team player

**Preferred Skills**:

- Working knowledge of Vicon Blade and motion capture
- Experience with scripting languages (Mel, Python, Lua)
- Solid understanding of classic animation fundamentals.
- Working knowledge of cloth and hair dynamics, ideally in video-games

**You also need to be**:

- Flexible and open-minded
- Determined and self-motivated
- Prepared to rise to a challenge
- Always striving for quality
- Creative and innovative

**The company**:
Big Ant Studios is one of the oldest and largest game developers in Australia. Based in Southbank, Melbourne and another studio in the Adelaide CBD, we develop premium sports titles for multiple platforms.

**Benefits**:
Big Ant offers a central location, an experienced team and perks include drinks supplied in studio and professional development support.

At Big Ant we believe diverse perspectives and backgrounds are key to creating experiences everyone can enjoy. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

*Please note you will need to have working rights in Australia. At this stage, we cannot sponsor a working visa. This is an in-person, on-location in-studio position.*



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