Animator

Gaming:
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Position Summary

Job Summary:
The primary role of the Animator is to contribute to the conceptualization, and development of new animation content for games working in collaboration with the Creative Director, Studio Manager, Graphics Team Lead and the Software Development team. This will include developing new tools to further the efficiency of animation with the team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Develop character and prop animations using traditional 2D, 3D, and motion design techniques for Electronic Gaming Machine products.
- Liaise with team members to produce animation work to ensure the artistic integrity and quality of assets.
- Assist the Graphics Team Lead in providing mentorship and training in new tools and techniques to the team.
- In accordance with creative briefs, develop initial animation concepts and continue these through to final designs.
- Contributes to a range of deliverables within the EGM studio team.
- Liaise with software engineers and game designers.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

- Extensive training/experience in the use of digital art and animation software, including After Effects, Trapcode, Maya, 3DS Max, or similar.
- A critical eye for detail and ability to follow/maintain stringent guidelines.
- Experience working in a fast paced production environment.
- Necessary knowledge includes all tasks related to both traditional and 3D animation, including character animation, modelling, rigging, lighting, and texturing, as well as particle systems and motion graphics development.
- Ability to work with technical correspondence.
- Gaming industry/related experience preferred.

**Qualifications**:
Experience, Education and Qualification:

- Tertiary qualifications in appropriate art related field are preferred, but not essential.
- 3+ yrs. experience working in an animation capacity, preferably within a game development studio

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.

Work Conditions

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, “L&W”) are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result, certain L&W employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts. In order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.