Animator (6-month Contract)

1 week ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Blackbird Interactive Full time

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.

In 2022, we announced that our studio is implementing a four-day work week as well as supporting in-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements as permanent options to our employees.

We're seeking an Animator to join our team on an upcoming first-person narrative thriller built in Unreal Engine 5. In this role, you'll focus on character animations, vignettes, and scripted events, while also contributing to a clean and scalable animation/content pipeline.

At BBI, you'll find a flexible, forward-thinking environment where creative voices are valued and nurtured. We support remote and hybrid working arrangements across Canada (Vancouver, BC).

Please include a link to your showreel with your CV.

Responsibilities
  • Animate characters and creatures to a high standard
  • Contribute to the creation of vignettes and scripted events
  • Collaborate with animators and technical animators to define and refine the animation pipeline
  • Partner with the art team and designers to ensure animations integrate cleanly into the game engine, support gameplay systems, and meet performance goals
  • Foster a productive and collaborative work environment with the development team
Requirements
  • 4 years of experience in animation for games
  • Strong knowledge of Autodesk Maya and Unreal Engine 5
  • Familiarity with MetaHuman
  • Comfort working in Perforce-integrated pipelines
  • Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
Bonus Points For
  • Familiarity with game-ready skeleton design, skinning, and animation scene structure
  • Experience working with quadruped animal animation rigs
  • Passion for games
  • Passion for film and cinematography
  • Experience animating in-engine cameras
$70,000 - $85,000 a year

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