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Yes, this Senior Animator position at Unknown Worlds is fully remote and you can work from anywhere in the world.

Is this a full-time or part-time Senior Animator role?

This is a full-time Senior Animator position at Unknown Worlds.

What benefits does Unknown Worlds offer for this position?

Unknown Worlds offers the following benefits: Professional Development, Paid Time Off.

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Senior Animator at Unknown Worlds

Worldwide

THE OPPORTUNITY <div> Unknown Worlds is seeking a talented Senior Animator to work on Subnautica 2. Our ideal candidate will be self-motivated, with a passion for game creation, animation, and creating engaging experiences. They will have experience collaborating closely with art, design, and engineering to create, build, and polish responsive and expressive characters, creatures, and animated gameplay assets. This is a full-time remote position on a globally distributed team. <h1>RESPONSIBILITIES</h1> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Create animations that meet the aesthetic and technical requirements of the project. As a Senior Animator, you will be expected to set a high visual bar for the team and consistently push for elevated quality.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Work with the animation lead and Technical Art to ensure we have the tools, technology, and implementation support needed to deliver animation efficiently and effectively.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate with design and narrative to ensure our characters and other animated assets feel responsive and expressive.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Self-manage your timeboxes and production workload to ensure milestone goals are met with a consistently high quality of work.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Work with the team to improve animation processes, workflows, and pipelines. Challenge yourself and your team to generate more responsive and expressive assets.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Respond to feedback appropriately, iterate on assets as needed, and help evaluate team work and provide feedback when asked.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Be knowledgeable in keyframe and motion capture techniques and processes.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop expert-level knowledge of the game engine’s animation tools.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stay current with industry animation trends and techniques, set personal goals, and continually improve your craft.</li> </ul> <h1>QUALIFICATIONS</h1> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">7+ years’ experience as an Animator, with a minimum of one shipped Unreal Engine title in an Animation role.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proficiency working directly in Unreal Engine.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with Blender and other related animation software.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Extensive knowledge of animation pipelines; strong documentation and debugging skills; able to troubleshoot and diagnose animation issues.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Self-starting, organized, highly collaborative, motivated, and comfortable working in a remote environment.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Able to mentor more junior team members and set a high standard in aesthetics and approach.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong understanding of art fundamentals, and able to demonstrate strong aesthetic judgment.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Curious and willing to take risks and learn from failure.</li> </ul> <h1>PREFERENCES:</h1> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Advanced Blender experience.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Creature or non-bipedal animation experience.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">First-person animation experience.</li> </ul>   </div> <hr> Reasonable Accommodation KRAFTON Americas is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the Company will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to apply for an open position, perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the HR Talent team at KRAFTON Americas, to begin the interactive process. EEOC statement KRAFTON Americas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Due to recent scams, our recruiters will only reach out to you via @sds.com, @krafton.com, @unknownworlds.com or @pubg.com. If you received an email and are unsure you can always email recruiting_ka@krafton.com. <div class="content-conclusion"><hr> We make games that are accessible and engaging for players all over the world.  We believe in hiring and supporting the most talented and creative people of diverse backgrounds.  That support includes annual professional development and home office stipends, as well as paid time off for volunteer/non-profit work.  Join us and be a part of our growing and innovative studio.  Unknown Worlds Entertainment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.   Social: <a href="http://twitter.com/unknownworlds">Twitter </a>| <a href="http://facebook.com/unknownworlds">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://instagram.com/uwedev">Instragram</a> | <a href="http://youtube.com/unknownworlds">YouTube</a></div>

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Senior Animator

Unknown Worlds

Full Time

2 months ago

THE OPPORTUNITY Unknown Worlds is seeking a talented Senior Animator to work on Subnautica 2. Our ideal candidate will be self-motivated, with a passion for game creation, animation, and creating engaging experiences.

Worldwide

Engineering

Senior

Unreal Engine

Blender

Motion Capture

+5 more

Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY

Unknown Worlds is seeking a talented Senior Animator to work on Subnautica 2. Our ideal candidate will be self-motivated, with a passion for game creation, animation, and creating engaging experiences. They will have experience collaborating closely with art, design, and engineering to create, build, and polish responsive and expressive characters, creatures, and animated gameplay assets.

This is a full-time remote position on a globally distributed team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Create animations that meet the aesthetic and technical requirements of the project. As a Senior Animator, you will be expected to set a high visual bar for the team and consistently push for elevated quality.
Work with the animation lead and Technical Art to ensure we have the tools, technology, and implementation support needed to deliver animation efficiently and effectively.
Collaborate with design and narrative to ensure our characters and other animated assets feel responsive and expressive.
Self-manage your timeboxes and production workload to ensure milestone goals are met with a consistently high quality of work.
Work with the team to improve animation processes, workflows, and pipelines. Challenge yourself and your team to generate more responsive and expressive assets.
Respond to feedback appropriately, iterate on assets as needed, and help evaluate team work and provide feedback when asked.
Be knowledgeable in keyframe and motion capture techniques and processes.
Develop expert-level knowledge of the game engine’s animation tools.
Stay current with industry animation trends and techniques, set personal goals, and continually improve your craft.

QUALIFICATIONS

7+ years’ experience as an Animator, with a minimum of one shipped Unreal Engine title in an Animation role.
Proficiency working directly in Unreal Engine.
Experience with Blender and other related animation software.
Extensive knowledge of animation pipelines; strong documentation and debugging skills; able to troubleshoot and diagnose animation issues.
Self-starting, organized, highly collaborative, motivated, and comfortable working in a remote environment.
Able to mentor more junior team members and set a high standard in aesthetics and approach.
Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills.
Strong understanding of art fundamentals, and able to demonstrate strong aesthetic judgment.
Curious and willing to take risks and learn from failure.

PREFERENCES:

Advanced Blender experience.
Creature or non-bipedal animation experience.
First-person animation experience.

Reasonable Accommodation

KRAFTON Americas is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the Company will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to apply for an open position, perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the HR Talent team at KRAFTON Americas, to begin the interactive process.

EEOC statement

KRAFTON Americas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.

Due to recent scams, our recruiters will only reach out to you via @sds.com, @krafton.com, @unknownworlds.com or @pubg.com. If you received an email and are unsure you can always email recruiting_ka@krafton.com.

_{We make games that are accessible and engaging for players all over the world. We believe in hiring and supporting the most talented and creative people of diverse backgrounds. That support includes annual professional development and home office stipends, as well as paid time off for volunteer/non-profit work. Join us and be a part of our growing and innovative studio.}

_{Unknown Worlds Entertainment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.}

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Benefits

Professional Development
Paid Time Off

Skills

Unreal Engine

Blender

Motion Capture

Creature Animation

Animation Pipelines

Debugging

Keyframe Animation

First-person Animation

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