Stardock Corporation
3D Animator
Stardock Corporation, Plymouth, Michigan, United States, 48170
Stardock is looking for an experienced 3D Animator with a passion for games to join our growing art team! Working on a small and flexible team, this 3D Animator will be responsible for creating detailed animation for a variety of characters, animals and fantastical creatures for an unannounced project.This is a salaried, full-time position reporting to our Plymouth, Michigan studio. This position is open to remote and hybrid applicants.
Primary Responsibilities Include:
Animating a wide range of human, creature and animal characters.Creating visually interesting combat animations for both human characters and creatures - magical and melee combat especially.Defining/developing interesting personalities for creatures, animals and characters through animations.Collaborating with the art team, engineers and designers to meet aesthetic goals.Assisting designers, engineers, and artists with gameplay prototypingWorking with Maya and Unreal 5.Education and/or Experience Desired:
Bachelor's Degree and/or minimum of 3 years relevant game industry experience in 3D animationStrong understanding of traditional animation principlesProficiency in rigging and skinning game-ready assets is preferred.Excellent bipedal, and non-human organic animation skills.Interest in developing a variety of animation types.Proficient with professional software packages for 3D animation content production - Maya is preferred and used on this project.Proven problem-solving and prototyping ability.Self-motivated, and able to work autonomously.Experience with version control software (CVS, Perforce, etc.)
Primary Responsibilities Include:
Animating a wide range of human, creature and animal characters.Creating visually interesting combat animations for both human characters and creatures - magical and melee combat especially.Defining/developing interesting personalities for creatures, animals and characters through animations.Collaborating with the art team, engineers and designers to meet aesthetic goals.Assisting designers, engineers, and artists with gameplay prototypingWorking with Maya and Unreal 5.Education and/or Experience Desired:
Bachelor's Degree and/or minimum of 3 years relevant game industry experience in 3D animationStrong understanding of traditional animation principlesProficiency in rigging and skinning game-ready assets is preferred.Excellent bipedal, and non-human organic animation skills.Interest in developing a variety of animation types.Proficient with professional software packages for 3D animation content production - Maya is preferred and used on this project.Proven problem-solving and prototyping ability.Self-motivated, and able to work autonomously.Experience with version control software (CVS, Perforce, etc.)