Animation Generalist

We have a unique position available for a talented animation generalist to Join our growing studio ‘Vertpaint’ as we head for release of our debut title – a fully funded Indie first person horror game, ‘Ritual Tides’

Candidates should take the time to read all the elements of this job advert carefully Please make your application promptly.

//Project Summary:

Ritual Tides: Set at the end of the 19th century, our protagonist explores a remote and highly authentic British island. Encountering Monsters, Cultists & disturbed Denizens. We need your help and passion to bring this project to life!

//Role Summary:

Role: Generalist Animator (Mid / Sr / Lead / Principal)

Salary / Title: Subject to level of experience per candidate

Location: Fully Remote, must be available during core hours each day 10am – 3pm GMT (UK)

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as generalist on the team to manage Rigging & Animation tasks
• Rigging, Skinning, Animation
• Human / creature / animals
• Gameplay & Cinematic Animations
• Imports and in engine setup
• R&D into viability of workflows
• Work on fast turnaround prototyping tasks
• Rigging, Skinning, Animation at the concept phase to unblock designers
• Utilise Mocap / Modern Animation tools for rapid content creation
• Work on final deliverable animations
• Directly contribute to the work (Rigger and/or Animator)
• Ensure quality standards are meet by contractors (brought on as required)
• Collaboration with..
• Tech Artists – on pipelines for implementing Animations
• Character Artists – to advise on best practices when modelling for deformation
• Contract Animators and Riggers (as required) – to ensure project needs and standards are met.

//Desired Skills & Experience:

Must Have:

• Exceptional Talent as an Animator and/or Rigger
• Passion to work on a horror title
• Experience working in games / films industry
• Proficiency of the whole pipeline (Rigging, Skinning, Animation)
• Talent as a Keyframe Animator
• Experience with Mocap clean-up
• Good familiarity with UE5 / game pipelines
• Passion for the craft & eagerness to embrace new tools / workflows

Nice to Have:

• Experience with setting up ABP systems in UE5
• Experience with setting up Physics Assets systems in UE5
• Experience with Procedural Control Rig systems for Runtime in UE5
• Experience Animating Directly in UE5 & Maya
• Experience with both cinematic and gameplay animations
• Experience with Source Control; Perforce
• Experience animating first person cinematics