3D Animator
TLDR
Create character, facial, and environmental animations in Maya/Blender, then implement and optimize them in UE.
About Us
Streamline Media Group is a 25-year creative development studio specializing in full video game development, co-development, publishing, and interactive digital asset production. We have shipped titles across every major platform for clients, including Sony, Microsoft, and global AAA publishers.
Description
We are hiring a 3D Animator on a freelance/contract basis, where you will play a crucial role in bringing characters and environments to life. Collaborating closely with the Creative/Art Director and other team members, you will create high-quality animations that enhance gameplay and storytelling. Your responsibilities will include developing character movements, facial animations, and environmental effects, ensuring that all animations are fluid, dynamic, and stylistically consistent with the game’s visual style.
You will also implement animations within the game engine, optimizing them for performance and ensuring they meet technical specifications. Regular communication with the development team is essential to align animations with game mechanics and narrative requirements, and staying current with industry trends and best practices in animation techniques is vital to the success of our projects.
This is a fully remote, project-based engagement: scope, deliverables, timelines, and rates are defined per work order. It is not a full-time employment position.
Job Skills
3D Animator will possess the following competencies:
- Maya/Blender
- Production-ready
- UE - Animation Blueprint
- Production-ready
- UE- Sequencer and Animation Graphs
- Production-ready
- UE- Retargeting and Optimization
- Production-ready
- UE- Triggered Events
- Production-ready
- UE- Integeration and Gameplay
- Production-ready
Additional Skills
Every 3D Animator must also demonstrate at least 2 additional competencies at production-ready proficiency:
- Knowledge of Game Animation vs Cinematics
- Knowledge of Motion Capture
- Understand Physics and Anatomy
- Basics of Tooling/Scripting
- Understand Production Pipeline
Deliverables Expectations
- On-time delivery of project deliverables
- Outcomes delivered as per project specifications, consistently
- Time spent on an outcome is within project or budgeted mandays
Streamline Values: Responsibility, accountability, discipline, teamwork, clear communication, continuous improvement, and learning.
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Benefits
Remote-Friendly
This is a fully remote, project-based engagement
Streamline Studios is a creative development studio focused on full video game development, game publishing, interactive digital assets, and metaverse creation. We serve clients with demanding projects by providing experienced professionals and leveraging our technical expertise to ensure high-performance results throughout the entire production process.