Senior Animator (Contractual)

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute realistic movements for various characters, animals, creatures, and other assets.
• Previous experience animating in advertising, feature film, or animation productions - ideally realistic creatures or characters.
• In close collaboration with supervisors, work on creative and technical approaches that meet the requirements and deadlines of the project
• Keep your knowledge up to date and stay abreast of the latest technological advances and working methods in the VFX industry.
• Good communication skills to enable you to work well in a team and take direction from the home site, clients, directors, etc.

• Minimum Experience of 5 years + in CG and VFX Projects. Experience with Maya is required
• Experience with mGear, Studio Library, and Animbot is desirable
• Knowledge and experience in rigging is a plus
• Should effectively execute all necessary assigned tasks while under tight production schedule deadlines
• Strong creative and technical abilities
• Serve as an active participant in team discussions, critiques, and reviews
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Positive attitude and self-motivated
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems independently

Contractual Role Only, WFO /WFH

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