Associate Principal Animator
On-siteGurugram, Haryana, India
Job Summary
Contribute innovative gaming animations throughout the production cycle, ensuring consistency and quality across project teams. Comprehend art briefs to conceptualize and produce creative animations and artwork while serving as a seeding resource for a distributed creative animation team. Respond promptly to remote direction, making requested changes timely and communicating complex art issues clearly to local and remote members. Provide high-quality digital artwork and animation for innovative gaming products as directed by the Chief Concept Creator and Art Director. Develop astonishing products and continuously seek improvements to support the global entertainment and content creation company's mission to bring joy through the power of play.
Required Qualifications
- A minimum of 10+ years of computer experience using related programs
- At least 6+ years of experience in a commercial art/animation environment
- A formal qualification in Graphic Build or Animation
- Expertise as a Senior 3D Animator/Generalist in a Slot Machine Build Studio
- Proficiency with Adobe After Effects for compositing, applying FX, and rendering animation outputs
- Advanced skills in Blender for modeling, texturing, rigging, lighting, and animation
- Ability to build and maintain efficient rigs for characters, symbols, and mechanical assets
- Experience modeling and texturing characters, environments, and game elements with attention to visual style and performance constraints
- Skill in crafting and setting up lighting to improve clarity, mood, and visual impact in a real-time or game-focused pipeline
- Capability to iterate on work based on creative direction, technical feedback, and gameplay needs
- Consistency in maintaining established art direction while contributing creative polish
- Background in crafting game-ready assets for real-time or interactive applications
- Familiarity with slot game development or implementation
- Skilled in using Trapcode plugins for motion graphics and visual effects
- Working knowledge of Unity, including importing, setting up, and previewing animated assets
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship
Desired Qualifications
- Experience leading a team of artists and animators is an added advantage
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