Blender Animator (Contract)
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Position: Blender Animator (Contract)
Groove Jones, a world-renowned and award-winning studio specializing in Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Interactive Entertainment technologies, is currently seeking a person to join the team as a Blender Animator.
This person loves animating in Blender (preferred) and has knowledge of general rigging practices and understands how to utilize motion capture data. They are excited about bringing their creations into VR/AR applications and can implement their work into both Unreal and Unity engines. Strong communication skills and ability to receive constructive feedback is necessary.
The right candidate should enjoy working in a collaborative environment, they should be organized and have an eye for detail. They should also have an insatiable appetite to research, learn and test their knowledge and skills to build things that haven’t been done before!
This is a 4 to 6 week remote contract with possible extension to other projects.
QualificationsThe ideal candidate would have at least a bachelor's degree in Fine Art, Animation, Video Game Development or Related Field, but prior experience may qualify someone.The candidate must have at least 6 + year’s experience at an Interactive shop, agency or game studio in an animation role.Candidate must have expert knowledge in Blender animation techniques and the CG pipelineThe position requires a dynamic person that thrives in a fast-paced environment and is extremely organized.This person should have experience implementing work into both Unreal and Unity. Any experience creating work for AR or Web based applications is a plus.Experience with Python a plus.Knowledge of general rigging practices.
Duties and Responsibilities3D Animation of animal and human characters in Blender or Maya.Format animations to fit the established project pipelineFollow design guidelines, asset naming conventions and other technical constraintsWork collaboratively with other animators, 3D artists, designers, producers and developers
Portfolios and Resumes should be sent to careers@groovejones.com
About Groove JonesGroove Jones is an award-winning creative technology company that provides software solutions to advertising, entertainment, marketing, health, and training companies to engage with their audiences. It has a client list of numerous Fortune 500 companies like Amazon, AT&T, Comcast, FX Networks, HP, IBM, Intel, Mastercard, McDonald’s, Nestle, Samsung, and Under Armour.
We are artists, musicians, thinkers, creators, tinkerers, technologists, gamers, strategists, innovators, rebels, developers and most of all, digital fanboys (and fangirls) with a common interest: consistently delivering amazing, effective work for amazing clients. We love what we do.
For more information visit – www.groovejones.com
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