[Hiring] Game Animator @Mob Entertainment

Role Description

MOB Entertainment is looking for a talented Game Animator to join our team on a contract basis to help bring characters, creatures, and gameplay mechanics to life. You'll work closely with our art, design, and engineering teams to create polished, expressive 3D animations that fit our game's style and feel great in the hands of players.

• Collaborate with a team of animators to develop high-quality in-game animations and cinematics
• Work from storyboards when provided
• Craft strong poses and compelling visual frames that represent the characters and serve the game's design goals
• Present work to the team, seek input, and incorporate feedback from leads and teammates
• Own your deliverables, managing your goals within milestones and deadlines while maintaining consistent style across the project
• Continually refine animation processes throughout production to improve team productivity
• Animate a diverse range of compelling, alluring, and fear-inducing creatures and characters that support unique and dynamic gameplay

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience animating in Autodesk Maya
• Ability to match the style and quality bar for a project through consistently high-quality animation
• Strong understanding of body mechanics
• A keen eye for performance and weight
• Experience with creature animation (bipedal and quadrupedal)
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic; able to work collaboratively and inspire a team environment
• Creative problem-solving skills and the ability to think beyond established solutions

Requirements

• Experience implementing animation directly into a game engine
• Experience with animation blend trees and node-based animation editors in a commercial or proprietary game engine

You’ll Need To Provide Us With

• Your Resume
• Your Portfolio or Reel – Only digital applications will be accepted such as a website, blog, or online album. Physical media will not be accepted.
• An animation test might be required

Salary Range

• San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; Boston, MA; & DC Metropolitan Areas: $86,000 - $106,000 USD annually
• Austin, TX; Denver, CO; Nashville, TN; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; & Miami, FL Metropolitan Areas: $75,000 - $93,000 USD annually
• All Other U.S. Locations: $63,000 - $79,000 USD annually

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Sick time
• Holidays

Fraud Alert

Beware of job scams: Mob Entertainment does not extend offers via text, social media DM, or without a completed application and interview. Please verify email address which should always originate from @mobentertainment.com.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Mob Entertainment is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and complies with all federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability, military service, or any other protected class under applicable state or local law. Mob Entertainment also considers all qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with Fair Chance laws as well as any other applicable state and local laws.