Lead Animator for Climax Studios - Solent, UK

[Climax Games]

Climax are one of the leading creative lights of independent games development with a great history, but our future is even more exciting with awesome titles such as Silent Hill Origins, Ferrari, Viva Piñata for Windows and an unannounced title for Codemasters as well as our stunning and refreshing take on the horror genre and our original ground breaking next-gen game for the PS3 and the Xbox 360.

Climax truly is an exciting, creative and fun place to work and we currently have an exceptional opportunity for an experienced and talented Lead Animator.

Our ideal candidate will require:
• Have at least 5 years experience as a Lead or senior animator and have experience of leading a team of animators.
• Professionally conversant in Maya, Motion Builder and Filmbox.
• Be an exceptionally strong 3d Hand key animator
• Have an extensive and proven ability to direct and manage cinematic cut scenes.
• Have a strong sense of narrative. (story boarding and story telling)
• Be able to display solid understanding of the principles of cinematography.
• Be able to display strong storyboarding skills, whether in 2d or 3D.
• Have a proven ability in managing outsourcing and motion capture shoots.
• Be able to expand and maintain a good working relationship with the company's external teams.
• A motivated individual with excellent communication skills.
• You must be a good decision maker and have excellent interpersonal relationship skills.
• Have a proven ability to manage a creative team being sensitive to individual needs.
• Have excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise work loads.
• Professional and effective at communicating directives.
• Experienced at troubleshooting technical problems and creating solutions with regards to 3D animation in a game engine, from constraints to exporting, whatever the problem may be.

Please send a current CV/ resume to Stuart Godfrey on sgodfrey@climaxgroup.com

We look forward to hearing from you.