Senior Facial Animator (вакансія неактивна)

RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for a Senior Facial Animator with a passion for storytelling and character performance to join our team. You will be responsible for creating high-quality facial animations that bring our characters to life and resonate emotionally with players.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of professional experience as a facial animator in games, film, or interactive media.

• Proven track record of delivering expressive, believable facial animation for high-end characters.

• Strong understanding of acting principles, lip-sync, timing, and emotional nuance.

• Advanced proficiency in Maya for keyframe and facial animation editing.

• Solid experience with game engines such as Unreal, Unity, etc.

• Familiarity with MetaHuman and/or custom facial rigs.

• Experience working with facial mocap data (ARKit, Faceware, Dynamixyz, etc.).

• Ability to retarget and refine mocap performance data onto stylized or realistic characters.

• Knowledge of blendshape systems and deformation logic.

• Understanding of real-time animation constraints (e.g. performance budgets, LODs).

• Ability to work within a cinematic or gameplay animation pipeline.

• Comfortable with asset integration, version control (e.g. Perforce), and team-based workflows.

• Strong eye for detail, realism, and expressive storytelling.

• Ability to give and receive feedback constructively.

• Organized, self-motivated, and capable of owning large animation tasks independently.

• Excellent communication skills — able to collaborate effectively with technical and creative departments.

Preferences

• Experience with MotionBuilder for mocap cleanup.

• Scripting experience (Python, MEL) for automation or tool support.

• Familiarity with facial rig development or shape authoring tools (e.g. Ziva, FaceWare Retargeter).

• Experience animating non-human or stylized facial rigs.

Comprehensive benefits package available