Blizzard Entertainment: Animator - Cinematics TEMP

3D Animator is needed in Los Angeles, United States.

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Client: Blizzard Entertainment

Location: Irvine, CA

Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a dedicated 3D animator to assist our Cinematics team in creating the next generation of Epic animated films. The cinematic animator will be skilled at animating characters at a level that lives up to the ever-increasing Blizzard Entertainment standard of quality. The ideal candidate has a passion for animation and filmmaking, with experience animating a diverse array of characters and creatures in different styles, from cartoony to realistic and anywhere in-between. A solid grasp of body mechanics and character acting with a mastery of the 12 principles of animation are essential. You must enjoy working on a highly collaborative team of peers as passionate about making phenomenal movies and games as we are. Blizzard Entertainment offers a fun, creative, and technically challenging environment with excellent compensation.

Minimum Requirements:

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in game development, television, or film industry using Maya or equivalent 3D program
• A demo reel demonstrating high-quality hand-keyed animations through solid body mechanics and engaging performances.
• Passion for film, animation, and video games
• The ability to work closely with the Directors, Animation Supervisors and Leads developing, defining, and maintaining high-end cinematic animations.

Requirements:

• A solid grasp of body mechanics and character acting with a mastery of the 12 principles of animation are essential.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in game development, television, or film industry using Maya or equivalent 3D program
• A demo reel demonstrating high-quality hand-keyed animations through solid body mechanics and engaging performances.
• Passion for film, animation, and video games
• The ability to work closely with the Directors, Animation Supervisors and Leads developing, defining, and maintaining high-end cinematic animations.
• Self-motivation, good communication skills, and a great team-player attitude
• Assist in supporting and evolving the Cinematics team with constructive feedback both technically and artistically

Plusses:

• Artistic skills: storyboarding, gesture drawing, 2D animation, composition
• Technical skills: rigging, scripting, and understanding of pipeline
• Physical skills: acting, martial arts, and choreography
• Film-making skills: cinematography, pre-visualization, editing, and story writing
• Understanding of FX, particles, cloth, and hair as they contribute to a character’s performance and other facets of both 2D and 3D animation is important. You must enjoy working on a highly collaborative team of peers as passionate about making great movies and games as we are.
• Self-motivation, good communication skills, and a great team-player attitude
• Assist in supporting and evolving the Cinematics team with constructive feedback both technically and artistically

Additional Information:

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to ***. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

About Blizzard Entertainment:

At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, we’ve been creating genre-defining games for