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Animation Content Developer

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Annotating lines of dialogue with animated performances to enhance the final result – Tagging animations to Main Characters, Animals and Ambient NPCs.
• Regular status reporting
• Evaluating aesthetic results and providing constructive feedback to improve quality
• Work closely and coordinate with other R* studios and departments

 SKILLS

• A good understanding of animation principles and in particular a strong aesthetic eye and sense of timing
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work closely with members of our global teams.
• Positive, solution-oriented individual with a passion for game development.
• Thrive to learn constantly and be receptive to the changes.
• Be able to manage own self and be a team player.
• Ability to accurately and comprehensively write bug reports.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Animation Resource Assistant

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely and coordinate priorities with other R* studios and departments.
• Evaluate assets for animation suitability and usability.
• Maintain scene functionality via optimization and organisation of file assets for the cinematic department

 SKILLS

• Positive, solution-orientated individual, with an interest in video games and game development.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work closely with members of our global teams.
• Knowledge of development issues with an understanding of export processes to game engine.
• Technically minded to problem solve and overcome challenges throughout production.
• Thrive to learn constantly and be receptive to changes.
• Be able to manage own self and be a team player.

Character Animator

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create stunning animations that are fluid, responsive and cinematic.
• Work closely with our global studios to create immersive game experiences.
• Implement, troubleshoot and debug animation systems.
• Help improve animation pipelines.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Art/Animation or equivalent Animation Courses.
• Outstanding demo reel.

SKILLS

• Positive, solution-orientated individual, with deep-rooted interest in video games, and game development.
• Exceptional skill in animating the human figure to create realistic character animations.
• Strong understanding of development issues in getting animations into a game.
• Bring innovation and resolution to technical problems and challenges throughout production.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work closely with members of our global teams.
• Thrive to learn constantly and be receptive to the changes.
• Be able to manage own self and be a team player.

Face Animator

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create visually stunning 3D facial animations.
• Work closely with our global studios to create balanced solutions to any related technical and aesthetic issues.
• Animate natural and expressive motion to create realistic, fluid facial animations.
• Implement, troubleshoot and debug animation systems.
• Help improve animation pipelines.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Art/Animation or equivalent Animation Courses.
• Hand key facial animation experience required.
• Outstanding demo reel demonstrating good understanding of animation principles with a focus on high quality facial animation.

SKILLS

• Positive, solution-oriented individual, with deep-rooted interest in video games and game development.
• Advanced knowledge in one of: 3D Studio Max, MotionBuilder, or equivalent 3D program.
• Exceptional skill in animating human and animal faces.
• Bring innovation and resolution to technical problems and challenges throughout production.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work closely with members of our global teams.
• Strong understanding of development issues involved in getting animations into a game.
• Thrive to learn constantly and be receptive to the changes.
• Be able to manage own self and be a team player.

GAME TESTER

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Testing various games and applications across all platforms, quickly learning and mastering each one.
• Retaining the knowledge needed to set up all platforms quickly and effectively.
• Finding, reproducing, and accurately reporting issues in detailed bug reports.
• Carrying out accurate examination and revision of reported issues.
• Maintaining proactivity, filling downtime constructively with work based tasks.
• Providing critical analysis and feedback in report form, clearly and concisely.
• Completing tasks within deadlines and working extra hours when necessary to finish on time.
• Meeting overtime expectations to ensure a project or task is brought satisfactorily to completion.
• Participating in a close-knit, friendly atmosphere, sharing ideas, helping others when needed.
• Learning about and adhering to our internal systems, software and processes.

QUALIFICATIONS

• The ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels in both a verbal and written capacity.
• Experience with recent Rockstar Games titles.
• Excellent gaming ability.
• An interest in and understanding of the video game industry.

DESIRABLE

• Degree level educated.
• Previous industry experience.
• Knowledge of all the current generation of games consoles, PCs and mobile devices.
• Experience with a variety of database software.
• Comfortable in expressing thoughts and opinions constructively.
• Knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office suite.

SKILLS

• The ability to work well under workload pressure and to strict deadlines.
• The motivation to achieve targets.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to become quickly accustomed to various in-house software systems.
• Ability to work productively and collaboratively while being a great team player.
• The ability to remain focused when approaching repetitive tasks.