Senior Facial Animator
4 weeks ago
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Facial Animator to join our team at Playground Games. As a Senior Facial Animator, you will work closely with the cinematics team to deliver high-quality cutscenes and bespoke facial animation content.
Key Responsibilities:
- Capture, solve, retarget, and polish facial content for cutscenes, ensuring a high-quality and accurate representation of emotions and dialogue.
- Collaborate with the Lead, Director, and cinematic team to refine performances and align with the project's vision.
- Implement cinematics into our proprietary engine, ensuring seamless integration with gameplay and overall flow.
Requirements:
- Impressive animation portfolio showcasing high-quality, realistic facial animations across multiple projects.
- Five or more years of animation experience, with a proven track record in at least two published titles.
- Understanding of FACS or facial muscles and their application in conveying realistic emotions.
- Proficiency in motion capture cleanup and related technologies.
- Strong passion for video games and a genuine interest in the gaming industry.
About Us:
As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.
What We Offer:
- A contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa, with a hybrid work model in place.
- Relocation assistance is available if required.
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