Senior Gameplay Animator

**ABOUT GUNZILLA GAMES**:
Founded in 2020, Gunzilla Games is a fresh, independent AAA developer working on its Battle Royale 2.0 Off The Grid in three metropolitan locations: Frankfurt, Germany (HQ); Los Angeles, USA; and Kyiv, Ukraine. The company is helmed by serial entrepreneur CEO, Vlad Korolev and CSO Alexander Zoll. Gunzilla is built on the desire to innovate and push the limits of the industry.

Gunzilla’s formidable team of talent comes from a variety of industry-leading studios and publishers (Ubisoft, Electronic Arts (EA), THQ etc) as well as Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director and producer Neill Blomkamp, Chief Visionary Officer, and the author of the Altered Carbon series, that has been adapted into a popular Netflix show, Richard K. Morgan, Script Writer.

Gunzilla Leadership team includes well-known industry professionals like Timur Davidenko, Chief Technology Officer (Far Cry, Warface, and Crysis), Luke Davis, COO, Executive Producer (Star Citizen, Driver Club, Total War), Scott Probin, Game Director (EA Sports’ NHL series, the Need for Speed franchise, Populous 2, Powermonger, Space Hulk), Jussi Keteli, Art Director (Gears of War series, Star Citizen, and Hunt: Showdown), Oleksiy Plaksin, Art Director, (Moto GP and RIDE, Warface and Act of Aggression, Sniper: Ghost Warrior), Dmitriy Markov, Technical Director (Metro: Exodus, Arktika.1), Volodymyr Savin, Audio Director (Cut the Rope, Metro Exodus, HBO Chernobyl series).

**OUR VALUES**:

- Players First & Foremost. We aim to create titles that players love and get lost in, so our games are developed with them in mind from the start.
- We Believe in Our People. We believe in building strong teams of self-motivated individuals empowered to work at their best in a supportive environment; when we’re strong together, we thrive together.
- Commitment to Engagement & Quality. We are deeply passionate about what we do, ensuring we produce next-generation experiences of the highest calibre.
- Make Bold Moves & Innovate. We strive to make bold moves and push technology to its limits; there are no wrong steps if the outcome redefines the boundaries.
- Open & Honest. We believe in building trust through transparency and honest communication. We’re proud of who we are, what we stand for, and what we’re building.

**ABOUT THE JOB**:
**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Create blockings, placeholders, and fully polished keyframe animations
- Assist in motion capture direction or shoots
- Edit motion capture data with high fidelity
- Ensure the delivered animations reach the project’s quality expectations
- Contribute to the further development of the current pipeline
- Prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Participate in team planning meetings
- Actively contribute to team meetings, team post-mortems, and other team exercises
- Remain flexible regarding shifting production priorities
- Work in JIRA to provide status updates and show task progress

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- 5+ years of industry experience with a CV and Demo Reel to review
- Work experience with Maya HIK or Motionbuilder
- Enthusiastic, positive, team-oriented; must have the ability to interact and collaborate with all departments and disciplines
- Understanding of animation production techniques and processes
- Good technical knowledge of Unreal Engine 4 or other game engines
- Experience with task tracking software like JIRA
- Experience with version control systems (Perforce, Subversion, Git, etc.)

**PLUSES**:

- Programming knowledge in Python 2.7 or 3.7
- Having edited AAA mocap and pcap data
- Thorough understanding of Unreal 4/5 and locomotion systems
- Experience with Animbot (Maya 3rd party plugin)
- Experience using Blender
- Rigging and skinning
- Basic knowledge of Cascadour, Ragdoll mechanics
- Space switching workflow
- Interest in new technologies and adaptability to new workflows

GUNZILLA OFFERS
- Flexible Working & Work from Home
- Health Insurance
- Revenue Based Bonuses
- German Courses
- 25 Annual Paid Vacation & Sick Days
- Public Transportation
- Relocation & Accommodation Support
- Office Perks & Gym Membership

Франкфурт, DE

Animation

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