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), Scott Probin, Studio Director (EA Sports’ NHL series, the Need for Speed franchise, Populous 2, Powermonger, Space Hulk), Oleksiy Plaksin, Lead 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**:
Gunzilla Games are looking for a talented Gameplay Animator who can help bring life to our characters.

As an Animator, you will create high-quality gameplay animations showing good quality body mechanics, make sure the intent of the movement fits the game vision and art style and share responsibilities for the gameplay systems.

In this fast-paced and technically evolving field, you will be expected to be proactive, able to communicate clearly with your team and work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplined team consisting of, 3D modellers, concept artists, designers, programmers and etc.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
In your role as Gameplay Animator you will:

- Create believable human / bi-pedal keyframe and motion capture animation.
- Be part of the design and troubleshooting of animation systems
- Contribute to the artistic & technical gameplay animation goals for the project.
- Collaborate with all teams on animation workflows & pipeline development.
- Will work closely with Tech artists, programmers and designers to find resolutions to common issues.
- You'll have a good understanding of the engine and animation tools
- You'll play the game regularly in order to find inconsistencies and assess the overall quality of the animation
- Prototyping for games and knowing how to make blockout assets that can help Designers quickly implement ideas
- Be self-dependent and report to your line manager (Lead Animator) with issues related to our animation systems
- Maintain clear design and technical documents using Confluence, JIRA, and Microsoft Office tools alongside other disciplines

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- Minimum of 3+ years experience in video game animation, or any other relevant
experience; We welcome cinematics and feature/VFX animators as well
- Strong understanding of body mechanics and realistic animation;
- Experience with DCC packages like Maya, Motion builder, blender
- Attention to detail; the character’s movements are key elements of the player’s
experience;
- Adaptability, suppleness, flexibility, open mind;
- Solid knowledge of animation principles and an eye for dynamic poses, strong in
keyframe animation and motion capture methods.
- A deep understanding of human behaviour, strong sense of expressing character
through movement.
- Experienced in developing animation for game engines and movement systems;
working with motion capture data and relevant pipelines; working with Unreal
Engine or similar.

**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)
- Rigging and skinning
- Basic knowledge of cascadour, ragdoll mechanics
- Space switching workflow
- Interest in new technologies and adaptabili