Gramercy Park Studios - Character Animator - 12 Month FTC

Animator is needed in London, United Kingdom.

Client: Gramercy Park Studios

Location: London, UK

Contract: Full Time

Job Description

Hogarth is looking for an experienced character and creature animator to support their VFX team. The animator should have a good working knowledge of a small-scale Maya animation pipeline and excellent character animation skills. The role involves adding nuance, personality, and comedy through movements, gestures, and facial expressions, as well as creating interactions between characters. The animator will work with the Senior Maya Project Manager and adapt the animation brief to existing personalities of the creatures. The workflow may include the use of Advanced Skeleton rigs and mocap facial/lip-sync. The role reports to the Head of CGI and Motion at Gramercy Park Studios.

Requirements

• Experience working directly with clients
• Great eye for detail
• Ability to add personality and life to characters
• Experience animating pre-rigged characters & props

Additional Information

• Department Summary: Gramercy Park Studios is an integrated facility offering end-to-end services for the advertising and creative industries. They collaborate with clients to craft campaigns across multiple platforms and adopt an innovative and agile approach to creative and post-production processes.
• Essential Software Knowledge: Maya
• Essential Skills: Character Animation, Excellent Timing, Natural Movement, Poise
• Desired Skills: Mocap/Lip-sync onto characters (MocapX), Advanced Skeleton (or equivalent), Character Rigging basics, General, non-character animation, Knowledge of USD Pipeline