3D Animator

Company Description

Leader in the development and publishing of mobile games, Gameloft® has established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms and with an audience of 113 million monthly users offers via Gameloft Advertising Solutions a unique level of visibility and involvement to advertisers. Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt®, Order & Chaos, Modern Combat and Dungeon Hunter and also partners with major rights holders including Universal, Illumination Entertainment, Disney®, Marvel®, Hasbro®, Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel® and Ferrari®. Gameloft distributes its games in over 100 countries and employs 4,600 people worldwide. Gameloft is a Vivendi company.

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Job Description

As a 3D Animator at Gameloft Toronto, you’ll be working with some of the best talents in the world from hit games and franchises including Disney Magic Kingdoms and Uno and Friends, which were created in this studio.

From the beginning of your journey with us you will:

• Rig, skin and animate game assets (characters, environments, UI, etc.) for mobile platforms while pushing and maintaining Gameloft’s high quality standards.
• Report to the Lead Animator for tasks, revisions, content pipeline/workflow, training and creative ideas.
• Take full ownership on assigned animation tasks, including but not limited to:
  • Rigging/skinning/animating in 3ds Max.
  • Exporting/testing/fixing bugs in the build.
  • Work with the production artists and developers and ensure that game assets are animation and game ready.
  • Learn and apply artistic/IP/licensing guidelines.
  • Execute clients (licensor/lead/supervisor) revisions on spec and in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of previous professional experience as a 3D Animator in the gaming industry is preferred.
• You are passionate about all things animation and mobile games related.
• An up to date demo reel demonstrating a solid understanding of animation principles, human/creature anatomy and motion, with a focus on polished execution.
• Knowledge of 3ds Max, biped, CAT and rigging and skinning is essential.
• Experience in 2D animation and 3D modeling with focus on characters (topology and modeling for animation) is a plus.
• You have excellent communication, customer service and organizational skills; you are proactive and capable of working under minimal supervision.
• You are professionally and personally driven: you boldly embrace change and are always willing to grow and learn new things.
• Degree/Diploma in classical/3D animation or equivalent academic or professional experience.

Additional Information

To apply, you should send us the following documents:

• Up to date CV in Word or PDF format 
• an updated art portfolio 
• incomplete applications will not be considered 

Why join Gameloft?

• You want to be part of an exceptional experience, within a company that is constantly growing.
• You want to work with talented p