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Sr. Artist/Animator - Snowblind Studios - #115925

Snowblind Studios | Bothell WA 98011 USA | Full Time | Posted: 12/11/2009

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About Snowblind Studios:

This position is located at Snowblind Studios, based in Kirkland, WA which has easy access to Seattle and the east side communities of Lake Washington. Snowblind Studios is the award winning game studio, founded in 1997, that brought you critically acclaimed games like Baulder’s Gate: Dark Alliance and the Champions of Norrath series. The teams are very collaborative, hard working and highly motivated working on ground breaking games and projects.

In 2009, Snowblind Studios was acquired by Time Warner, through its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment division and currently employs over 80 people developing projects on next-generation platforms. You must have a deep passion for games and love making them. You need to be highly motivated, thorough, self directed, able to manage time intelligently, and rebuild and polish your work until it is perfect.

If this is you, Snowblind Studios would love to hear from you!

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Please click here to be redirected to the Time Warner Careers Page and apply to requisition #115925


About Snowblind Studios:

This position is located at Snowblind Studios, based in Bothell, WA which has easy access to Seattle and the east side communities of Lake Washington. Snowblind Studios is the award winning game studio, founded in 1997, that brought you critically acclaimed games like Baulder’s Gate: Dark Alliance and the Champions of Norrath series. The teams are very collaborative, hard working and highly motivated working on ground breaking games and projects.


In 2009, Snowblind Studios was acquired by Time Warner, through its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment division and currently employs over 80 people developing projects on next-generation platforms. You must have a deep passion for games and love making them. You need to be highly motivated, thorough, self directed, able to manage time intelligently, and rebuild and polish your work until it is perfect.


If this is you, Snowblind Studios would love to hear from you!


Summary:

Snowblind Studios, a division of WB Games Inc. seeks a Senior Artist/Animator to work closely with the lead animator to maintain and create high quality animations for both real time in game movement and pre-rendered animatics. Assists lead in helping define process and pipelines along with aesthetic goals.


  • Responsible for animating 3D character models in a realistic game, including working with motion capture data, hand keyframed animations and facial/lip synch animations.

  • Assists in R&D efforts for tools enhancements and prototyping of new technology.

  • Participates in departmental meetings to share personal ideas and define the look and feel of areas and characters.

  • Mentors more junior members of the animation team and serves as a repository of special knowledge for the group.



    Job Responsibilities:

  • Five to eight years of art and animation experience with at least two years working on animation systems for characters.

  • Has a record of successful art in titles and brings high level of artistic / animation accomplishment to the solution of artistic problems.



    Education, Professional Training, Technical Training or Certification:

  • Minimum of 2-year 2D/3D art degree with an emphasis in character keyframe animation or equivalent work experience.



    Knowledge/Skills:

  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

  • Ability to work well under pressure and deadlines.

  • Strong interest in computer games.

  • Must be proficient in one or more types of 3D software (Maya, 3D Studio Max, SoftImage, etc.).

  • Experience in developing martial arts fighting games is a plus.

  • Experience in developing first/third person action games a plus.



    Benefits Include:

    Incentive Plan, 401(k) matching contribution, relocation assistance, referral award program, tuition reimbursement program, adoption assistance program, employee discount program, 20 days personal leave per year, 10 holidays per year (one is floating), company parties and movie outings, medical/dental/vision (employee is 100% paid, dependents are 80% paid), life, AD&D, LTD, FSA, EAP. (Please note that employee benefits are subject to revocation and modification.)



    Please click here to be redirected to the Time Warner Careers Page and apply to requisition #115925




    This job listing originated on Gamasutra.com, the game industry's leader.

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    Location Bothell, WA, 98011, United States
    Categories Art / Animation
    Platforms Playstation 3,Xbox 360,Windows

    Location Maptop

    Bothell, WA, 98011, United States

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