3D Character Animator (Senior)

Remote

Nekki is a game development studio with over 20 years of experience. We create games for mobile, PC, and consoles, focusing on product quality and player experience.
The Shadow Fight series and Vector have been downloaded over 1 billion times, and we continue to grow and support these franchises. At the same time, we’re building new titles: SPINE and Fight Me.

We are looking for a Middle Animator to join our solid animation team. Shadow Fight 4 is a great project to realize your potential and hone you skills working with our unique and dynamic combat system and internal animation tool “Cascadeur”.

Shadow Fight 4: Arena is the first mobile fighting game featuring real-time synchronous PvP alongside PvE, including a social system where players can make friends and duel with them.

Responsibilities:

Develop and animate combat movesets
Provide feedback on the team's animations. Integrate into the existing animation guidelines, enhance them, effectively communicate it to the team to achieve the required quality
Represent the animation team in discussions about pipelines and workflow approaches, ensuring critical issues are resolved
Improve existing animations through feedback and constructive critique
Work with motion capture

What we are looking for:

3+ years of experience in animation for games or film
Excellent proficiency in Maya for animation
Strong understanding of animation principles and body mechanics
Experience animating for fighting games or a solid understanding of how to do it properly through industry knowledge and experience
Experience working with animation tools in Unity
Ability to provide feedback and set the animation vision for the project
Understanding of animation rigs and animation tools
Receptiveness to constructive criticism and an iterative development process
Strong communication skills
A deep interest in and familiarity with video games, animated films, and cinema