Project Manager, Cinematics
Insomniac Games
TFS
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Create animations from scratch and refine/clean high-quality motion-capture data to meet client specifications and quality standards.
- Prioritize efficient planning, adhere to organizational processes, and communicate effectively with Leads, PMs, and team members to ensure flawless task execution.
- Study task specifications and client briefs thoroughly; provide queries and collect references before commencing work.
- Work with Lead to provide effort estimates, daily targets, and ensure clarity on specifications and timelines; red-flag ambiguities.
- Perform post-production processes as required, including making animations game-engine ready and checking them in the engine.
- Provide daily updates of task status to Lead/sub-Lead and proactively solve artistic and technical problems, discussing solutions with Lead/sub-Lead.
- Maintain and improve productivity by completing work within allocated time, adopt organizational best practices, and deliver high-quality work with minimal QC errors.
Requirements
- Skilled at using industry standard software such as Maya, 3D Studio Max Motion Builder etc.
- Skilled at cleaning up and processing high quality Mocap data.
- Proficient in creating human and creature animations.
- Knowledge of traditional animation fundamentals.
- Good knowledge of game art creation pipeline.
- 2+ years of experience as a game animator.
- Professional and friendly in daily conduct.
- Able to create, track and maintain realistic and meaningful daily goals and complete planned work on time.
- Able to plan work-days and leaves in advance after consultation with the PM and Lead.
- Able to create a self-development plan and work on it diligently.
- Stays up-to-date with the latest developments in tools and technologies related to game art production.
- Able to take timely and correct decisions on how an asset should be created; consults with senior artists/leads to validate the course of action.
- Manages stress appropriately in difficult situations to ensure effective teamwork.
- Able to regularly communicate with Lead and PM about completion status, planned leaves, problems impacting deadlines, and new learnings.
- Able to effectively communicate questions related to allocated assets, asset delivery notes, work status, and feedback tracker comments (in English).
- Able to verbally communicate complex problems simply; confident communicating in English with non-Indian team members.
- Shows empathy and care for others' concerns and feelings.
