Magic Media

Junior Animator

Magic Media

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Ukraine

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Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • Assist the animation team in creating high-quality animations for projects.
  • Clean-up motion capture data and improve rough animations under the guidance of senior animators.
  • Follow established pipelines, naming conventions, and file-management practices.
  • Maintain continuity of animation quality throughout tasks and projects.
  • Coordinate with producers and supervisors to achieve project goals.

Requirements

  • 1-3 years of experience as an animator in a studio production pipeline (internships or academic projects are acceptable).
  • Basic understanding of animation principles.
  • Experience animating humanoid characters and props.
  • Experience with cleaning motion capture data.
  • Creative problem solving for animation related tasks.
  • Strong communication skills, a team player, and a positive attitude.
  • Responsiveness to constructive feedback and ability to take direction from leads and supervisors.
  • Excellent English skills are a must - spoken and written.
  • Proficiency in industry-standard software, particularly Maya and Motion Builder.
  • **DESIRABLE PLUSES: **
  • Experience working on a game title or in film production.
  • Familiarity with animation scripts, rigging, and motion capture systems.
  • Knowledge of communication tools such as Slack, JIRA, and Confluence.
Benefits
  • Project based remote position with a possibility for long term engagement.
  • An opportunity to hone and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects.
  • Be part of an international group with offices worldwide.
  • Career growth and development.
  • Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
  • Ongoing training and professional self-improvement opportunities.
  • An inclusive culture and open communication.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
animationmotion capturecleaning motion capture dataanimating humanoid charactersanimation principlesrigginganimation scripts
Soft Skills
creative problem solvingstrong communication skillsteam playerpositive attituderesponsiveness to feedbackability to take direction