Senior Animator
Senior Animator
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Job Description
Who We Are:
Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games and a whollyowned subsidiary of TakeTwo Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions the combined diverse portfolio of popular game franchises has been downloaded more than 6 billion times on mobile including Star Wars: Hunters CSR Racing Dragon City Empires & Puzzles FarmVille Golf Rival Hair Challenge Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells High Heels! Merge Dragons! Merge Magic! Monster Legends Toon Blast Top Eleven Toy Blast Two Dots Words With Friends and Zynga Poker.Founded in 2007 Zynga is headquartered in California with locations in North America Europe and Asia. For more information visit www.zynga or follow Zynga on Twitter Instagram Facebook or the Zynga blog
Position Overview
Zynga is seeking a skilled Senior Animator to join a dynamic team for one of Zyngas most established games. We are looking for driven individuals who want to contribute to the growth and development of our product in a highlycollaborative environment. The ideal candidate must be able to work with talented contributors from different disciplines and bring a unique perspective to the table. Applicants must have a strong understanding of animation principles and be able to use a range of techniques to drive high quality visuals with a limited toolset.
You will confidently and respectfully challenge the status quo in order to improve things. Assertive when needed you voice concerns generate ideas for improvements and stay on the cutting edge of animation technology and technique. Confident in your decision making you nevertheless think carefully before you speak and act.
What Youll Do:
Produce high quality animation using animation principles for characters environments UI VFX.
Encouraging and generating creative ideas and solutions with the team.
Demonstrate excellent time management to deliver animation to required quality specification and time.
Proficient level of communication and emotional intelligence for cross discipline collaboration and problem solving.
Demonstrate strong understanding of how animation supports gameplay and narrative with the ability to communicate these links to the team.
Demonstrate proficiency in 3D animation software (e.g. Maya Blender Unity).
Assist in the preparation of assets for animation using Photoshop.
Prioritizing optimization when integrating animations within a game teams game engine.
What Youll Bring:
5 years of game development experience.
Senior level animation skills 2D/3D character environment UI VFX)
Senior level communication and problem solving skills.
The ability to provide and receive feedback.
Software experience in: Maya Unity Photoshop Perforce Git
Technical experience modeling skinning and rigging 2D/3D assets/characters.
Knowledge of game development on multiple projects enabling pragmatic strategic judgements and providing creative ideas and solutions to the team.
Proven experience delivering animations on ambitious timelines.
Experience working on business level tasks e.g. cross discipline pipeline development.
Excellent showreel.
A love of games!
What We Offer You :
Zynga offers a worldclass benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits visit theZynga Benefits
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
