Animator

Company Description

People Can Fly is one of the leading independent AAA games development studios with an international team of hundreds of talented individuals working from offices located in Poland, UK, US, and Canada, and from all over the world thanks to our remote work programs.

Founded in 2002, we made our mark on the shooter genre with titles such as Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment, and Outriders. We are one of the most experienced Unreal Engine studios in the industry and we are expanding it with in-house solutions called PCF Framework.

Our creative teams are currently working on several exciting titles: Gemini is our new project being developed with Square Enix; Bifrost, Victoria and Dagger are projects we're growing in the self-publishing model. We also have one project in the concept phase – Red; as well as two projects in VR technology – Green Hell VR and Thunder - a new project based on one of the IPs from the Group's portfolio.

With over 20 years of experience, PCF sets out to explore new horizons. We aim to combine our expertise with creativity of the best and most forward-thinking talents in the industry to work together on the new generation of action games for the global gaming community.

If you decide to accompany us on this journey, you'll have a chance to perfect your craft and expand your knowledge, working alongside leaders in the industry on bringing a brand-new unique experience to the players worldwide.

Job Description

Follow the established vision of game's story and gameplay in process of animation creation

Creating high quality content utilizing both hand key animation and motion capture data,

Developing animations that support gameplay and visuals

Implementing and iterating on animation assets in game

Collaborating with team to create dynamic, player centric experience,

Organizing and prioritizing animation tasks

Looking for feedback and direction after self-investigation

You will be also working in our inhouse motion capture studio.

Qualifications

Typically 3+ years' professional experience as an animator in games, film or TV

Good understanding and feeling of animation principles – timing, weight and staging

Great ability to transfer game's story and gameplay on believable and full of life animations

Solid understanding of character anatomy

Proficiency with any animation packed tools

Ability to think outside the box to come up with more efficient techniques

Ability to follow and take direction

Ability to implement feedback

Strong verbal and written communication skills in English

Open-minded team player attitude

Strong work ethic and self-motivated

Passionate about playing and making videogames

Nice to have

Artistic skills: storyboarding, figure study, gesture drawing, 2D animation

illustration and painting Technical skills: rigging, scripting, proficient in Maya and Motionbuilder

Familiarity with Unreal or similar game engine

Facial animation and lip-syncing skills

Shipped game title experience

Additional Information

What we offer:

U.S.

100% group health insurance benefit premiums paid by PCF (Medical, Dental, Vision, Group Life, and Supplemental Live) and start on day 1 of employment.

401K with 100% match, up to 3% of employee salary, and vested immediately.

Paid week off during Winter Holidays.

20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.

Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.

A competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses.

Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.

Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.

Long term disability, short term disability, travel insurance, as well as other benefits provided.

Canada

Benefit package 100% paid by PCF. Insurance company reimburses 100% of claims (Up to $500 per service a year, as well as individual family coverage).

Full Dental coverage, including major dental and orthodontics.

4% RRSP matching before tax deductions, 100% vested on day 1.

Paid week off during Winter Holidays.

20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.

Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.

A competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses.

Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.

Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.