3D Designer: Character Animator (Temporary)
Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Our products empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
Snapchat is a camera used by over 150 million people every day to Snap with family, watch Stories from friends, see events from around the world, and explore expertly-curated content from top publishers. In short, we are passionate team working hard to build the best platform in the world for communication and storytelling.
We’re looking for a 3D Character Animator to join Team Snapchat! We’re looking for someone who is an expert in producing 3D character and props animation for 3D animation products and games. In this role, you’ll partner with prototypers, engineers, modelers, and riggers to deliver new assets and experiences from initial concepts to final implementation.
*This is a full time temporary role
What you'll do:
- Animate 3D Characters and props in 3ds Max and Character Animation Toolkit (CAT)
- Adhere to animation time limits based on storyboards, draft cuts, and instructions from the project lead
- Diagnose and fix problems as related to animation processes
- Collaborate with morph target artists and riggers
- Support the development of tools that optimize animation production processes
- Support and identify animation pain points as related to rigging and skinning
- Collaborate with character modelers, animators, prototypers, and engineers
- Development specific requirements to character models, rigs, controls, and tools for the purposes of efficient character animation
- Develop specs (character models, rigs, controls, and tools) for efficient character animation
What we’re looking for:
- A strong 3D character and props animation portfolio that showcases your work
- Proficiency in 3ds Max
- Experience in rigging and facial setup is a plus
- Experience in skinning (Skin, Skin Morph, Skin Wrap) is a plus
- Creativity, precision, and an eye for detail
- Experience in Character Animation Toolkit (CAT) or similar systems (Character Studio, Bones) is highly desired
- Experience in post-production motion capture is highly desired
- Ability to solve technical problems as related to animation and character setup
- Knowledge of MotionBuilder is a plus
- Work experience on animation projects is highly desired
- Ability to complete tasks within production schedules and deadlines in an organized manner
- Ability to learn and adapt to new workflows and methods
- Someone who’s open and responsive to guidance and review notes from both creative and technical supervisors