Lead Animator
Lighthouse Games
- Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Grow, develop and support a world class animation department
- Collaboration across the studio for all things relating to animation
- Mentoring and providing feedback to the animation team
- Set goals and manage the development of the animation team
- Provide constructive feedback across the animation department and through personal one to one conversations
- Creating and implementing animation assets for the game
- Documenting and maintaining the animation pipeline
- Seek out and present new solutions to animation problem areas
- Working closely with the art leadership to maintain a high quality standard across animation and all related departments
- Work with production to scope and implement animation work for the department
- 5+ years of industry experience
- An excellent portfolio/demo reel showing examples of character animation
- Excellent working knowledge of Maya, MotionBuilder or any other industry standard animation package
- Experience scoping and planning a successful animation pipeline
- Proven experience mentoring and growing an animation department
- Proven experience working with motion capture, keyframe animation and procedural animation techniques
- Understanding of facial animation
- Experience with state machines
- A passion for video games and an understanding of current trends in relation to animation
- Great communication skills projecting a positive and approachable attitude
- Previous experience leading an animation department
- Experience with Unreal Engine
- Experience with open world games
- Passion for video game animation
- 25 Days Holiday, plus 1 day for your birthday
- Studio Shutdown between Christmas and New Year
- Discretionary Bonus Scheme
- Private Pension Scheme
- Private Healthcare
- Health and Well-Being Benefits
- Dental Care
- Optical treatments
- Mental Health Support