Interim Senior Animator

Senior Animator Location

Eindhoven;
Remote

Contract

Remote

Art

Are you a storyteller at heart with a passion for motion and emotion? As a Senior Animator at abstraction, you'll infuse life, personality, and energy into characters, creatures, and environments. Working on exciting co-development projects for PC and console, you'll collaborate with a talented, cross-functional team to create animations that captivate players and elevate gameplay. If you're ready to make every frame count — we'd love to see your moves!

We're hiring a senior animator to join an exciting opportunity where you get to think outside the box and experiment with creative problem-solving on a AAA project.

This is an initial 2-month contract with the potential to extend for up to two years.

• Create high-quality animations for hand-keyed creatures, props, and environmental elements that enhance gameplay and storytelling.

• Collaborate closely with designers, artists, and programmers to ensure animations are well-integrated and support the overall vision of the game.

• Translate gameplay and narrative requirements into expressive and responsive animations.

• Maintain consistency with the game's visual style and animation direction, following feedback from the Animation Lead.

• Participate in animation reviews, proactively giving and receiving feedback to continuously improve animation quality.

• 5+ years of professional experience as an animator in the video game industry, with at least one shipped AAA title, with a strong portfolio or demo reel showcasing gameplay work.

• Expert proficiency in Maya and understanding of Unreal Engine
  .

• Solid understanding of animation principles and body mechanics
  (timing, weight, anticipation, etc.) and how they apply to character and object motion in games.

• Familiarity with rigging and skinning processes, and ability to collaborate effectively with technical artists and riggers.

• Must be comfortable in ambiguity
  , able to iterate quickly and collaboratively
  , and keep up with a fast-paced game dev environment.

• Cinematic work and boss fight experience would be a bonus.