Senior 3D Character Animator (PC/Console UE5)

Nekki is a game development studio with over 20 years of experience. We create games for mobile, PC, and consoles, focusing on product quality and player experience.
The Shadow Fight series and Vector have been downloaded over 1 billion times, and we continue to grow and support these franchises. At the same time, we’re building new titles: SPINE and Fight Me.

We are currently looking for a 3D Character Animator (Locomotion and Stunts) to join the animation team of our new PC/Console project – SPINE.

SPINE is made with Unreal Engine 5 and centered around cinematic gun-fu shootouts. It's a third-person beat'em'up with a full set of PC gaming features, including a deep storyline, a unique setting, cutscenes, intriguing enemies, memorable bosses, character progression, and, most importantly, breathtaking battles with a wide array of firearms.

Responsibilities:

• Animate characters, mainly locomotion, parkour, and various stunts
• Work with motion capture

What we are looking for:

• Strong understanding of animation principles
• 2+ years of experience creating character animation for games, film, or television
• Good knowledge of Maya
• Strong body mechanics and action animation skills: walking, running, jumping, stunts, etc
• Experience setting up locomotion systems in Unity or Unreal Engine is a plus
• Good understanding of animation rigs and common animation workflows and tools (animBot, center of mass, and similar)
• Openness to feedback and understanding of the iterative process
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• A strong interest in video games and animated films

Would be a plus:

• Rigging and skinning skills
• Understanding of Python/MEL
• An art-related education

We offer:

• A great team with a friendly and informal work environment (we share colleagues' interests, play video games together, and organize internal game jams)

• Support of professional development, participation in specialized conferences and educational events

• Remote work from all over the world

• Working hours from 10 AM to 7 PM (GMT+3) with possibility of adjustment

• Competitive salary (depending on professional qualifications)