Lead Animator
Crytek is looking for an experience, passionate and ambitious Lead Animator to join the Hunt: Showdown team. As Lead Animator, you will work closely with the Animation Director and help create in-game animations with key-frame as well as mo-cap techniques. You will lead a team of talented animators and work closely with Associate Producers and other departments to ensure a speedy and fluid workflow.
*Required documents that allow a careful evaluation of your application are resume, cover letter and additional samples (Animation Demo Reel / Portfolio link)*
Relocation & Remote Work
Although we believe living close to our studio helps foster team spirit and stronger bonds between team members, we understand that people have different needs and expectations for their place of residence. You have a choice of three location options, allowing you to work with Crytek from anywhere you wish:
1. Come to our modern headquarters in Frankfurt and receive an attractive relocation package and have access to all of our benefits.
2. If you are already living in a European Union member state, we are able to offer you a permanent work contract and allow you to work remotely as an employee from there.
3. If you are interested in full-time remote work in any other country outside of the European Union, we can offer you a freelance contract arrangement.
- Responsibilities
- Work in close collaboration throughout different departments to assure proprietary implementation of animations within game engine.
- Lead Animators and provide guidance and assistance where required.
- Create key frame animation as well as working with motion capture data for in-game assets while following the given animation style guide.
- Ensure timely completion of animation commitments at the desired quality bar.
- Partners with designers, programmers and other departments involved.
- Contribute innovative and original ideas towards all aspects of game production and development.
- Requirements
- 8+ years of professional work experience in the game industry, preferably with 2+ years in a Lead capacity.
- Experience in 1st Person animation.
- Excellent knowledge of Maya.
- Experience with locomotion sets.
- Experienced with key-frame and motion capture techniques
- A thorough understanding of animation pipelines and the processes involved from the conceptual phase to implementation.
- Ability to create fluid, smooth, realistic animations with specific demonstration of animation fundamentals.
- Excellent organizational skills
- Self-driven team player with strong interpersonal skills, who is able to motivate people and helps the team to exceed expectations.
- Positive, solution-orientated individual with a passion for game development.
- Strong English skills, good communication skills with a strong affinity for transparency.
- Pluses
- Rigging skill is a plus.
- Experience with CRYENGINE
What you can expect from us
Home Office
Work-life balance is not just a hollow term for us. At Crytek, we offer you the option to either work from home or in our studio.
Career Path
Your professional development is important to us, so we have laid out a career plan to help you progress towards your goals and objectives.
Company Apartment
To help you get settled, we provide you with a fully furnished company apartment during your first three months in Frankfurt.*
Relocation Support
We offer a relocation budget and full coverage of flights to Frankfurt for you and your family.
You can expect extensive assistance with visa, work permits, and communication with authorities during the relocation process, as well as help settling into Germany (e.g. setting up appointments with banks, government agencies, schools, landlords, finding apartments etc.).*
Public Transport Pass
Discover Frankfurt by bus, tram and metro – free of charge.*
Gym Card
A healthy body is a healthy mind. We offer a membership at the premium gym chain Fitness First in Germany. Work out, join group fitness classes, or relax in the wellness facilities.
International Environment
We truly embody diversity at Crytek. With employees from over 42 different countries, we define ourselves by our cultural diversity.
German Classes
Understanding the local culture will make your stay abroad more enjoyable, and Crytek supports that by offering German language courses for you and your family.
Vacation Days
At our Frankfurt office you can enjoy 24 days of vacation per year, and every 2 years you get 1 more (up to a maximum of 28 days). You will also have on average 10 public holidays on top of the days you take off. If you are working from another country, local standards apply.
*only applicable to employees in Frankfurt.
Apply for this Position
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We are Crytek.
Crytek is an independent video game developer, publisher, and technology provider based in Frankfurt, Germany.
Crytek pushes the boundaries of the possible to make the impossible a reality. We want to create the most fun gaming experiences around, and if we have to blow up computer system requirements or push genre boundaries to do so, then we will. With almost two decades of experience in the games industry, Crytek takes its unique combination of experience and skills and continue to make an impact via innovative, fun, cutting-edge games and technology.