Senior Animator
Job Description
Relic is an award-winning developer of genre-defining strategy games including Homeworld, Company of Heroes, and Age of Empires IV. Newly independent, we are positioned to better serve our players, experiment with exciting new game ideas, and continue delivering the richinteractive experiences players have come to expect from us over the last 25 years.
To support our existing franchises and future initiatives, we are looking for a Senior Animator to join the studio.
As a Senior Animator, you will...
- Create keyframe animations and manipulate, enhance motion capture data using Autodesk Motionbuilder, Maya and 3DS Max
- Develop animations for diverse visual styles, meeting various engine and technical requirements within project deadlines
- Collaborate with Designers, Artists, and Programmers to ensure animations meet design and technical specifications
- Integrate animations into the game engine seamlessly
- Work closely with Tech Artists to build and maintain motion trees for in-game character motion
- Collaborate with Craft leads and work independently within a development team
- Understand the role of gameplay animation and continually test, problem-solve, and polish animations
You are a great fit if you have…
- A strong technical understanding of animation tools, rigging, and pipelines
- Experience in planning motion capture shoots, editing motion capture data, and keyframe animation
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of biped animation, with familiarity in quadruped and vehicle motion being a strong plus
- Initiative and problem-solving skills, thriving as a self-starter in a dynamic environment
- A passion for creating high-quality animation and a love for strategy games!
It’s a bonus if you have…
- Experience working with proprietary engines and modding
- Scripting as it relates to animation
- Experience working in Unreal
Are you game? We’d like to hear from you!
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and value our diverse workplace. We strongly encourage applications from women, Indigenous and racialized peoples, LGBTQ2S+ individuals, and people with disabilities. Our studio is made up of people with a wide variety of backgrounds and life experiences because it makes us better, and helps our games tell stories to our whole audience.
Compensation
The salary range for this position in British Columbia:
- *Animator $65,000 and $90,000 CAD a year based on a 40-hour work week. *
- *Senior Animator $90,000 and $120,000 CAD a year based on a 40-hour work week. *
The salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, level, knowledge, skills and competencies, and business or organizational needs.
Why join Relic?
Relic offers an extended benefits package, RRSP/DPSP matching program (subject to eligibility requirements), and annual paid holiday studio closure. We put a huge priority on mental and physical wellbeing: each Relican has access to an annual Health and Wellness Spending Account, as well as an Employee and Family Assistance Program providing access to resources and support around mental health, financial well-being, family care, elder care, and more.
Relic respectfully acknowledges that we're located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Please apply through our careers page (www.relic.com) and we will be in touch shortly to let you know about the next steps.
Thank you for considering a role with Relic!