About the role
About The Game And Company
Mob Entertainment is a startup multimedia studio best known for the indie horror game Poppy Playtime. The franchise is a major property in gaming, with more than 100 billion YouTube views of related content since launch 4 years ago. The team is currently expanding to support growing ambitions. The company is looking for a talented Game Animator to join on a contract basis to bring characters, creatures, and gameplay mechanics to life, working closely with art, design, and engineering teams to create polished, expressive 3D animations.
What You'll Do
- Collaborate with a team of animators to develop high-quality in-game animations and cinematics.
- Work from storyboards when provided.
- Craft strong poses and compelling visual frames that represent the characters and serve the game's design goals.
- Present work to the team, seek input, and incorporate feedback from leads and teammates.
- Own your deliverables, managing your goals within milestones and deadlines while maintaining consistent style across the project.
- Continually refine animation processes throughout production to improve team productivity.
- Animate a diverse range of compelling, alluring, and fear-inducing creatures and characters that support unique and dynamic gameplay.
What You Need
- 5+ years of experience animating in Autodesk Maya.
- Ability to match the style and quality bar for a project through consistently high-quality animation.
- Strong understanding of body mechanics.
- A keen eye for performance and weight.
- Experience with creature animation (bipedal and quadrupedal).
- Self-motivated with a strong work ethic; able to work collaboratively and inspire a team environment.
- Creative problem-solving skills and the ability to think beyond established solutions.
Pluses
- Experience implementing animation directly into a game engine.
- Experience with animation blend trees and node-based animation editors in a commercial or proprietary game engine.
Submission Requirements
- Your Resume.
- Your Portfolio or Reel (Digital applications only, such as a website, blog, or online album).
- An animation test might be required.
Salary Range
Final compensation is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, and work location.
- San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; Boston, MA; & Washington, DC Metropolitan Areas: $86,000 - $106,000 USD annually.
- Austin, TX; Denver, CO; Nashville, TN; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; & Miami, FL Metropolitan Areas: $75,000 - $93,000 USD annually.
- All Other U.S. Locations: $63,000 - $79,000 USD annually.
Project Hire Benefits
Eligible U.S.-based full-time project hires receive:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off.
- Sick time.
- Holidays.
Fraud Alert
Mob Entertainment does not extend offers via text, social media DM, or without a completed application and interview. Verify that all email correspondence originates from @mobentertainment.com.
Additional Requirements
- Candidates must be available for a live, on-camera video interview.
- Remote positions may require travel to Los Angeles for in-person interviews or occasional in-person meetings.