Senior Mobile Game Animator

Senior Mobile Game Animator

This Metro San Diego studio and creator of some of the leading iGames in the world including a recent EGR Game of the Year finalist is hiring a Senior Mobile Game Animator.
The animator takes input from the illustration team, animates and delivers to development, working closely with both communities to build efficient animations to work inside mobile games.
You will be responsible for creating:
Various Game mockups
Particles / Animations / Visual FXs for the game
Assisting creatives in drawing game elements.
Building out optimized game ready assets from concepts
Working closely with developers ensuring concepts are achievable.
You will assist with project scheduling providing accurate time estimations for the expected work. As the bridge between illustration and development you will often be tasked with working on multiple projects across multiple teams. This requires you to have quick turnaround times and strong problem-solving skills as to not become overwhelmed.
Required Skills :
Highly proficient at Adobe After Effects
Experienced in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
Spine or rigging experience
Optimizing Files for Production
2D art production
Qualifications :
Degree/Diploma in Graphic Design / Game Art & Design / Game Development
Years of work experience commensurate with job level - roughly Junior 0-2 yrs, Mid 3-10 yrs, Snr 5+ yrs
Work experience in Gaming, Design, Marketing, Advertising, Publishing or Animation field.
High degree of experience and understanding of Adobe Creative Suite.
HTML knowledge nice to have.
Personal Skills:
Strong Problem-Solving skills
Ability to take direction and work independently
Ability to learn new programs/processes quickly
Ability to take input and make changes in a timely manner
Benefits:
All benefits begin and are vested immediately.
Zero deductible health care coverage
30 days sick time
17 days vacation, 5 days off paid Christmas to New Year's and Federal holidays
4% 401k match
Up to 25% bonus paid quarterly based personal and game team performance
Location:
This role is based in San Marcos, CA
It is in-office 5 days per week
Relocation expenses are paid
All applications must be accompanied by portfolio images or website portfolio link. Applicants should expect to take a basic skills test as part of the interview process.