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Advanced Gameplay Animator

Toronto, Ontario, Canada · On-site

$110k–$140k/yr

Mid level$15M raised

As an Advanced Animator at Certain Affinity, you'll be part of a creative team generating highly polished in-game animations for AAA and original IP titles. This is a great opportunity to assist in the project's design b…

Skills: Animation, Unreal Engine 4, Unreal Engine 5, Maya, MotionBuilder

Certain Affinity logoCertain Affinity

Senior UI Programmer

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · On-site

$100k–$130k/yr

Mid level$15M raised

Senior UI ProgrammerDescription As a Senior UI Programmer at Certain Affinity, you will build the interface that connects players to the game. You’ll collaborate closely with UI/UX designers and artists to implement intu…

Skills: Unreal Engine, UMG, Blueprints, C++, Object-Oriented Programming

Certain Affinity logoCertain Affinity

Senior UI Programmer

Toronto, Ontario, Canada · On-site

$100k–$120k/yr

Mid level$15M raised

Senior UI ProgrammerDescription As a Senior UI Programmer at Certain Affinity, you will build the interface that connects players to the game. You’ll collaborate closely with UI/UX designers and artists to implement intu…

Skills: Unreal Engine, UMG, Blueprints, C++, Object-Oriented Programming

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Advanced Gameplay Animator

Certain Affinity

Toronto, Ontario, Canada • On-site

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  • $110k–$140k/yr
  • Full-time
  • Posted 1d ago
  • Apply by Oct 26
  • ~40 hrs/week

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the art and design teams to visualize and integrate high-quality animations into immersive game worlds. Mentor fellow animators while testing and refining animation assets directly within the game engine.

Requirements

Requires at least 4 years of professional game industry experience with character and object animation. Candidates must demonstrate expertise in Unreal Engine and a strong understanding of both keyframe and performance capture techniques.

Full job description

As an Advanced Animator at Certain Affinity, you'll be part of a creative team generating highly polished in-game animations for AAA and original IP titles. This is a great opportunity to assist in the project's design by providing pre-visualization animations for gameplay elements and evolving and refining motion for characters, weapons, vehicles, and environmental objects. Are you looking for an opportunity to work with insanely talented, humble, and collaborative game devs? Then look no further and read on.

Candidates must be located in Ontario or British Columbia Canada to be eligible for this opportunity.

Responsibilities

 
  • Work with the Art Director, Lead Animator & Design team to visualize and integrate motion into a highly immersive world
  • implementation of animation assets and testing in engine for accuracy
  • Mentor other animators on technique and process
  • Create animations in a variety of styles, from ultra-realistic mocap based movement to highly stylized hand-keyed motion depending on the needs of the project
Requirements

 
  • 4+ years’ experience in the game industry, specifically associated with character and object animation
  • Shipped 2+ titles as an animator
 
  • Experience establishing and driving new workflows for content creation
  • Experience establishing new tools for both internal and codev project use
  • Expert-level understanding of the principles of animation
  • Experience in UE4 and UE5
  • Excellent understanding of game animation pipelines and workflow
  • Strong communication and time management skills
  • Ability to work within predefined styles from realistic to stylized and effectively communicate this style to the rest of a team
  • Knowledge and application of both keyframe and performance capture animation in a real-time environment
  • Solid grasp of performance requirements and constraints of current-generation console and PC gaming development
  • Solid understanding of how animation by way of performance, staging, dynamics, timing, and pacing influences player response and feedback to help make a game fun and engaging
  • Experience mentoring other artists and animators
  • Must be able to initiate visual direction without specific concept or design
  • A desire to work and support a diverse and inclusive environment

Extra Credit

 
  • Experience in the setup, organization, and performance direction of a motion capture shoot
  • Expert level knowledge of Maya. MotionBuilder and other 3D animation packages are a plus
  • Strong foundational knowledge in traditional arts, including but not limited to graphic design or illustration, life drawing, acting, and cinematography
  • Experience working with co-development partners
Salary: $110K CAD-$140K CAD
 

Related keywords

Gameplay AnimatorAAA TitlesOriginal IPPre-visualizationMocapHand-keyed AnimationUE4UE5MayaMotionBuilder3D AnimationPerformance CaptureKeyframeGame DevelopmentAnimation PipelinesCharacter Animation

About Certain Affinity

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We Make The Best Games Even Better

Industry
Computer Games
Company size
201-500 employees
Founded
2006
Headquarters
Austin, TX
LinkedIn followers
26,350
Total funding
$15M

Certain Affinity (CA) was founded in 2006 with a goal of creating innovative, top-quality action games. It brings together an exceptionally experienced, unusually talented group to form one of the largest independent video game developers in North America. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a second, award-winning studio in Toronto, Canada. Certain Affinity is credited in over 40 titles across more than 17 world-class franchises, with 200+ full-time employees including veterans from dozens of successful game studios.

Offices: 7620 Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX 78752, US · Toronto, CA

Entertainment and Video GamesCo-Developmentand Lead DevelopmentGamingPC GamesGamificationOnline Games
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About Certain Affinity

LinkedInVisit site

We Make The Best Games Even Better

Industry
Computer Games
Company size
201-500 employees
Founded
2006
Headquarters
Austin, TX
LinkedIn followers
26,350
Total funding
$15M

Certain Affinity (CA) was founded in 2006 with a goal of creating innovative, top-quality action games. It brings together an exceptionally experienced, unusually talented group to form one of the largest independent video game developers in North America. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a second, award-winning studio in Toronto, Canada. Certain Affinity is credited in over 40 titles across more than 17 world-class franchises, with 200+ full-time employees including veterans from dozens of successful game studios.

Offices: 7620 Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX 78752, US · Toronto, CA

Entertainment and Video GamesCo-Developmentand Lead DevelopmentGamingPC GamesGamificationOnline Games
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