Senior/Lead 3D Animator in Ubisoft

Company Description:Ubisoft’s 19,000professionals, working across more than 40locations around the world, are bound byacommon mission toenrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent have brought tolife many acclaimed franchises such asAssassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more tocome. Ubisoft isanequal opportunity company that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key tocreating worlds where both players and community can thrive and express themselves. With our Ubisoft Corporate Social Responsibility team, wework with and for our players, helping tocreate original and memorable gaming experiences that gobeyond entertainment toenrich lives. Beside this, atUbisoft, weare committed tomaking our own active contribution toabetter environment through green initiatives and global carbon neutrality. Ifyou are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting-edge technologies, pushing the boundaries ofentertainment and Play Green, weinvite you tojoin our journey and helpus create the unknown. Read more about our commitment tosocial impact here.  Job Description:Weare looking for asolutions-oriented Senior orLead Animator tojoinus toplay asignificant role inshaping the team and animation style for our AAA game with the major focus onprototyping, creation and integration of3Danimation content inline with the creative direction, technology and quality benchmarks ofthe project.Responsibilities:Support and drive AAA quality standards for the animation team;Work with Directors and Production Management team onanimation style and quality expectations;Create, prioritize, assign, and regularly follow upontasks and the advancement ofthe team’s work with regards todeliverables;Represent the team;Deliver work inaccordance with the artistic direction ofthe project;Work alongside the other departments and disciplines tounderstand both the Design and the Engine limitations and deliver the best functional animations possible;Animate characters, cameras orobjects used for real-time orpre-calculated sequences;Integrate animations tothe game while ensuring technical constraints are met;Deliver animatic and quick draft animation toproof idea;Produce final, high-quality animation from scratch, pre-designed draft ormotion capture footage;Participate inthe creation and realization ofin-game animations aswell asofcinematic sequences;Follow the quality standards, the aspects ofthe game wanted aswell asthe respect ofthe deadlines;Share his/her experience and help the less experienced members ofthe team.Requirements:Knowledge ofa3dpackage— Maya, MotionBuilder, 3DS MaxEnthusiasm and desire towork inthe game development industry;Have agood understanding ofanimation principles— timing, weight and staging;Experience inkeyframing executing convincing, realistic, well-timed animations;Nice tohave understanding ofmotion capture technique and mo-cap data processing knowledge; Nice tohave rigging skills, understands all aspects ofcharacter rigging and skinning;English— Upper-Intermediate orhigher.Personal qualities:Critical analysis and problem-solving;Self-motivated with proactiveattitude toimprove own qualifications;Open toreceive and act onconstructive criticism;Ability tolearn game engine tools and pipeline;Ability toplan, organize and prioritize work inthe context ofgiven timescales and quality requirements.Our benefits:Premium health insurance with gym coverageLife insurancePsychological assistance programmes20working days annual vacationSpecial occasions and maternity/paternity leavesPaid time off for volunteering activitySabbatical leave Paid state and religious holidays (despite war-time restrictions)Hybrid work scheduleSocial responsibility initiativesSpacious and modern office space with parkingEnglish and French language schoolTraining and development programmesAccess toall Ubisoft games onUbisoft Connect PlatformUbisoft iscommitted toenriching players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experience. Wecreate worlds where people can express themselves, explore and discover new possibilities.  Are you looking towork with enthusiastic experts who are tackling game-changing challenges inentertainment and beyond? AtUbisoft, weoffer anopen environment where bright ideas are given achance toshine and everyone iseager toshare knowledge. Challenge accepted?