Character Animator

Brazos Games is a new studio in Plano, Texas staffed with highly capable industry veterans from 343 Industries, ILM, iD Software, Insomniac, Retro Studios, Arkane, Bluepoint Games and many more. This role is for a very exciting and unique upcoming title. Brazos Games is looking for a contract Character Animator who can bring our fun and stylized fantasy characters to life in game. Requirements • Able to create high end (AAA) lovingly hand-keyframed character animation for use in-game. • Mastery of the 12 principles of animation and forbidden knowledge of the elusive 13th principle which can melt the face off of anyone who sees an animation using it. • Proficiency with Autodesk Maya • Knowledge of Unreal Engine or a good grasp on how your animations will be implemented in a game engine • Showing animation examples of winged creatures is a big plus but not a requirement