We are searching for a mid-level Animator to join and integrate themselves into our team, working on our exciting large-scale AAA project.

As an Animator at Bulkhead, you'll be working in a team of animators to bring personality and life to the world we're building, creating exciting cinematic sequences and gameplay animations. You will be responsible for working with the team to conceive, prototype, and implement exciting features and sequences, and collaborate with your team to drive for high and consistent quality across the game.

The team at Bulkhead are a small, tightly knit group of developers who strive to build impressive multiplayer games. Our team members tend to be multi-disciplinary developers who push the boundaries to deliver that goal.

During the Covid-19 pandemic we have proven that we are able to work efficiently in a number of different ways, and so this role is open for candidates who want to work full-time in our Derby studio, but also those who want to work 100% remotely.

All candidates must be based in and have the right to work in the UK. At this time we are unable to offer any visa sponsorship.

If you have the skills and passion we are looking for and want to be part of something special, we want to hear from you.

Here's what you'll be doing:

• Assisting and supporting the Leads in defining animation quality standards

• Mentoring junior team members, helping them achieve their best work

• Ownership of defined features in the game

• Testing, reviewing and iterating upon animations to tune them to the highest quality

• Working with Programmers, Artists and Designers to implement animations into the game

Here are the skills you'll need:

• Demo Reel displaying character animations for video games

• 2+ years of industry experience as an Animator

• Excellent Gameplay and Cinematic Animation skills

• Maya expertise

• A relevant degree in Animation or equivalent professional full-cycle project experience.

• Unreal Engine 4 experience desirable

• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team

Preferred but not required:

• Unreal Engine 4 experience in a professional environment

• Passion for games and all things sci-fi