Job Details at a Glance
| Detail | Information |
| Location | UK Remote or West Midlands Based (Birmingham) |
| Position Type | Full-Time Contractor |
| Company | Flix Interactive |
| Focus | Leading cinematic animation, utilizing Unreal Engine Sequencer |
| Work Environment | Friendly, supportive, and passionate team |
Flix is an extremely talented, ambitious studio that creates visually stunning and lifelike animated cinematics for our own exclusive projects and alongside high-profile co-development partners. We offer a friendly, nurturing work environment made up of welcoming, passionate, and active gamers.
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated individual to play a central role in helping lead the creation of cinematic sequences as a Senior Cinematic Animator.
The Role and Purpose
As a core component of our Animation team, you will utilize your technical abilities and creativity to craft immersive cinematic sequences, helping direct the overall animation direction and player experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Creative Leadership: Work with and guide the Animation team to design and create engaging and polished cinematic sequences—from concept to final implementation.
- Quality & Consistency: Collaborate with Art and Design Leads to establish and uphold the quality bar, ensuring a consistent and cohesive visual identity.
- Team Support: Help manage the day-to-day progress of animation development, supporting your team with project-specific processes and problem-solving.
- Pipeline Champion: Build upon and champion best pipeline practices for animation creation, optimization, and performance, especially for target platforms.
- Mentorship: Participate in staff interviews, onboarding, mentorship programs, and performance reviews, fostering skill development and artistic growth.
- Industry Knowledge: Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to continually push the boundaries of game animation.
Requirements
- Experience: Professional experience in a Senior Animator role for games.
- Portfolio: A strong showreel demonstrating cinematic sequences with exceptional storytelling, composition, and cinematography skills.
- Engine Expertise: High level of understanding of game animation content creation for Unreal Engine, including the full rigging, skinning, animation, and implementation process.
- Software Proficiency: High proficiency in relevant industry-standard software including Maya, Blender, or equivalent.
- Creative Eye: A creative eye and care for animation direction in your own work and the work of your team.
- Fundamentals: Excellent understanding of animation fundamentals (weight, timing, posing) and character anatomy, movement, and performance principles.
- Soft Skills: Strong support-focused interpersonal skills, able to communicate, collaborate, and mentor effectively.
- Work Ethic: Ability to manage your time effectively, delegating and prioritizing based on project need.
Desirable Skills (Pluses)
- Shipped at least one title in a Senior position within a relevant animation production pipeline.
- In-depth knowledge of Unreal’s Sequencer (or similar) for cinematic animations.
- Experience animating special effects.
- Experience with motion capture technology and data cleaning/editing processes.
Application & Portfolio
Please include your CV, portfolio, and cover letter (optional) within your application. Links to an online portfolio are preferable. If your samples are from previous works with another studio, please ensure they are cleared for release.
Send your application to – careers@flixinteractive.com
