About this role
Gaming: Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games, and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.
Position Summary
Essential Job Functions • Create animation that tells a story with meaning through movement. • Work closely with the Game Designer, art team, and software engineering team to • conceptualize, storyboard, prototype, create, and revise high quality final game • animations in a timely and efficient manner. • Provide creative solutions to artistic and technical problems. • Support engineering development by updating and modifying artwork to meet technical requirements. • Create and animate unique emotive characters and immersive worlds. • Communicate game direction through storyboards and animatics. • All other duties as assigned. Additional Job Description Qualifications, Training and/or Experience • Degree or certificate in 3D, or related field, or equivalent production animation • experience. • Proficient in Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator • Basic working understanding of 3D modeling and animation using software like Blender and Cinema 4d. • Unity & Spin2D software experience is a plus. • Strong design and composition ability. • A Senior animator with 7 to 10 years of experience in the production environment. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • Knowledge of storyboarding and video production including but not limited to- particles generation, compositing, motion graphics and character animation. • Strong understanding of animation principles. • Thorough understanding of physical motion, weight, balance, texture, and form. • Organized and thorough, with the ability to work quickly. • Interact and collaborate with immediate team, senior level professionals. • Must be open to direction and able to embrace change. • Proficient in Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator • Familiarity with 3D modeling, rigging, animation a plus. • Familiarity in compositing and rotoscoping a plus. • Familiarity with Unity a plus. Education • Bachelor’s degree in related field
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