Job Title: Join Our Team as a 3D Animator - Bring Stories to Life

Embark on a career-defining journey as a 3D Animator with Sight & Sound! Located in a fantastic work environment, this role offers a unique opportunity to leverage your diverse skillset and drive success. We offer a competitive salary that reflects your skills and experience, providing a solid foundation for your future growth.

Sight & Sound is a vibrant organization that brings together talented individuals to tell inspiring stories through our work. We foster a culture of love, trust, and teamwork, providing a collaborative environment where you can thrive and do your best work every day.

As a 3D Animator, you will be a versatile illustrator and 3D artist with a deep understanding of digital animation principles and mechanics. You will collaborate with our Artistic Directors, Media Designer, Compositor, and Artists to create immersive storytelling experiences, including character and video effects (VFX).

Please note that Sight & Sound is not an e-verified employer and cannot offer visa sponsorship.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with storyboarding and key-framing rough animatics for review and approval of direction before finalizing content.
• Rig and animate characters to reveal attitude, emotion, and mood, with a strong sense of spatial awareness and a feel for movement over time.
• Assist in motion-capture (mocap) film shoots and work to tie captured animations to their digital models.
• Aid in the creation of particle-based animations and visual effects.
• Collaborate with the Producer, Artistic Directors, Media Designer, Compositor, and Artists on a variety of projects, from scene extensions in media to character modeling, rigging, and asset animation.

Prerequisites:

• Passion for 3D animation and storytelling, with an understanding of what makes characters and VFX believable and how to blend them seamlessly with their digital environments.
• Ability to field questions quickly and decisively, be proactive in identifying scope creep, and foster collaboration between other Artists on the team.
• Capacity to translate creative direction, concept art, and storyboards into movement.
• Strong understanding of the production pipeline and the ability to layer on refinement as scenes begin to take shape.
• Experience with modeling, texturing, motion capture, rigging, and animating 3D models.
• Understanding of creating assets for use in Unity or Unreal Engine.
• Comfortable animating vehicles, particle-based effects, and characters (both biped and quadruped characters) to reveal attitude, emotions, and mood.
• Experienced in computer animation and visual effects software (Unity Game Engine, Unreal Game Engine, Nuke, Maya, Modo, Houdini, Adobe After Effects, etc.).
• Level-headed and able to work calmly and effectively under pressure.
• Self-motivated, light-hearted, flexible, and adaptable, with the ability to handle frequent changes and adjustments.
• Experience with programming or technical animator skillsets is a plus.
• Mac and PC proficient.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience: Related experience in TV, Film, or Gaming Animation preferred.

Ready to Apply?

If you are a motivated individual ready to contribute to a thriving team, we encourage you to apply now! We are excited to review your application.