About the job
Make your positive impact on the future of gaming
The gaming industry is changing at lightning speed. From the growth of free-to-play and battle royale games, to the arrival of play-to-earn games and GameFi, the industry is evolving at a rapid pace. Nyan Heroes is at the forefront of this evolution focused on building a AAA battle royale game that is launching its alpha late 2022. To further involve and empower players fairly in every aspect of the game and economy, Nyan Heroes will be leveraging the benefits of the blockchain while also positioning itself as the benchmark for fair, sustainable game development in this space. We aim to lead the advancement of the GameFi industry technologically, ethically, and inspirationally.
About the role
We are seeking an Animation Director to play a key role in our leadership team, providing clear vision for cinematic and gameplay animation and setting high standards for all animations working on our AAA, F2P, Play-and-Earn title.
What you’ll be doing
- Closely collaborating with the Creative Director to define and hold the vision for our animation style
- Work with Design, Art, and Technical Directors to set the standard, determine, and drive the visual quality across all animation content throughout the game
- Determine, direct and accomplish the vision and quality bar for animation across all projects
- Manage animators, riggers, and modellers to ensure our characters and mech’s play and perform well in all gameplay and cinematic environments
- Lead and execute the strategy for the animation pipeline
- Be an inspired leader of a new and fun gaming studio
About you
- 8+ years of directing animation with excellent credentials on high credibility AAA games, with at least 2 shipped titles in a management role
- Demonstrable previous work as an Animation Director for 1st person/3rd person AAA games
- Expert knowledge of Maya and experience with Motionbuilder and mocap data editing techniques for games
- Solid skills in key frame animation (great sense of weight, timing and strong posing)
- Excellent understanding of shape, composition and layout as well as a good technical understanding of game engines, ideally UE5
- Excellent knowledge of current games and trends and strong opinions about animation techniques and quality
- Excellent written and verbal English skills
- Experience in leading, managing and mentoring teams
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Positive attitude, anchored around a team-oriented mindset
- An inspirational leader, able to achieve high quality on time and in budget
Showreel:
We would love to see your creative work! For this role, we ask that you provide:
- A showreel or portfolio (online is preferred, can also be attached to your CV)
- A complete shot breakdown of the work within showreel or portfolio
- Clear guidance about your specific responsibilities and contribution to the work within the showreel or portfolio.
FAQs
- Location: From anywhere in the world. We are globally remote.
- Equity/tokens available: Yes
- Start date: ASAP
