Climax is one of the leading creative lights of independent games development and  is currently working with  publishing partners that include: Buena Vista Games, SCEA,  Microsoft , EIDOS, Konami, THQ, 2K Games & Bethesda Softworks on projects such as Ghostrider, Silent Hill and  The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion , as well as our groundbreaking original next-gen game  for the PS3 and the Xbox 360; Climax is an exciting, creative and fun place to work and has a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Animator to work on a stunning new title.

Our ideal candidate will be:

*       An exceptionally good character animator.
*       A motivated team-leader with attention to detail and respect for deadlines & budgets who is task driven with excellent time management skills
and with the ability to prioritise their work as well as the team members beneath them.

*       Experienced at managing animation teams effectively and in a timely fashion.
*       Previously experienced in the mentoring and tutoring junior animators.
*       Able to supply well-presented examples or a pertinent show reel that demonstrate your knowledge and execution of timing, weight, expression, posing, etc.
*       Able to showcase a healthy percentage of your work showing realistic, human-proportioned bipedal animation.
*       Experienced enough to have worked on two or more published titles at a senior level of responsibility as a character animator.
*       Experienced in systems control animation as opposed to just cinematic and cut scene work.
*       Professionally conversant in Maya and Max with some Mo Cap experience.
*       Professional and effective at communicating directives, ideas and critique within an animation team as well as attending and contributing to
departmental lead and producer meetings as required.
*       Experienced at troubleshooting technical problems and creating solutions with regards to 3D animation in a game engine, from constraints to
exporting, whatever the problem may be.

Relocation packages are available

Benefits:

Competitive Salary package
Comprehensive Health Cover
Flexi Time
Child care Voucher Scheme
The services of a Financial Advisor
Extensive Training
Stakeholder Pension
Project & Performance related Bonus Scheme
Free Refreshments
Exciting games and a friendly working environment




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