Character Artist & Animator Job at Game Department, Los Angeles, CA

UFh2c0R4ak1xUHVMakV2Nllzdm0wN0VrWWc9PQ==
  • Game Department
  • Los Angeles, CA

Job Description

Bring realistic humanoid characters to life with Reallusion Character Creator and Unity.

About Game Department

We're a teeny tiny indie studio working on our first game. We want to work with people who want to work on something scrappy and special and beautiful.

Description

We're looking for someone to join our tiny team working on an ambitious third-person video game and help us figure out how to make great looking animated humanoid characters.

This is a contract position with the potential to become full time as the game progresses.

Responsibilities

  • Create characters, clothing, hair, and textures in Reallusion CC5
  • Help create a library of animation clips that can be sequenced for RPG-style dialogue trees (mix-and-match, we won't have bespoke animations for every line)
  • Create custom animations for cutscenes
  • Author gameplay and locomotion animations
  • Animate facial + body in  iClone 8(or equivalent)
  • Ensure LODs, materials, and physics/cloth are working in engine in Unity 6 HDRP

Requirements

  • Experience designing characters and clothing with Reallusion Character Creator 4 or 5
  • Experience with facial and body animation
  • Experience bringing animated characters into Unity
  • Experience with wiring animations into Unity's animation systems

Nice-to-have

  • General animation experience for non-humanoid characters
  • Experience with motion, facial, or performance capture technology that could be implemented with this pipeline
  • Experience with motion matching
  • Programming experience in Unity / C#

Salary

$40 - $100 per hour

To apply

Please fill out the application form to provide your resume, a link to your portfolio, and (optional) cover letter. Please do not email about this job, only applications via the web form will be considered.

Job Tags

Remote job, Hourly pay, Full time, Contract work,

Similar Jobs

Toppers Pizza - Onalaska

CLOSING Driver - $22-25 hour+/Cash Nightly/Flexible Schedule Job at Toppers Pizza - Onalaska

 ...until 3am The best money making shifts are going to be the weekend closing shifts. At Toppers, we have a clear vision: to be the...  ...that is insured with the required liability insurance * A clean driving record * A never settle attitude and an out of this world... 

Phaxis - Education

Special Education Teacher Job at Phaxis - Education

 ...contribute to team-based student planning \n\t \n\t \n\t Maintain documentation and monitor student progress \n\t \n \n\n Apply online today to be considered for this opportunity. If youre interested in learning more about other special education positions in... 

May River Montessori

2026-2027 Primary Assistant Teacher Job at May River Montessori

 ...profit, tax exempt, 501 C-3 corporation. We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Primary Assistant Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year. The Montessori Primary Assistant Teacher assists the lead Montessori teacher in creating and... 

Martha's Vineyard Hospital

Physician Assistant, Emergency Department, Per Diem Job at Martha's Vineyard Hospital

 ...PURPOSE OF YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION: The primary role of the Emergency Department Physician Assistant will be to provide direct care management of Emergency Department (ED) patients in collaboration with the ED attending physician(s) and other members of a multidisciplinary... 

Medicorp Inc

Missouri - Nocturnist - Hospitalist - (54788) Job at Medicorp Inc

 ...Nocturnist - Southwestern Missouri ~ Employed multispecialty group seeks a BC/BE Internist or Family Practitioner to join their hospitalist team ~ Base salary: $385,000 guaranteed for one year ~ Annual shifts: 182 with additional compensation offered for extra shifts...