Animator

At Charged Monkey, we are a team of talented and experienced game makers. Our ambitions are huge, and only a world-class team could achieve them. To date, we’ve built a team of incredibly talented individuals from all over the world, who together are bringing industry-defining games to life.

In partnership with SCOPELY, one of the biggest gaming studios worldwide (known for IPs like Star Trek™ Fleet Command, MONOPOLY GO!, etc.), we are in the early stages of development on an ambitious, unannounced, cross-platform Strategy/MMO title.

Do you want to be a part of talented and passionate game makers to join us on this exciting journey?

We are seeking an experienced ANIMATOR to join our team based in Prague / Bratislava on a hybrid or remote basis. 

What will you do?

As a member of the art team you will be helping the Art director make their artistic vision come to life. You will work in a collaborative environment to build and iterate on animations for a wide range of game assets. The ideal candidate will have a portfolio displaying a high level of ability of realistic and stylized keyframe animations. 

• Create high quality animations for both vehicle combat and characters, while maintaining the animation style of the project
• Implement animations into engine with full ownership of your work (unity)
• Collaborate with Tech Art and Code teams to ensure pipelines and tools are effective, optimal and capable of delivery
• Support the development and documentation of animation pipelines and workflows
• Work alongside Technical Art/Animation to implement animations and animation systems
• Collaborate across disciplines to understand animation requirements and propose solutions

What we’re looking for?

• Proven ability to deliver high quality animations in a game development environment
• Experience animation in Unity and Maya
• Proficient keyframe animation skills
• Experience using Maya or similar animation tools – Maya is our pipeline
• Exhibit a strong understanding of the fundamental principles of animation
• Take ownership of animation responsibilities and oversee tasks
• Good understanding of game animation processes from source to engine – ideally within Unity
• Excellent communication skill with a positive and proactive viewpoint
• Able to take critique in a professional manner
• Self motivated and strong organizational skills

Bonus Points

• Experienced working with an IP
• Have shipped games
• Enjoy Sci-fi
• A passion for games

We’d love to hear from you! Please contact us via the email hr@chargedmonkey.com. Please include a portfolio or PDF/links to examples of your work in the application.