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From concept through live operations, our co-development teams work as trusted extensions of our clients' studios, contributing expertise across design, engineering, art, audio, QA, and production.\nWe are looking for a creative and technically skilled Lead/Senior Animator to drive character animation and visual storytelling for our game development projects. You will oversee animation production, establish quality benchmarks, and guide artists in creating dynamic, realistic, and engaging character performances. This role combines hands-on animation expertise with team leadership, focusing on animation quality, efficient production workflows, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering experiences that enhance gameplay and player engagement.\nRequirements\nWhat will you do:\nOverseeing animation creation for characters, ensuring consistency with the project’s style and narrative goals\nCollaborating with directors and department leads to define animation styles, techniques, and pipelines that support storytelling and gameplay objectives\nProviding feedback and mentorship to animators, helping them improve skills and maintain quality standards\nDeveloping and managing project timelines, allocating resources, and adjusting schedules to meet production deadlines\nImplementing quality control processes to ensure animations are fluid, believable, and emotionally impactful\nFacilitating communication between animation and other departments, such as modeling and rigging, to maintain a cohesive production pipeline\nAssist the recruiting team by screening portfolios, conducting interviews, and participating in the hiring and onboarding of new team members.\nDefine, document, and continuously improve art production pipelines and workflows to maximize team efficiency and quality.\nPersonally create high-quality, \"benchmark\" animations that serve as a gold standard for the team and establish the target quality bar.\nAct as the primary point of contact for the animation team, representing their work, needs, and challenges in production meetings and to studio leadership.\nResearch and implement new art creation techniques, software, and technologies to keep the team at the forefront of the industry.\nReview and approve art assets from internal artists, ensuring they meet project standards.\nChampion a healthy, collaborative, and positive team culture that encourages open communication, and shared ownership.\nWhat are we looking for:\n5 years of experience as a game animator\nFamiliarity with motion capture software, asset management systems, and scripting tools to streamline workflows\nProficiency in animation software such as Autodesk Maya, Motion Builder, 3DSMax and Blender, as well as game engines such as UE5 and Unity\nDeep understanding of animation principles, character movement, and storytelling\nAbility to create keyframe animations, rig characters, and develop complex sequences\nFamiliarity with motion capture software, asset management systems, and scripting tools to streamline workflows\nBenefits\nCompetitive Salary \nPositive, Collaborative Company Culture\nAttractive Local & Regional Benefits\nYou will be working for the world's leading provider of game services.\nWe empower our people and offer regular progression opportunities to ensure our employees flourish.\nAbout Side\nSide (formerly PTW) is a global video game development and services provider, offering technical and creative solutions to many of the largest developers and studios around the world. Founded in 2009 and drawing on 30+ years' experience from our parent company in Japan, Side has since grown to become a global force with 20 studios in 14 countries across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. \nOur industry-leading services include game development, art production, audio production, quality assurance, localization, localization QA, player support, community management, and datasets. \nExperience our side of life. 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