Job Description

Position:  3D Motion Designer/Animator & 3D Generalist

Groove Jones, a world-renowned and award-winning studio specializing in Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Interactive Entertainment technologies, is currently seeking a person to take on the role as  3D Motion Designer/Animator & 3D Generalist.

This person loves character animation in Maya and has knowledge of general rigging practices, 3D art assets and motion capture data. They are excited about bringing their creations into VR/AR applications, and knows how to implement their work into both Unreal and Unity. Strong communication skills and ability to receive constructive feedback is necessary.

The right candidate should enjoy working in a collaborative environment, they should be organized and have an eye for detail.  They should also have an insatiable appetite to research, learn and test their knowledge and skills to build things that haven’t been done before!

This is a full-time contract position located in Dallas, Texas.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate would have at least a bachelor's degree in Fine Art, Animation, Video Game Development or Related Field, but prior experience may qualify someone.
• The candidate must have at least 3-5 year’s experience at an Interactive shop, agency or game studio. 
• Candidate has to be proficient in Maya 
• The position requires a dynamic person that thrives in a fast-paced environment and is extremely organized. 
• The ideal candidate would have experience using Motion Builder
• This person should have experience implementing work into both Unreal and Unity.
• Experience with Python a plus.
• Knowledge of general rigging practices.

Duties and Responsibilities

• 3D Animation of animal and human characters in Maya.
• Some motion capture cleanup may be required.
• Format animations to fit rendering pipeline.
• Review and provide feedback to animation team. 
• Manage animation pipeline and supervise junior animators.
• Serve as animation team lead.

Applicants should submit their resume with a link to their portfolio. Resumes should be sent to careers@groovejones.com

We offer competitive wages, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401K package, vacation and sick time, paid holidays, and other optional employee benefits.

About Groove Jones

Groove Jones is an award-winning creative technology company that provides software solutions to advertising, entertainment, marketing, health, and training companies to engage with their audiences. It has a client list of numerous Fortune 500 companies like Amazon, AT&T, Comcast, HP, IBM, Intel, Mastercard, McDonald’s, Nestle, Samsung, and Under Armour.

We are artists, musicians, thinkers, creators, tinkerers, technologists, gamers, strategists, innovators, rebels, developers and most of all, digital fanboys (and fangirls) with a common interest: consistently delivering amazing, effective work for amazing clients. We love what we do. 

For more information visit – www.groovejones.com