Staff Animator

March 19

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Fortis Games

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Fortis Games is a gaming company dedicated to creating meaningful and engaging video games. With an international, fully remote team, Fortis focuses on innovative game design as a competitive advantage. The company fosters collaboration over competition, seeking to build connections and inspire communities through their creative works. Fortis Games is committed to redefining industry standards by changing the conventional approach to teamwork, project development, and recruitment within the gaming industry.

video games • games • gaming • social games • interactive entertainment

201 - 500 employees

🎮 Gaming

📋 Description

• At Fortis Games, we aspire to make great games that bring people together while redefining how game companies work. • We believe in building a sense of belonging through our games, their communities, and how we operate and treat each other. • We are an early but mighty organization with a leadership team of game industry veterans. • If you’re passionate about tackling difficult problems with direct and thoughtful communication and a team-first mentality, we may be the right place for you. • As a Staff Animator, your mission is to drive the animation vision and execution across projects, creating high-quality, stylized animations that elevate gameplay, storytelling, and player experience. • You will lead animation strategy, mentor other animators, and collaborate closely with engineering, art, and design teams to ensure animations are seamless, optimized, and aligned with the game’s creative direction.

🎯 Requirements

• Expert-level proficiency in animation principles, keyframing, motion capture, and stylized animation workflows. • Deep experience with 3D animation software, such as Maya, Blender, or 3DS Max, and experience integrating animations into real-time game engines like Unity or Unreal Engine. • Strong understanding of animation systems and pipelines, with experience optimizing for performance and scalability. • Ability to prototype and implement complex animation behaviors, including physics-based and procedural animation techniques. • Experience developing and refining animation tools and scripts, using languages such as Python, MEL, or C#. • Ability to troubleshoot and solve complex animation challenges, working closely with engineering and technical art teams. • Excellent leadership, mentorship, and communication skills, with the ability to guide and inspire an animation team. • A strategic mindset, capable of driving animation vision and execution across multiple projects while balancing artistic and technical requirements.

🏖️ Benefits

• We strongly believe we are changing how games studios operate and at the core of what we do is making great games that create a connected community • We're not just about making Games Where You Belong. We're also about building communities where our people belong. That’s why Fortis is a thriving environment that celebrates diversity, embraces inclusivity, and fosters growth. • Build and grow with a seasoned team of accomplished talent who have left an impactful mark in their disciplines, both in and out of gaming