Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Contract Type: Full-time, fixed 1-month contract. Aura Studios offers flexible and remote working, with the option to work on-site in our studio, WFH or hybrid.

Job Description/Key Responsibilities:

• Bipedal and Quadruped character animations in Maya for real-time usage in Unreal Engine.

• Working with the Art Director and Lead Supervision to achieve the desired style and feel of motion. 

Essential Criteria:

• Showreel showing keyframed character and/or creature animation

• High-level proficiency in Maya

• Great understanding of core animation principles

• Good fundamental anatomical understanding of the human body

• Good working knowledge of real-time pipeline/Maya to Unreal Engine workflow. 

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Desirable Criteria: 

• Experience and understanding of cloth and physical simulation in a real-time pipeline, including software packages and extensions such as Marvelous Designer/CLO, Niagra etc.

• Rigging skills (Maya) 

• Previous experience working within Virtual Reality and XR

• Bachelor’s Degree in Animation or an adjacent field, classification 2.1 or above

To apply please email hiring@auradigitalstudios.com

Disclaimer: Aura Studios is an equal-opportunities employer. To find out more about our policy please see here https://www.auradigitalstudios.com/equal-opportunities-policy