Hinterland is seeking an intermediate to senior animator to help complete and polish narrative cinematic content in our games.
You will work under the direction of the Animation Lead within a small but mighty animation team. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of previous cinematic animation experience in video games, be strongly proficient in Maya, and be comfortable working with Motionbuilder. Experience with Faceware facial animation is a definite plus for this role.
This is a remote role open to anyone who is able to work in Canada. Please include links to your animation portfolio with your application. Hinterland is a team of proud craftspeople who care about human creativity, therefore applicants using generative AI for their portfolios or applications (ex. cover letters) will be immediately disqualified.
Please submit applications and cover letters to: jobs@hinterland.com
Contract Term: 4-6 months (extensible)
Contract Rate: $8000-9000 CAD per month
ABOUT HINTERLAND
In an industry not known for taking care of its people, Hinterland strives to be different. We believe that the diversity, points of view, experience, and individual backgrounds of our team members contribute to a rich mosaic that helps us create better experiences, and helps those experiences reach a wider audience.
Hinterland is an equal-opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for our positions, regardless of ethnicity, social class, sexual orientation or identity, or religious affiliation. We value seniority and experience for our senior and leadership roles, but are always looking for ways to bring diverse viewpoints and experiences from across the spectrum of entertainment and technology.
We embrace a flexible working environment that focuses on high-autonomy balanced against high personal accountability. All our positions are remote-first, focused on finding the best fit for culture and talent. This remote-first flexibility is balanced with a physical studio in Vancouver, which is optionally available (COVID-permitting) to anyone on the team who wants to use it. We strengthen our team bond through offsite retreats, where we focus on creating memories together. We feel this balance of remote and in-person opportunities creates the strongest alloy for our culture.
We encourage everyone on the team to find balance between work and life, and never ask anyone to compromise one for the other. We are a No Crunch studio. We have high expectations of the level of commitment and the quality of the work done by our team, and trust everyone to manage their own schedule and workload. We offer a generous bundle of benefits and vacation time, and strongly encourage our team members to enjoy the 5+ weeks of paid time off we offer annually. We are a family-first studio and offer a range of tools to support our team and their growing families.