Lead 3D Animator (East Coast Only)

Who is Recruiting from Scratch: Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire. We work with companies funded by the best investors including Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, Tiger Global Management, A16Z, Accel, DFJ, and more. About Our Client

Our client is a gaming startup building an Anime-themed massively multiplayer dungeon building RPG game, blending the best qualities of top-notch action games, role-playing games, and game creation tools into one beautiful social experience. They have raised over $17.5M in seed and Series A funding from a16z GPs. Our client is currently seeing an explosion of interest in Anime in the US: Attack on Titan, Genshin Impact, League of Legends (Battle Academia skins) are early indicators of a greater long-term trend. As Anime fans themselves, they are incredibly excited to be building a 2.5D multiplayer world with an Anime-inspired theme, where players can make their own islands and games (starting with dungeons!) within a single shared world, and add custom art and stories to their creations. The Role As the Lead 3D Animator, you will work closely with the Art Director to help define the animation feel for players and help craft an action-based isometric action game with a variety of different character archetypes. Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Art Director to help define the animation feel for a top-down isometric action game, featuring various character archetypes
• Character acting, similar to emotes seen in MOBA and shooter genres
• Quick mock animation blocking for prototypes & polished animation for product-ready releases
• Become the point of contact for outsourcing companies for coordinating and reviewing/revising animation
• Finish your mission and tasks with autonomy and being scrappy if necessary

Required Qualifications

• Intimate understanding of fast-paced action game style such as Bayonetta, Devil May Cry, Ninja Gaiden, Nier:Automata, etc. and translating that feel into a top-down isometric game context
• Understanding of body locomotion/mechanics for Japanese-style action games, both semi-realistic and stylistic
• Demonstrated ability to create high-quality animations
• Growth minded and motivated towards learning and finding creative and effective solutions to difficult problems

Desired Qualifications

• Modeling, Rigging and/or VFX skills
• Foundation in 2D animation
• Intimate understanding of martial arts and martial arts principles
• Creature animation skills
• Familiarity with rogue-like/lite games like Hades, Wizard of Legend, etc.
• Familiarity with 2D isometric games like Dofus/Wakfu, Hades, etc.

Perks

• Unlimited paid time off with 2-week vacation minimum
• 100% employer-paid medical, vision, and dental insurance for the employee
• Competitive tech industry pay
• Flexible and remote work culture

Base Salary: $150,000 to $200,000

Must be based in or willing to relocate to NYC