Animator

About us

Ubisoft Bucharest has been an important pillar for the local gaming industry since, being the first Ubisoft production studio outside France. It has a strong history of contributing to iconic AAA franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Watch Dogs and Just Dance, and has helped develop a total of over 60 games. Today, the studio is the 2 nd largest Ubisoft studio worldwide and continues to tackle the biggest challenges in gaming and technology, contributing to the creation of new and amazing games.

• Enthusiasm and desire to work in the game development industry;
• Knowledge of a 3d package - 3DSMAX, Character Studio and MotionBuilder;
• Have a good understanding of animation principles – timing, weight and staging;
• Good knowledge and experience in keyframing executing convincing, realistic, well timed animations;
• Good rigging skills, understands all aspects of character rigging and skinning;
• Good understanding of motion capture technique and mo-cap data processing knowledge;
• Good understanding of acting;
• Very good artistic skills;
• Critical analysis and problem solving;
• Self-motivated with proactive attitude to improve own qualifications;
• Open to receive and act on constructive criticism;
• Ability to learn game engine tools and pipeline;
• Effectively shares his knowledge and is able to coach less experienced people;
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize his work in the context of given timescales and quality requirements;
• Very good English skills;
• We consider a plus:
o Experience in the gaming industry will be considered an advantage;
o Experience in melee combat animation systems;
o Experience with hitbox based gameplay systems;
o Scripting (maxscript, python).

It is mandatory to share the portfolio while submitting the application. Applications without portfolio won’t be considered.

• Understands the main needs of the consumer and makes sure that the elements developed by him/her will contribute to the satisfaction and the entertainment of the consumer;
• Delivers work in accordance with the artistic direction of the project;
• Work alongside the other departments and disciplines to understand both the Design and the Engine limitations and deliver the best functional animations possible;
• Animate characters, cameras or objects used for real time or pre-calculated sequences;
• Integrate animations to the game while ensuring technical constraints are met;
• Deliver animatic and quick draft animation to proof idea;
• Produce final, high quality animation from scratch, pre-designed draft or motion capture footage;
• Participate in the creation and realization of in-game animations as well as of cinematic sequences;
• Follows the quality standards, the aspects of the game wanted as well as the respect of the deadlines;
• Share his/her experience and help the less experienced members of the team;
• Reports to the Lead Animator / Technical Director.

We pride ourselves with a wide range of benefits that you can enjoy:
If you’re into sport we’ve got a great gym right into our studio.
We are proud of our games and we would like you to feel the same way. To get started we’ll give you goodies and games letting you choose what you like.
If you get hungry you can use your meal tickets at our local cafeteria or even grab some of the fresh fruits that are available in the office each week.
Since we value health you’ll have access to private medical system after the first 3 months.
If somehow you feel under the weather you can quickly go to our in studio doctor.
Combining passion and performance, our teams bring ideas to life. More than just games, we strive to create immersive and engaging worlds that offer moments of escape, fun and adventure as well as opportunities for self-discovery and learning.
In an ever-evolving industry Ubisoft teams are eager to enrich players’ lives with unique and memorable gaming experiences. We want you to be our partner in this, we want you to evolve with us