3D Animation Lead

About the Position

3D Animation Lead

Lakshya, a Keywords Studios company, headquartered in Gurgaon, India, is a highly talented and dependable game art studio with a team of over 700 employees. Established in 2004, Lakshya has created art for over a hundred game titles, including global hits such as Bloodborne, Dark Souls II, Just Cause 3, WWE 2K16, Uncharted 2, Farmville, and Cityville. Lakshya blends artistic creativity with strong process orientation to deliver best-in-class services.

For more information, please visit Lakshya Digital.

Responsibilities

Client Management

• Understands the client brief thoroughly and studies client directions, specifications, and references.
• Works closely with animation artists and leads to capture team questions before work is estimated or scheduled.
• Helps in creating competitive yet realistic bids.
• Ensures clear communication and delivery notes from the team to the client during execution.
• Ensures the team attends to client feedback promptly and efficiently.

Project Execution

• Establishes a production workflow to deliver good quality work efficiently.
• Creates a daily work completion plan with the artist.
• Drives the production team to meet deadlines without loss of productivity.
• Assists in creating or polishing animations if required.
• Identifies key roles within the animation production process and allocates them to appropriate artists.
• Conducts expert artistic reviews and limited technical reviews of assets.
• Helps the team understand the client’s directions and feedback.
• Ensures daily Project Team meetings are held and key points are discussed.
• Takes the lead in solving project problems related to animation quality, artist productivity, workflow, etc.
• Ensures the team adopts and uses the organization’s processes and best practices.

Team Management

• Tracks and maintains records of progress for the artists.
• Regularly communicates with the Animation team and PM team to share feedback and project direction.
• Provides regular and authentic feedback to artists and their reporting managers.
• Listens to the team’s suggestions and empowers them to develop without compromising quality or timelines.
• Ensures artists are engaged in self-development or portfolio creation when not adequately busy on a project.

Requirements

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Skilled at creating high-quality 3D Animations on both Keyframe and Mocap - Characters or Creatures.
• Skilled at using industry-standard software such as Maya, Max, Motion Builder, Blender, Unreal Engine.
• Good knowledge of In-Game Animations/Cinematics creation pipeline.
• Knowledge of Cinematography, Creating Previz/Storyboards can act as advantages.
• Good knowledge of tools and techniques for efficient creation of 3D Animations for both Keyframe and Motion Capture.
• At least THREE years of experience in a Lead or Associate Animation Lead role in 3D game, 3D Production, or Game Art Services company.

Behaviors and Abilities

Leadership

• Acts decisively in the face of ambiguity.
• Sets a personal example for the team through conduct and professional behavior.
• Seeks and understands the objective of changes and actively supports organizational efforts.
• Shares ideas, suggestions, and views honestly and openly with management and team.
• Owns the performance and development of the animation team and identifies areas for development.

Self-Management

• Remains calm in difficult or stressful situations.
• Works hard to establish reliability, responsibility, and trustworthiness.
• Keeps self-updated on new tools and techniques related to In-Game/Cinematics pipelines.

Communication

• Has strong communication skills and can effectively communicate directions, plans, and explanations to the team.
• Expresses himself/herself clearly in business writing.
• Ensures all communication and deliveries are complete and error-free.
• Shares timely and authentic feedback in a direct and appropriate manner.
• Is open to taking feedback in a healthy manner and improving as a professional.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work on some of the best-known game titles in the world.
• Competitive salaries and annual performance-based bonuses.
• Generous paid time off (26 annual leaves and additional paid time off from 25th December to 1st January).
• Term Insurance and Personal Accidental Insurance coverage.
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental and emotional wellbeing.
• Special Education Assistance Scheme to further develop your career.
• And a lot more!

About the Company

Lakshya, a Keywords Studios company, has a reputation in the game development industry for being a highly talented and dependable game art studio. With a team of over 700 employees spread across studio facilities in Gurgaon, Pune, and Seattle, and sales offices in San Diego and Tokyo, Lakshya works closely with NASSCOM to help in the growth of the game development ecosystem in India.