2D / 3D Animator Job at Genii Games Limited

Genii Games Limited is a company that primarily caters for the promotion and preservation of indigenous African Cultural values among kids using interactive media such as mobile apps. We are constantly re-imagining and creating products that provide kids with a fun and engaging experience to learn and appreciate their cultural values. Hence, we are searching for someone who is ambitious, fun, and creative to work with our team.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: 2D / 3D Animator

Location: Yaba, Lagos

Job Purpose

• As animator, your main task is to create feature level animations using defined cultural themes especially for kids.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Create and animated characters, environments and effects for children's educational resources
• Develop and manage asset pipelines
• Animate concepts to meet defined audiences and themes
• Demonstrate a strong sense of performance posing, timing, weight and lip sync
• Deliver quality work in a timely manner
• Meet project milestones and deadline set by the team
• Work with a team of writers, concept artists, sound engineers, voice-over artists on storyboards/animatic to bring characters to life

Person Specification

• Proficiency in 2D or 3D modeling and animation tools such as Toon Boom, Adobe Flash, Autodesk Maya, Blender (please indicate the software you're most proficient at)
• Have good drawing skills using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Experience with an animation studio or participation in an animated short is an added advantage
• Flexibility to develop animations for various uses - games, videos etc.
• This is a full-time role and the candidate will be an essential member of the team and therefore needs to be willing to hit the ground running from day 1.
• Ideal opportunity for an undergraduate, graduate or equivalent.
• Genii Games is built on the passion of its members and a purpose to create engaging experiences from our rich cultural heritage, hence it's a great opportunity for you to channel your skills into our offerings.
• Great communication skills and enjoy working in a team
• Knowledge of After Effects is also an advantage
• Have a good working knowledge and understanding of the animation production cycle for multiple media/platforms (web, tv, games)