June 2, 2015 · 8 min read

***This Position Has Been Filled*** Ghost Productions is Hiring! – Senior 3D Animator

Join the Team! Ghost Productions is looking to hire a creative and hard working Senior 3D Animator to join our production team.

– Primary Responsibilities of the Senior 3D Animator:
Create and animate content
Review and refine animation quality with team for better animation quality
Learn and bring new ideas/solutions to improve the look of Ghost.
Collaborate with other members of the team to best plan productions and facilitate storytelling
Increase skills and usefulness of new employees added to your group.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities
Create visually engaging content from pre-production assets
Delegate organizational tasks to maintain and promote production workflow
Effectively communicating client ideas through a visual medium
Coordinate asset delivery
Coordinate project status, client revisions and technical revisions
Promote a positive work environment and contribute to the positive workplace morale
Update project management software on a daily basis and accurately log time on projects utilizing SOP (Standard Operation Procedures) to coordinate projects with other team members.
Incorporating client feedback into projects
Discover new techniques for the 3D production process that makes for a more visually stunning product and a stronger, more efficient production pipeline.
Fulfill objectives and directives of directors and managers.

Knowledge Requirements
Autodesk Maya
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Basic Compression and Authoring Software.

Special Information (Travel required, on-call schedule, etc):
– Occasional need to put in greater than 50 hours per week during heavy production and/or short deadlines.
Continuing education opportunities may require travel to other cities, SIGGRAPH etc.

We offer medical, dental benefits and a competitive 401k retirement plan. We have super-flexible core hours that allow you to work when you are at your most productive, free highly-caffeinated beverages, opportunities for travel for continuing education, free parking, Herman Miller Chairs, ergonomic desks, a scary-powerful render farm, freedom to work on your own ideas after-hours, and absolutely NO CUBICLES!!!

If you are interested in this position, and want to join the Ghost Team, please send your resume, cover letter, and portfolio to laura@ghostproductions.com