Prop Artist/Animator - Intermediate at Next Level Games – Canada

WHO WE ARE:

Next Level Games is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd.

We’ve been passionate about video game development for over 20 years now, shipping award-winning games for fans across the world and still going strong. Some of our titles include Super Mario Strikers, Mario Strikers Charged, Punch-Out!!, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Luigi’s Mansion 3, and most recently Mario Strikers™: Battle League.

At NLG, we believe that a project finds success when we collaborate. Therefore, we place careful consideration to build an environment where everyone feels welcome and has fun in the process of achieving our shared goals.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

We are looking for a Prop Artist/Animator to join our team at Next Level Games. You will play a key role in bringing our game worlds to life with your prop animations! A snapshot of the role includes:

Collaborate with Level Designers and Environment Artists to understand the intended gameplay and themes of the levels, and help bring the vision to life by modelling, rigging and animating props and various elements of the environment Leverage your technical eye and understanding of animation and rigging to help inform modeling decisions Work in tandem with our Environment Art, Rigging and Animation teams to establish best practices Combine your modelling and animation expertise with your passion for games to enhance gameplay and the player experience Demonstrate creativity and passion every day

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR: