Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 3:59:44 PM. Posted by Andrew
Blue Tongue Entertainment Limited
www.bluetongue.com
Blue Tongue Entertainment Limited is one of Australia's premier studios, priding itself on creating only AAA titles, and hiring only AAA talent. In a truly competitive industry, Blue Tongue has been able to build a good reputation as a highly skilled and respected developer. We are currently hiring one Animator and a number of Texturer/Modeler's.
Animators
The Animator is responsible for setting up and animating 3D
characters generated by the art department
Job Description/Responsibilities:
� Character rigging
� Character modeling when necessary
� Character texturing when necessary
� Constructing bone rigs and painting skins for existing models
� Creating world-class animations for organic and inorganic models
� Lip synching and facial animation for scripted sequences
� Working within strict time constraints
� Reporting to art director, producer and project manager
Required Skills/Experience
� Minimum 4 years games industry experience
� Proven animation skills (2 and 4 legged characters)
� Proven modeling skills
� Proven texturing skills
� Strong knowledge of Maya animation system
� A keen eye for lighting, shading, color, detail and form
� An ability to create natural motion, quickly and with ease
� Exceptional attention to detail (down to the pixel/material level)
� Expert in Max5, Character studio (especially biped), Photoshop
� Strong concept sketch ability a major plus
� Familiarity with technical concepts of real time rendering a plus
� Passion for games and achieving excellence � someone who always strives to improve
� Objectives driven
� A team player who has a disciplined and professional work ethic
Texturer/Modeler
Job Description/Responsibilities:
� Creating world-class geometry and textures for organic and inorganic
game models from concept sketches
� Creating higher quality models for scripted sequences and facial
animation
� Working within strict time constraints
� Reporting to art director, producer and project manager
Required Skills/Experience:
� Passion for games and achieving excellence � someone who always
strives to improve
� A keen eye for lighting, shading, color, detail and form
� Exceptional attention to detail (down to the pixel/material level)
� Expert in Max5, Character studio, Photoshop
� Objectives driven
� A team player who has a disciplined and professional work ethic
� Strong concept sketch ability a major plus
� Industry experience a major plus
� Strong animation skills a plus
� Familiarity with technical concepts of real time rendering a plus
Candidates should submit their portfolio, demo reel, and/or links to web sites with samples. Electronic material submissions only please. ZIP file attachments should not exceed 5 Mb.
Send your completed application to: jobs@bluetongue.com