3D Designer/ Animator

Were looking for a 3D Artist to join the Bitmoji Team at Snap!

What youll do
Expand our content library by creating content that makes people smile millions of times every day and collaborate with other creatives and developers to deliver the highest quality for our product
Support Content Leads through assigned supervisory and review tasks
Assist Content Leads in organizing processes workflows and project allocation for the team
Lead individual projects and communicate project needs and progress to team stakeholders
Work with the Content Team to create engaging character animations using the Bitmoji avatar
Create a wide variety of character animations in accordance with specific technical requirements and limitations that will be seen and shared by millions of people around the world
Ensure high animation quality and optimization based on concepts and instructions from Content Leads
Create animations that are suitable for real-time playback and social sharing.
Learn new programs and processes that pertain to current and upcoming projects
Participate in giving art critiques to peers
Assist in mentoring & training team members
Communicate personal production goals to Content Leads
Understand technical needs of new projects and collaborate with other teams as needed
Continuously evaluate projects overall look feel and aesthetics
Take an active role in cultivating a dynamic and creative environment

Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Superior knowledge of facial animation (facial movement and portraying different moods) and body mechanics
A demonstrated ability to adapt to an established visual style and act effectively on feedback
Exceptional skills in composition commitment to highest quality of design and an eye for detail
Highly proficient in Maya or other equivalent industry-standard animation software
Ability to quickly learn new programs and processes
Excellent team communication and organizational skills

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts Graphic Design Animation or related field or equivalent years of experience
• 5 years of experience in a 3D character animation role
• A strong 3D design portfolio featuring appealing character acting and body mechanics and superior grasp of composition

• 3 shipped titles or projects
• Solid experience with motion capture cleanup workflows such as editing and enhancing raw mocap data
• Experience creating starter files templates materials and actions within software to streamline processes
• Experience with Adobe After Effects Adobe Premiere Pro and other industry-standard post-production tools
• Experience producing blend shapes (facial expressions and lipsync morph targets) as well as rigging
• Ability to create short loops for game-style animations
• Strong skills in digital illustration typography and/or making comics are a definite plus!
• Experience working with avatar systems game engines or real-time animation pipelines is a plus!
• Experience with AR and Lens Studio is a plus! passion for Bitmoji Snapchat and creativity

Default Together Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster reinforce our values and serve our community customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this we practice a default together approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4 days per week.

At Snap we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race religious creed color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status sex gender gender identity gender expression pregnancy childbirth and breastfeeding age sexual orientation military or veteran status or any other protected classification in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. EOE including disability/vets.

Required Experience:
Senior IC