Job Details:
Position: Lead/Principal Game Animator

Location: Bengaluru

Company: LILA Games

Job Type: Full time

About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced and technically robust Principal/Lead Animator to join our team for an exciting third-person mobile shooter game.

As the animation lead, you will own and drive the animation vision, style, and execution across the game.

You will be hands-on in creating high-quality animations while also troubleshooting complex animation challenges, and working closely with engineers, game designers, and artists to ensure our characters move with style, clarity, and impact

Key Responsibilities:
Animation Pipeline Ownership: Work across the full animation production line—from rigging and skinning to implementation and integration in Unity—delivering polished, optimized content.
Hand-Keyed Animations: Create high-quality, stylized hand-keyed animations for a third-person mobile shooter, including locomotion (walk, run, sprint), combat, and interaction sequences.
Animation Transitions:



Create smooth blending and transition animations between different actions to ensure fluid, natural movement between different actions.
Consistency in Animation Style: Define and maintain a consistent animation style across all characters and assets, aligning with the overall visual direction of the game.
Unity Integrations: Implement, optimize and integrate animations using Unity's animation controller and player settings.
Rigging: Build, maintain, and improve rigs and skin meshes. Update rigs to support current animations and improve animation quality.
Skinning Costumes: Work on skinning and integrating various costumes and character models, ensuring they animate correctly.
Bug Identification & Fixes: Proactively identify and fix animation-related issues, maintaining visual quality and gameplay feel throughout development.

Hard Skills:
Proficiency in Maya and MotionBuilder: Advanced skills in both Maya and MotionBuilder fo

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