Games Animation Trainer

Company Description

At the core of Technicolor Games’ success are talented, passionate gamers. We pride ourselves on creating a collaborative, empowered, and creative environment. Whether it’s helping clients in the early stages of game design or creating award-winning campaigns, we’re always here to help. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to connect in meaningful ways with our clients and their players.

Creatively and technologically speaking, no one beats Technicolor Games when it comes to delivering high-end content and immersive experiences together with video gaming marketing leaders such as Activision, EA, Gameloft, and Ubisoft.

**Job Description**:
We are now looking for a **Games Animation Trainer** to join Technicolor on a fully remote basis, who will develop and support all junior artists and new recruits to enhance their skills. They will work closely with the HOD to develop training outcomes and will plan, build, and execute training programs such as new starter training, upskilling, cross-training, show-specific training, and masterclasses.

The Games Animation Trainer will receive on-the-job training on how to be a trainer and will gain a high level of expertise in pipeline tools and department workflows that will progress their career forward as an artist.

**Key Accountabilities**:
The following tasks provide a general overview of the types of activity the role holder will be expected to engage in on a day-to-day basis. The tasks are not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities as the nature of our business requires all employees to be flexible, self-motivated and think creatively when presented with challenges.
- Present lectures on technical topics in an open, upbeat, engaging manner.
- Guide and coach juniors/new recruits/ students in creating quality work.
- Challenge and encourage students to do better.
- Learn the Technicolor Games tools, procedures and implementations quickly and stay updated.
- Communicate effectively and proactively with partner departments, including compositing and recruiting.
- Create and improve on documentation and written tutorials.
- Work with partners in production departments to coach and support them in the creation of educational materials - such as tutorials, documentation, and project files.
- Create and structure the curriculum to effectively meet the needs of juniors/new recruits/ students and production and adjust it with changing parameters on the fly.
- Run dailies and provide feedback and reviews.
- Assess whether the juniors/new recruits/ students are meeting targets, work with them to improve, and provide feedback about their success to the head of department (HOD).
- Review the success of students after each round with all partners, enhance successes and address failures.

**Qualifications**:

- Should be fluent in the use of Maya and other supporting software and tools.
- Ability to troubleshoot technical issues when needed.
- Previous working experience on Games pipeline.
- Mastered Creature Animation from schools like CAW and iAnimate.
- Familiarity with Motionbuilder, Faceware, Dynamixyz, Unreal or similar game engines.
- Excellent educator, who loves teaching and gains satisfaction by helping others succeed.
- Has experience teaching in the classroom.
- Has experience creating documentation, and both written and video tutorials.
- Able to work independently within an organization to get information proactively.

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