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Mid Animation Posted 2026-07-05 Full time
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Animator

Art Department / Tokyo, Japan

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Work Description In-game and cutscene animation production Requirements Those who have practical experience of doing keyframe animation with Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage, etc.

Game completion experience for at least one title as an animator For new graduates, there is no need to meet all of the eligibility requirements.

For those with no experience in the industry, it is not necessary to meet all of the eligibility requirements, but please appeal mainly with your abilities to compensate for this.

Preferred Qualifications Those who have experience in making motions for cutscenes and can express the fine movements of the human body Those who can produce in-game motions that are processed via motion capture data.

Those who are good at hand-key animation.

Experience creating game animations using Maya Experience with using Motion Builder Knowledge and experience in producing a wide range of animations of people as well as vehicles, machines, monsters, etc.

Experience in facial animation Rigging experience and knowledge Experience in modifying and adjusting motion capture data Required Documents Japanese CV (Rirekisho with photo) ※if available CV with the following information: Please specify the tools you are good at using and the number of years you have used them in practice.

Please specify all of the game titles you have been involved in the past and the details of your duties.

Please list the game or video titles that you feel are expressed the most wonderfully at the moment in your job. Also, state the reason for this briefly.

List one of the latest technology trends related to your job that has attracted your attention. Also, state the reason for this briefly.

Briefly specify the game titles you had the most fun playing recently and why.

Projects/Work Samples Please submit any work that you would like to showcase. You may choose a method of your choice, but we can only accept digital data that can be viewed on Windows.

Notes Since our system is unable to recognize an overseas post code, applicants from outside Japan do not have to enter a post code that matches their actual address. However, please ensure that all other address information are valid.

[EMPLOYMENT STATUS] Contract employee (promotion to Permanent Employee is possible) [LOCATION] Minato-ku Tokyo Japan (Nearest train station: Shinagawa station) [WORK HOURS] 10:00 ー 18:45 or Discretionary Labor System Standard work hour starts at 10:00 am. Exact work hours are left to individual discretion.

[SALARY] Annual salary, performance incentive system in place We will take into consideration your past experiences and abilities and match them to our company regulations.

[BENEFITS] Various insurance, transportation expenses, salary revision (once a year), medical checkups, congratulatory and condolence allowances, corporate defined contribution pension plan (for Permanent Employees only), incentives (for Permanent Employees only) [TIME-OFF] Five-day work week (2 days off, Saturday and Sunday), official holidays, summer vacation, end-of-year/New Year, paid vacation, congratulatory/bereavement leave.

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