Senior Animator opening at Bally Technologies, Sydney NSW

With a history dating back to 1932, Bally Technologies designs, manufactures, operates, and distributes advanced gaming devices, systems, and technology solutions for the worldwide casino gaming industry.

Always on the cutting edge of technology innovation, Bally offers rich and rewarding careers for smart, forward-thinking, and passionate people.

Operating in over 30 countries with a turnover greater than $1B, the Company has started up in Australia and is poised for rapid growth.

We are building a Worldclass Games Studio in Sydney, that will be part of Bally’s Global Games Development team and you could play an instrumental role, in shaping the culture and success of this team.

SUMMARY:

Your role will be to create and design composite graphical assets for Bally’s video slot machine games.

THE POSITION:

This is an exceptional time to join us, as we grow and develop the Australian Games Studio. You will be working in a creative and innovative environment with positive and energetic people who like to get things done and still have fun !

Reporting to the Games Producer and working in a small cohesive team with Graphic Artists and Software Engineers, your role will be to create the animations and production effects to enhance game play for Bally’s Video Slot Machines.

Some of the tasks you will be doing are as follows :

• Understand graphic file formats, both static and animated
• Build and process game art into usable files for engineers
• Work closely with engineers and other animators to solve graphic technical issues
• Collect and disseminate information regarding graphic and game play capabilities for use by engineers and other media technicians
• Recommend upgrades and new game play ideas for future software

THE SKILLS

Ideal candidates will be degree qualified in the creative arts and have at least 5 years professional experience in Animation.

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate the following skills:

• A good knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & After Effects
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to resolve technical graphic issues
• Strong analytical skills
• A keen desire to work in a highly creative department