Senior 3D Animator
At Aristocrat, we are seeking an experienced and driven 3D Artist to join our Art Studio. This role is centered on crafting high-quality character animations, placing significant importance on rigging expertise and hands-on experience in Blender. The ideal candidate will be able to supply production-ready assets from day one and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. This is a hybrid role, requiring 3 days per week in the office, located next to Paradise Mall at Office X, Building 3.
- Build high-quality 3D animations and visual assets for slot machine games, from concept through final implementation
- Use Blender as a primary tool for modeling, texturing, rigging, lighting, and animation
- Build and maintain efficient rigs for characters, symbols, and mechanical assets
- Model and texture characters, environments, and game elements with attention to visual style and performance constraints
- Compose and set up lighting that improves clarity, mood, and visual impact in a real-time or game-focused pipeline
- Use Adobe After Effects to composite, apply FX, and render animation outputs for final delivery
- Collaborate with designers and engineers to integrate animated assets and graphic improvements into the game pipeline
- Iterate on work based on creative direction, technical feedback, and gameplay needs
- Maintain consistency with established art direction while giving creative polish
- Extensive experience in creating high-quality, game-ready assets optimized for real-time and interactive environments, with a strong focus on performance and visual fidelity
- Proven background in slot game development, with a deep understanding of player experience, pacing, and industry-specific visual standards
- Advanced proficiency in Trapcode Suite (e.g., Particular, Form), demonstrating complex simulations and effects to deliver polished, production-ready motion graphics
- Strong expertise in Unity, including asset integration, animation setup, optimization, and in-engine validation to ensure seamless implementation and performance
Aristocrat Leisure Limited is an Australian gaming and technology company and one of the world's largest providers of gambling products. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and headquartered in Sydney, it designs and manufactures electronic gaming machines and casino-management systems, and runs sizeable online real-money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive) and mobile games (Pixel United) businesses. Founded in 1953, the group employs more than 7,000 people across over 20 locations worldwide. It is the largest gaming-machine manufacturer in Australia and among the biggest slot-machine makers globally.
