3D CG Facial Animator

This role creates facial animation for mobile and console game development. Responsibilities include producing facial animation for in-game sequences and cutscenes, verifying facial-expression techniques, supporting tools that improve production efficiency, and managing or supervising the quality of facial animation work.

Required qualifications include professional experience creating facial animation with Maya, 3ds Max, or MotionBuilder. Preferred experience includes completing at least one game title, correcting or editing facial-capture data, and creating or understanding animation for non-human characters such as monsters. Experience implementing animation in a game engine, facial setup or rigging, and working professionally as a main animator is also welcomed. Experience with Faceware or Dynamixyz for retargeting, and professional use of Python or C++ for CG tools, are additional preferred qualifications.

The work is performed in the context of game development for both mobile and consumer games, with facial performance used in gameplay and cutscenes. Candidates are expected to be interested in games, have interests outside games, work collaboratively on game production, maintain a strong pace, communicate effectively, and pursue production work with curiosity and initiative.

The listed employment type is full-time regular employment. The posting notes that contract-employee or outsourced arrangements may also apply. Annual compensation is JPY 4.5 million to JPY 12 million, determined according to experience, ability, and company policy. A semiannual performance incentive is available, and the annual compensation includes prescribed overtime and late-night work allowances, paid regardless of whether such overtime occurs.

Working hours are 10:00 to 19:00, with eight scheduled working hours and a 60-minute break from 13:00 to 14:00. Average monthly overtime is listed as approximately 18.5 hours based on 2025 results. The offices are in Shibuya and Meguro, Tokyo. Both buildings are generally smoke-free indoors, with designated smoking rooms for heated tobacco products.

Holidays include a two-day weekend on Saturdays and Sundays, public holidays, three summer-leave days taken between July 1 and November 30, year-end and New Year holidays from December 29 to January 3, 10 days of paid leave granted on the joining date in the first year, and condolence leave. Health, employment, workers’ compensation, and employees’ pension insurance are provided for regular employees.

Listed support includes company gatherings, an official club program, social-event cost assistance, a game-play room, an onboarding training program, CyStudy, Skill Thursday, and a mentor-trainer program for new graduates and second-career graduates. Health and subsidy programs include influenza vaccination, an in-house osteopathic service, free soft drinks, lunch assistance, a babysitter-use discount, and brain-dock screening. Regular-employee benefits also include rent assistance, moving support, a child allowance, and a corporate defined-contribution pension plan. Side jobs are prohibited.