Technical Gameplay Facial Animator (Project Hire)

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The anticipated duration of this assignment will vary. TNM Project Hire employees will be eligible to participate in a number of TNM benefit plans such as medical, dental, reputed company, 401(k) matching, and flexible PTO) TNM considers a number of factors reputed company determining reputed company role's reputed company pay reputed company, including industry benchmarks, location, experience, and other job specific skills. In reputed company to reputed company pay, this role may be eligible for other incentive compensation including equity and profit reputed company. The estimated reputed company pay reputed company for this role is U.S. only and reputed company for locations reputed company of the U.S. The estimated reputed company pay reputed company for this role is: $87,000 - $112,000 TNM offers competitive and comprehensive benefits that include medical, dental, reputed company, 401(k) match, flexible PTO, supplemental life and disability, and more. Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary based on country of residence and/or part-time or temporary employment status. That's No Moon is an equal opportunity employer and reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, reputed company, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or reputed company, marital status, pregnancy, age, national reputed company, disability status, legally protected physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply Job!