Senior Animator

Starbreeze AB / Grafiska jobb / Stockholm
2021-09-17
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Starbreeze is now looking for talented Senior Animators to join our award-winning team in Stockholm, for the next generation of Payday.

As a Senior Animator at Starbreeze, you will be responsible for developing stunning animations that are both fluid and responsive. You'll play a crucial role when it comes to tying together gameplay, storytelling and character performance. You'll be responsible for pitching ideas and creating prototypes, and might even be part of directing the actors and stuntmen during motion capture sessions. Ultimately, you'll bring polish to the final stage, and bring life-like animations to the game.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with production leadership to drive animation quality within the Payday franchise, balancing performance, quality, scheduling and technical requirements;
• Work with the producers and department leadership to mentor and guide our animation team;
• Drive the evolution of the strategy for animation pipelines, establishing efficient procedures for animation and character quality that benefits the integrity of the animations across the studio;
• Create compelling character performances, utilizing both key-framed and motion capture techniques to compliment the game design and promote the artistic vision of the Payday universe.
• Be able to prototype animation systems that will serve as a basis for animation and gameplay-related discussions.
• Work alongside with Design, Code, and your Peers to solve proactively any potential animation related issues to deliver content on time
• Estimate the time required to carry out your own tasks and manage time to meet deadlines.
• Carry out all other related tasks

Must Have:

• At least 5+ years experience leading or influencing animation creation within the game industry;
• At least 1 shipped title and 2+ years of experience working in AAA games;
• You are an experienced Maya and equally comfortable in MotionBuilder, with an expert understanding of animation principles;
• Practical knowledge of state machines and motion trees and a passion for cutting-edge animation technology;
• Excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills;
• Excellent problem-solving skills with an emphasis on proactivity
• A passion for video games

Good to Have:

• Experience and knowledge of the Unreal game engine;
• MoCap technology and process experience;

To Be Successful in this position you are:

• Equally competent in tweening as you are with parametric blend spaces.

Still reading? Good...because here's the good part of this job ad: We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional.

Sounds good? We are looking forward to meeting you! Therefore, we can't wait to see your CV, cover letter, and animation reel in English. All applications must include a showreel, a CV and cover letter to be considered.

Varaktighet, arbetstid
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Publiceringsdatum
2021-09-17

Ersättning
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Sista dag att ansöka är 2022-03-06
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Företag
Starbreeze AB

Omfattning
Detta är ett heltidsjobb.

Arbetsgivare
Starbreeze AB (org.nr 556551-8932), http://www.starbreeze.com/

Arbetsplats
Starbreeze

Jobbnummer
5974511

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