Senior Animator
Starbreeze is now looking for a talented Senior Animator 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 for weapon-handling, hand-to-hand and locomotion to the game that mirror the real world.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with production leadership to drive high fidelity 1st person animation 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 complement 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 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 3+ 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
- A strong ability for Hand-Keyed Animation
- 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 teamwork, accountability and creativity. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional. We also believe in having fun. We have game consoles and arrange after work activities along with annual parties and events.
What more do we offer?
- Competitive salaries with yearly reviews
- Yearly wellness benefit
- Referral bonuses
- 6 weeks paid vacation per year
- Pension on top of salary, +50% above collective agreement standard
- 90% of your salary will be covered while on Parental leave for up to 6 months
- Relocation support if you move from abroad
- Ideal office location in central Stockholm
Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and portfolio and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Send your application with a resumé, portfolio and cover letter in English. All applications must include a portfolio and resumé to be considered.
At Starbreeze we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play.
Stockholm
What makes it Starbreeze?
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Progress through commitment and collaboration
At Starbreeze we believe in enabling and supporting our colleagues to be successful. -
Alignment around the product
Game development is the heartbeat and we are continuously evolving how all teams and members can be an efficient part. -
We are in it for the long run.....
At Starbreeze we value everyone´s engagement and with quality in mind, we rely on everyone´s input in planning and to define the ports of our games.
One Team - You can't rob a bank on your own
Do you recognise yourself in the following description? If so you could be one of us!
Smarter Together – We utilise our diverse set of experiences, competences, and backgrounds to achieve the best results.
Accountability – We are committed to
delivering excellence, including holding ourselves and others accountable. We get sh*t done.
Enable Creativity – We use fun, passion and play to explore new ideas and possibilities.
Learn and Develop – When we fail we do it quick and make sure to learn from it. Asking for and giving feedback is part of our daily routine
About Starbreeze
Starbreeze is an independent developer, creator, publisher and distributor of PC and console targeting the global market, with studios in Stockholm, Barcelona and Paris. Housing the smash hit IP PAYDAY, Starbreeze develops games based on proprietary and third-party rights, both in-house and in partnership with external game developers. Starbreeze shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the tickers STAR A and STAR B with the ISIN-codes SE0007158928 (A share) and SE0005992831 (B share).
For more information, please visit starbreeze.com
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