<div><div>An independent game development studio located in Warsaw, Poland is looking for an<b> Animation Programmer</b> to join their team and work on an unannounced FPP sci-fi/neo cyber project.</div><div><br /></div><div>Your job will be creating features and elements for the UI, HUD and UX. You will be working closely with studio's UI designer. The UI will be your main responsibility, but there is much more that needs to be done to make the game awesome, so you will also be coding other gameplay stuff.</div><div><br /></div><div>The job can be either remote with regular visits to the Warsaw office or on-site.</div></div><div><div><h3>REQUIREMENTS:</h3><ul><ul><li>Strong C++ knowledge and skill</li><li>Strong 3D math skills</li><li>At least 1 year of experience in a similar position</li><li>Unreal Engine 4 knowledge - experience with cloth and physics, animation blueprints and how to interface with mannequin, retargeting.</li><li>Strong knowledge of advanced animation techniques in Unreal Engine 4.</li><li>Production pipeline experience.</li><li>Good understanding of character animation.</li><li>Experience in solving animation and character related problems.</li><li>Ability to efficiently collaborate with technical designers and animation team.</li><li>Fast learning and easily adapting to new technology</li><li>Self sufficient, motivated and organized</li><li>Fluent in English, both spoken and written</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>NICE TO HAVE:</h3><ul><ul><li>Experience with animations in Maya.</li><li>Experience with Perforce.</li><li>At least one shipped title.</li><li>Unreal Engine 5 experience is a plus</li><li>Experience with extending Animation Blueprints in Unreal Engine 4</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>WHAT THEY OFFER:</h3><ul><ul><li>20 days of paid holidays</li><li>B2B contract and competitive compensation</li><li>Great working culture</li><li>NO CRUNCH</li><li>Flexible working hours (core hours 10:30 - 15:30)</li><li>Healthcare insurance</li><li>Multisport</li><li>Fresh fruits and vegetables every day</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div>Not your time for a move? Recommend a friend and earn 700 EUR! Contact: jobs@8bitplay.com</div><div><br /></div><div><b>IMPORTANT: We will never, absolutely never send your CV and/or personal data to any of our clients without your direct consent. Submitting your CV is not equal to giving us consent to share your details with our external partners- we will always contact you upfront and ask for your agreement.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>By submitting this form you give your consent for the information provided on this form to be held on computer or other relevant filing systems belonging to 8Bit Studio one and to be shared with other accredited employees in accordance with the GDPR 2018.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>By submitting this form you agree that 8Bit Studio, NIP 9570949266, REGON: 36386962 processes your personal data contained in the recruitment documents supplied by you, including but not limited to your image, for the purposes of the current recruitment processes. 8Bit Studio confirms that your consent may be withdrawn anytime.</div><div><br /></div><div>For more insight about game jobs and recruitment for game industry visit our homepage</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div>We are looking for an experienced and passionate <b>Lead Animation Programmer</b> for the game team.</div><div><br /></div><div>In this role, you and your team will develop animation code and the pipeline and editors to support it that adapt and extend our proprietary CRYENGINE as needed by our games.  You will maintain and improve these systems and tools in collaboration with animators, artists, gameplay engineers and the corresponding engine teams.</div><div><br /></div><div>*For a careful evaluation of your application, we kindly request you to send us your resume, a cover letter and additional work samples that might be relevant.*</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Relocation &amp; Remote Work</b></div><div>Although we believe living close to our studio helps foster team spirit and stronger bonds between team members, we understand that people have different needs and expectations for their place of residence. You have a choice of three location options, allowing you to work with Crytek from anywhere you wish:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Come to our modern headquarters in Frankfurt and receive an attractive relocation package and have access to all of our benefits.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. If you are already living in a European Union member state, we are able to offer you a permanent work contract and allow you to work remotely as an employee from there. </div><div><br /></div><div>3. If you are interested in full-time remote work in any other country outside of the European Union, we can offer you a freelance contract arrangement.</div></div><div><div><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><ul><li>Lead the animation programmers and enable them to reach their full potential.</li><li>Integrate CRYENGINE’s animation technologies into the games and extend their functionalities.</li><li>Work closely with animators, tech-artists, gameplay and AI teams and empower them to achieve their goals.</li><li>Collaborate with the CRYENGINE team to guide the R&amp;D efforts.</li><li>Proactively drive your team to achieve visually stunning game experiences.</li><li>Profile and optimize the animation systems, both on CPU and on GPU, for the various target platforms.</li><li>Develop well designed software within project schedule to team standards.</li><li>Coordinate tasks and technical implementation with the Technical Director and the other Leads based on the current roadmap.</li><li>Ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner and to a consistent very high quality standard.</li><li>Adopt existing development processes and look for improvements.</li><li>Be a role model for Regular/Senior programmers and oversee the mentoring process inside the discipline.</li><li>Play a key role in the recruiting process for your team.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><ul><li>Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent</li><li>7+ years of professional experience as an Animation Programmer in the gaming industry.</li><li>Hands on experience with animation technologies, shipping multiple titles, from beginning to end, preferably cross-platform ones.</li><li>Excellent C++ programming and software design skills.</li><li>Excellent software design, debugging and optimization skills.</li><li>Strong experience with multithreading and lock-free algorithms.</li><li>Strong understanding of animation pipelines.</li><li>Strong mathematical background.</li><li>Strong problem-solving skills.</li><li>Strong passion for video game technology and animation in particular.</li><li>Experience with translating academic research into actual implementations.</li><li>Experience with game engines, preferably experience with CRYENGINE.</li><li>Solid English skills, excellent communication skills with strong affinity for transparency.</li><li>Be proactive and self-motivated, work without direct supervision.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Pluses</h3><ul><ul><li>Passion for making great games.</li><li>Experience with multiple platforms (PC, Android, Xbox, Playstation, etc.).</li><li>Experience with Maya or similar DCC tools.</li><li>Experience with motion capture systems.</li><li>Experience with writing technical documentation.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div>As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent.  We’re searching for innovators  who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>PERKS &amp; BENEFITS</b></div><div>Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days &amp; Holidays</div><div>100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan</div><div>Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits &amp; More</div><div>Catered Lunches &amp; Well-stocked Kitchens</div><div>Yoga &amp; Wellness Activities</div><div>Happy Hours</div><div>Company Events</div><div>Dog Friendly</div><div><br /></div><div><b>ABOUT THE ROLE</b></div><div>As an <b>Animation Director</b>, you will ensure AAA quality performances across all animations within Champions Ascension.  You will accomplish this by managing the work of the animation team on the project, working directly with the senior leaders of the studio, and ensuring the appropriate technologies, methodologies, and skills are being used to maximum effectiveness.</div></div><div><div><h3>RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><ul><ul><li>Determine, direct and accomplish the vision and animation quality bar on the project.</li><li>Oversee a team of animators to deliver the creative vision for all animations.</li><li>Direct the animation, balancing performance, quality, and continuity.</li><li>Work with the Project’s Planners to achieve all technical, schedule, and budgetary requirements.</li><li>Provide daily feedback and direction to the animation team.</li><li>Guide the evolution strategy of the animation pipeline.</li><li>Establish efficient animation procedures.</li><li>Collaborate with Project’s Planners and Technical Art team to deliver animations that meet technical and production needs.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>WHO YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH</h3><ul><ul><li>The Creative Director, and Combat Director to establish the animation direction, style, quality, and execution.</li><li>Designers and engineers to achieve compelling animations that match the overall game quality and expectations.</li><li>Technical artists, character riggers, and modelers to ensure our characters move &amp; deform beautifully.</li><li>Graphics engineers ensure characters are grounded in the world with VFX, such as dirt, blood, shadows, and lighting.</li><li>Gameplay Engineers to ensure characters align with the physical limitations you determine and work with other characters and the environment in believable ways.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>QUALIFICATIONS</h3><ul><ul><li>4+ years of directing animation with excellent credentials in high-profile AAA games.</li><li>A great eye for style and motion quality, combined with a deep technical skill set.</li><li>Team leadership, people, and mentoring skills.</li><li>Experience in visual and technical innovation.</li><li>Able to inspire and lead teams to accomplish high-quality animations within time and budget.</li><li>Able to guide a team to balance creative goals with the requirements of production.</li><li>Knowledge of common practices and an understanding of industry trends.</li><li>A complete understanding of the setup and working with animation trees and state machines.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div>#LI-Remote</div><div><br /></div><div><b>CHECK OUT LIFE AS A JAM CITIZEN:</b></div><div>- Company news and events on our LinkedIn</div><div>- Company Blog</div><div>- Employee Feedback on our Comparably page</div><div>- Find videos on our teams and games on our Youtube</div><div><br /></div><div><b>OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, &amp; INCLUSION</b></div><div>We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more. </div><div><br /></div><div>Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>ABOUT JAM CITY</b></div><div>Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience. </div><div><br /></div><div>Led by CEO Chris DeWolfe, former MySpace co-founder and CEO, and COO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date. </div><div><br /></div><div>The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018. </div><div><br /></div><div>Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div>Frontier is an established, market leading independent developer and publisher of videogames for PC and consoles. Founded in 1994, we are based in the world-leading technology cluster and historic city of Cambridge, England. With a growing team of over 750 talented people, we are passionate about creating innovative genre-leading games and authentic worlds for our communities of players.  </div><div> </div><div>We have achieved serial successes across a wide variety of titles including <i>Elite Dangerous</i>, <i>Planet Coaster</i>, <i>Jurassic World Evolution</i> and <i>Planet Zoo</i>. We are continuing to grow our team to support our existing portfolio and an exciting and ambitious future roadmap, which includes the development of both own-IP titles and licensed-IP titles. Our IP-license partners include Universal (Jurassic World), Formula 1 and Games Workshop (Warhammer).We are also growing our team to continue the expansion of Frontier Foundry, our publishing label for games developed by carefully selected partner studios. </div><div> </div><div>We have a modern spacious studio located on the Cambridge Science Park in the heart of the Cambridge tech hub. For those who wish to relocate to the Cambridge area and work either entirely in the studio or flexibly between the studio and home, we can provide generous financial and practical support to facilitate your move. We are also able to offer remote working for those who would prefer to work almost exclusively from home or who are unable to relocate. We can discuss your preferences with you during the recruitment process.   </div><div><br /></div><div>We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Principal animation programmer to work with our highly talented and experienced animation team. Working in our in-house Cobra engine you will drive the technology that improves how we create and use animations, both in developing tools and processes, and working directly on runtime animation systems for our Cobra game engine.</div><div> </div><div>We have a proud history of great character animation, ranging from heavily stylised to realistic behaviours, across both cinematic sequences and real-time motion. Many of our games also feature mechanical animation and physically-driven responses, presenting many novel challenges beyond established skeletal animation techniques.</div><div> </div><div>Fantastic animation will play a huge part in our future success, with games such as Planet Zoo and Jurassic World Evolution leading the way. Your technical expertise, experience and passion for animation technology will drive the quality at scale that we strive for in all our games.</div></div><div><div><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><ul><li>A Technical authority for the animation suite’s design</li><li>Liaising with key stakeholders, particularly in the animation department, to make sure we develop the systems we need and take the best advantage we can of them</li><li>Research and development to move our animation technology forward into the future</li><li>Pro-actively contributing to both the animation programming and cross-discipline teams</li><li>As a senior member of the programming team, you will be expected to support the development of colleagues, including graduates.</li><li>Optimising the animation development processes and runtime game performance.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>About You</h3><ul><ul><li><b>Essential</b></li><li>A proven track record at Senior/Principal level in a similar role.</li><li>Significant C++ experience, as well as extensive software design experience.</li><li>Experience of developing animation systems.</li><li>Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.</li><li>Ability and willingness to develop others through effective mentoring and coaching skills.</li><div><br /></div><li><b>Desirable</b></li><li>Understanding of animation workflows, techniques and tool chains.</li><li>Expertise in game asset pipelines and animations authoring tools.</li><li>Experience in high fidelity reactive locomotion systems for characters and/or naturalistic animal behaviour.</li><li>An eye for animation principles and detail.</li><li>Experience with profiling and optimisation for console development.</li><li>Track record of animation programming in released AAA games.</li><li>Familiarity with game asset pipelines and animations authoring tools.</li><li>A passion for innovation in animation technology, exploring new concepts and techniques for the discipline</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><b>What we can offer you</b></div><div>We offer the chance to work with talented and passionate people, developing and publishing sophisticated and enduring games in a creative and collaborative environment. We love what we do, and we work hard to provide outstanding experiences for our player communities. Frontier rewards this passion and determination by sharing in the company’s success and by supporting our teams to keep doing what they love.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well-being is a big focus at Frontier and we are continually evolving how we can support our staff. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and host a range of well-being activities, initiatives and sessions to support both mental and physical health. </div><div><br /></div><div>We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a success-based annual bonus, share option schemes, pension, life assurance, private family healthcare, flexitime working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity package, in-house subsidised catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme and free bike servicing, and social events.</div><div><br /></div><div>We welcome and encourage applications from qualified candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div>Hi-Rez Studios is looking to hire an experienced Animation Outsourcing Manager to work at our studio in Alpharetta, Georgia, on SMITE.  </div><div><br /></div><div>At Hi-Rez, you will have an opportunity to be part of an innovative environment that embraces new and different ideas. We are a passionate and enthusiastic bunch who love video games. We have incredibly talented individuals who are empowered to create and challenged to learn. All of this means more opportunities for you to unleash your creativity and dedication. </div><div><br /></div><div>Come join the creator of the critically acclaimed SMITE, Paladins, and Rogue Company as we embark on exciting new game projects!</div></div><div><div><h3>What our Outsourcing Integration Animators do at Hi-Rez Studios:</h3><ul><ul><li>Integrate finished animation assets directly into the Unreal 3 Game Engine.</li><li>Communicate feedback to outsource partners on assets to ensure they meet high quality and that deadlines are met.</li><li>Maintain strong relationships and set product objectives with existing partners.</li><li>Facilitate animation content development and feedback between development teams and outsource partners.</li><li>Create documentation for internal processes to help manage outsource teams.</li><li>Build customized tracking tools to maintain outsourced deliverables.</li><li>Communicate cross-discipline to maintain alignment between Hi-Rez and our outsource partners.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>What we are looking for:</h3><ul><ul><li>3+ years of experience creating Animation assets for games, film or animation.</li><li>Ability to communicate animation direction in an effective, efficient &amp; positive manner.</li><li>Ability to excel in a rapid iteration environment.</li><li>Advanced proficiency in JIRA.</li><li>Outstanding written and oral communication skills.</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively and communicate well with multiple teams outside of the Animation Department.</li><li>Comfortable prototyping and working with iterative development process.</li><li>Comfortable receiving constructive group criticism and making artistic adjustments to meet performance guidelines.</li><li>Excellent work ethic, self-motivated, organized, and able to meet deadlines.</li><li>A passion for creating and playing video games.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Preferred:</h3><ul><ul><li>3+ years experience with Maya or similar animation program.</li><li>Understanding of the motion capture pipeline.</li><li>Strong understanding of Rigging / Animation.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div>At Improbable, we believe that the next revolution in entertainment and society will come from massive virtual worlds. They will create new economies and opportunities globally, changing not just how we play, but how we work and relate to each other. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to build the next generation of technologies for online multi-user games and simulations.</div><div><br /></div><div>At Improbable, you are surrounded by people who want to improve everything and everyone around them, and who compel you to improve yourself. We’re motivated by the fulfillment of solving hard problems to achieve something profound and transformative.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Your Mission </b></div><div><br /></div><div>We believe that the Metaverse experiences of today are far from what players and participants deserve. We believe we can create a better looking virtual world, filled with people, novel experiences and meaningful interactions by leveraging our AAA game development experiences. </div><div><br /></div><div>We have already started this journey by holding a ScavLab event with over 4,000 players crowding into a single map to battle, and a Meet and Greet with K-Pop star AleXa attended by over a thousand fans who all got on stage at the same time.</div></div><div><div><h3>Areas for Impact</h3><ul><ul><li>Work with the animation team to produce high quality animation tools and systems.</li><li>Have heavy involvement in the creation of software processes, pipelines, and discipline.</li><li>Give constructive critique on the quality of the gameplay features within the game.</li><li>Display a high degree of discipline in following the software engineering processes.</li><li>Create high quality gameplay content within industry standard timelines.</li><li>Ability to own a feature from receiving the design spec, through system design and implementation</li><li>Display a high level of attention to detail</li><li>Mentor more junior programmers.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>We'd like to hear from you if you embody the following:</h3><ul><ul><li>Experts in an Animation Programmer skill-set (e.g.: Programming, debugging, debugging, maths etc…) with shipped products that show an end-to-end understanding of the process.</li><li>Excellent understanding of common game technologies, processes and software development.</li><li>Excellent understanding of common animation technologies and methods.</li><li>Excellent in self-managing workloads through Jira or another tracking methodology.</li><li>Excellent in identifying issues and proposing solutions that improve software development process or discipline.</li><li>3+ years experience in C++.</li><li>2+ years of experience in animation programming.</li><li>Experience with Unreal Engine 4 (preferable).</li><li>Able to create tutorials, guides, or other important documentation for more junior staff members.</li><li>Able to mentor more junior members of the software team.</li><li>Able to architect systems that consider the perspective of the wider team.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div>About Us</div><div>Improbable is determined to foster an environment where people can do their best work and feel like they belong. We believe a healthy culture, strong values and contribution from a diverse range of individuals will help us to achieve success.</div><div>We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.</div><div>Life at Improbable</div><div>Diversity, inclusion &amp; belonging</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div><b>ABOUT GUNZILLA GAMES </b></div><div><br /></div><div>Founded in 2020, Gunzilla Games is a fresh, independent developer working on its next-generation multiplayer shooter IP in three metropolitan locations: Frankfurt, Germany (HQ); Los Angeles, USA; and Kyiv, Ukraine. The company is helmed by Ex-Crytek board member, CSO Alexander Zoll, together with serial entrepreneur and CEO, Vlad Korolev. Gunzilla is built on the desire to innovate and push the limits of the industry.</div><div>Gunzilla’s formidable team of talent come from a variety of industry-leading studios and publishers, including Ubisoft, Electronic Arts (EA), THQ and more. Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director and producer Neill Blomkamp joined Gunzilla as Chief Visionary Officer. In addition, the team features industry veterans like video game writer Olivier Henriot who helped shape the story of such notable games such as Assassin’s Creed, The Division, Far Cry and many more, and Richard K. Morgan, the author of the Altered Carbon series, which has since been adapted into a popular Netflix show. Gunzilla’s Chief Technology Officer Timur Davidenko led the development of CryEngine as Technical Director, and worked on Far Cry, Warface and Crysis. Art Director Jussi Keteli was involved in the iconic Gears of War series, Star Citizen and Hunt: Showdown.</div></div><div><div><h3>OUR VALUES </h3><ul><ul><li><b>Players First &amp; Foremost</b>. We aim to create titles that players love and get lost in, so our games are developed with them in mind from the start. </li><li><b>We Believe in Our People.</b> We believe in building strong teams of self-motivated individuals empowered to work at their best in a supportive environment; when we’re strong together, we thrive together. </li><li><b>Commitment to Engagement &amp; Quality</b>. We are deeply passionate about what we do, ensuring we produce next-generation experiences of the highest calibre. </li><li><b>Make Bold Moves &amp; Innovate.</b> We strive to make bold moves and push technology to its limits; there are no wrong steps if the outcome redefines the boundaries. </li><li><b>Open &amp; Honest.</b> We believe in building trust through transparency and honest communication. We’re proud of who we are, what we stand for, and what we’re building.</li><div><br /></div><div><b>ABOUT THE JOB</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Gunzilla Games are looking to recruit an Animation director to oversee our animation and cinematics teams working on OTG (Off The Grid), an all-new AAA Battle Royale 2.0 third person shooter, due for release on PlayStation®5, Xbox® Series X|S and PC </div></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><ul><ul><li>To oversee Gameplay, Tech Animation and Cinematics teams  </li><li>Provide animation direction to ensure the quality of the gameplay animation is in line with the Game Director's vision and set deadlines. </li><li>To Partner with an A-list director, working together on the high-level story concept and stellar dialogue. </li><li>Touch base with the animation teams, take part in animation reviews and dallies  </li><li>Identifying potential problems in the gameplay animation/Cinematics pipeline and working with the key stakeholders to prevent them. </li><li>Help ensure that the Vision and Game directors' vision is fulfilled by your team </li><li>Planning Milestone goals with Directors and Product Owners while helping define planning schedules </li><li>Identify the right approach, providing routes to solving problems quickly, efficiently and at a high quality. </li><li>Evaluate performances and help guide your teams into their career paths. A big part of the job is to help your team grow all together  </li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>REQUIREMENTS </h3><ul><ul><li>Delivered at least 1 full project AAA title as an Animation Director or Equivalent (Animation Sup, Animation Lead, etc) </li><li>Have experience overseeing and supervising a large amount of animation content on a project </li><li>Knowledge of current DCC packages and engines used by Animation and Tech animation teams </li><li>A thorough understanding of animation theory and technique. </li><li>A deep understanding of body mechanics and animation applied to storytelling </li><li>Good communication skills with the ability to visualize creative ideas and collaborate in a multidisciplinary team environment giving &amp; taking direction, critiques, and constructive feedback </li><li>Experience and understanding of Unreal Engine </li><li>Previous experience as an animator in Games, Film/VFX/TV </li><li>Video games! You love them </li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>PLUSES</h3><ul><ul><li>Experience in directing both gameplay and cinematic teams </li><li>Experience with animation review tools like Syncsketch and RV/Shotgrid </li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>GUNZILLA OFFERS</h3><ul><ul><li>Flexible Working &amp; Work from Home</li><li>Health Insurance</li><li>Revenue Based Bonuses </li><li>English / German Courses</li><li>25 Annual Paid Vacation &amp; Sick Days </li><li>Public Transportation</li><li>Relocation &amp; Accommodation Support</li><li>Office Perks &amp; Gym Membership</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><b>COME AS YOU ARE </b></div><div>Videogames are for everyone, so everyone should have the opportunity to create them. We’re looking for a huge variety of unique life experiences to help shape the worlds we’re developing, so promise your application will be given the same consideration as everyone else’s, regardless of your background. Let’s make video game history together!</div><div> </div><div><b>OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS</b></div><div>Here’s what you can expect when applying at Gunzilla.</div><div>·        Simply fill in the registration form and send us your CV &amp; Portfolio, if applicable</div><div>·        If your selected, you’ll be contacted by our recruitment team for a Zoom call.</div><div>·        After this the next steps would be Hiring manager and Team Zoom interviews, or you’ll be invited to meet us at our recruiting studio.</div><div>·        Some roles require a competency test, which the recruitment team will support you on.</div><div>·        Following your interview, we’ll contact you either way.</div><div>·        If the interview went well but we feel you aren’t suited to the specific role, we’ll retain your details (with your permission) for future consideration.</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div>Skydance offers a dynamic, inclusive, and ever-evolving culture where innovative ideas are welcomed, and growth fostered. The partnership between unique creativity and technological advancements are demonstrated within each pillar of the company. At the heart of it all is a commitment to boldly entertaining and relevant storytelling.</div><div> </div><div>While all Animation studios look to hire people who are creative and hard-working, Skydance Animation is specifically looking for pioneers who seek to push the limits of what the world’s most collaborative art form can achieve, and to give those pioneers the space and the resources to build a new studio that’s doing something different.</div><div><br /></div><div>---</div><div><br /></div><div>As the <b>Animation Technical Assistant</b>, you will hold an entry level position that will expose you to the animation pipeline and many aspects of the overall studio production pipeline. You will support a given Animation Team and help facilitate their job. This position takes direction from the Director of Animation and/or Lead Animators.</div></div><div><div><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><ul><li>Assist the Animation Director with technical aspects of the job.</li><li>Assist in checking rig progress, in overseeing technical animation tests for rig/asset updates, in delivering feedback to rigging and in finding technical solutions.</li><li>Be the liaison between departments regarding implementation and effectiveness of tools and pipeline solutions.</li><li>Manage rigging requirements for props and test them prior to using in shots.</li><li>Closely collaborate with PE, on the development of software solutions for the Animation department, facilitating with testing at the various stages of development and communicating feedback as representative of the Animation Director.</li><li>Oversee a small “fixing team”, where they can handle everyday problems and facilitate the smooth flow of shots through the pipeline.</li><li>Oversee final QCs for the Animation Department and decide on appropriate action for technical problems that might arise.</li><li>Assist team with technical questions, e.g.: explain how to best use a specific rig, how to solve common bugs that keep appearing in Maya, how to implement and best use tools.</li><li>Assist with technical documentation of tools, workflows, best practices. The Animation Technical Assistant is the person that can welcome new hires and guide them through the SDA workflows during their training period. (e.g. editing, publishing, and using custom tools).</li><li>Take care of more technical shots that do not need character animation but mainly animation of props.</li><li>Assists with reviewing material and communicates with Anim Production Supervisor and editorial for sequence updates, scratch voice updates, dialogue updates etc.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><ul><li>Experience with Maya.</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills.</li><li>Problem-solving and troubleshooting in a technical environment.</li><li>Experience the Windows environment.</li><li>Scripting in Python is a plus.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div>#LI-MF1  #Animation</div><div><br /></div><div>Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, interactive, and animation divisions.</div><div> </div><div>Skydance is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to building and fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. We welcome and consider applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy status, military/veteran status, disability, or any other protected category. Diversity in the workplace is not just a commitment, it is who we are and a reflection of what makes our world special.  </div><div><br /></div><div>Recruitment Fraud Alert</div><div>It has come to our attention that there may be fraudulent activity by individuals impersonating our Talent Acquisition team. Skydance will only contact you from an official “@skydance.com” email address. If you suspect that you are being contacted by an unauthorized person or believe that the correspondence you have received is suspicious, please do not click on any links or attachments in such emails and submit any questions or concerns to our information security team at information.security@skydance.com. </div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div><b>Animation Programmer</b></div><div><br /></div><div>With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games. The team that created Divinity: Original Sin 2, PC Gamer’s Game of the Year 2017 and Metacritic’s top-rated PC game of 2017, is working on new projects and looking for new talents.</div><div><br /></div><div>To take our player engagement to new and greater heights, we need your help. We want to find passionate, skillful people to join us on our next adventure and are now looking for a Animation Programmer for our Quebec studio.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Responsibilities </b></div><div><br /></div><div>-Work on all aspects of animation systems of the game: engine features, integration with gameplay and gameplay features themselves;</div><div>-Work closely together with the other departments to implement the needed components;</div><div>-Work together with the animators, tech animators, designers and gameplay programmers;</div><div>-Write robust and maintainable code;</div><div>-Be an active participant in the design and production of the game — technical side of creative team!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Requirements</b></div><div><br /></div><div>-4+ years experience in C++;</div><div>-Excellent feel for RPG systems and gameplay in general;</div><div>-Open-minded, willing to experiment and iterate over a specific feature;</div><div>-Concepts as state machines, animation blending should be second nature;</div><div>-Upper-intermediate English;</div><div>-You are a team player and willing to take responsibility and ownership;</div><div>-Passion for making and playing great games;</div><div>-Excellent software design and problem-solving skills;</div><div>-Excellent software debugging skills.</div><div>-Experience with animation trees and tools to build them;</div><div>-Experience with blueprint-like tools to create animation systems</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Nice to Have</b></div><div><br /></div><div>-Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering;</div><div>-Game development experience;</div><div>-Experience with motion matching and machine learning algorithms;</div><div>-Experiences with TDD</div><div>-Background in RPGs;</div><div>-Shipped game/console titles</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div><b>Animation Programmer</b></div><div><br /></div><div>With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games. The team that created Divinity: Original Sin 2, PC Gamer’s Game of the Year 2017 and Metacritic’s top-rated PC game of 2017, is working on new projects and looking for new talents.</div><div><br /></div><div>To take our player engagement to new and greater heights, we need your help. We want to find passionate, skillful people to join us on our next adventure and are now looking for a Animation Programmer for our Quebec studio.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Responsibilities </b></div><div><br /></div><div>- Work on all aspects of animation systems of the game: engine features, integration with gameplay and gameplay features themselves;</div><div>- Work closely together with the other departments to implement the needed components;</div><div>- Work together with the animators, tech animators, designers and gameplay programmers;</div><div>- Write robust and maintainable code;</div><div>- Be an active participant in the design and production of the game — technical side of creative team!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Requirements</b></div><div><br /></div><div>- 4+ years experience in C++;</div><div>- Excellent feel for RPG systems and gameplay in general;</div><div>- Open-minded, willing to experiment and iterate over a specific feature;</div><div>- Concepts as state machines, animation blending should be second nature;</div><div>- Upper-intermediate English;</div><div>- You are a team player and willing to take responsibility and ownership;</div><div>- Passion for making and playing great games;</div><div>- Excellent software design and problem-solving skills;</div><div>- Excellent software debugging skills.</div><div>- Experience with animation trees and tools to build them;</div><div>- Experience with blueprint-like tools to create animation systems</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Nice to Have</b></div><div><br /></div><div>- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering;</div><div>- Game development experience;</div><div>- Experience with motion matching and machine learning algorithms;</div><div>- Experiences with TDD</div><div>- Background in RPGs;</div><div>- Shipped game/console titles</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<p>BARB is looking for an Gameplay Animation Director to lead a world-class Animation team on an entirely new ambitious open world project. This role offers the opportunity to join a growing studio, use new state-of-the-art technology and help create an original IP. You will work closely with the studio creative team to develop and drive the artistic vision for this AAA project as well as grow and lead the studio Animation team.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Plan and direct motion capture shoots to generate gameplay animations that feel fluid and responsive.</li>
<li>Take responsibility for all aspects of the gameplay animation and set quality standards in conjunction with key stakeholders and in-house expertise.</li>
<li>Identify the right approach, providing routes to solving problems quickly, efficiently and at a high quality.</li>
<li>Collaborating with Game Director to identify and define gameplay animation requirements.</li>
<li>Recruit, develop and mentor the gameplay animation team with constructive feedback.</li>
<li>Assist Production in the creation of the gameplay animation schedule and resource plans.</li>
<li>Reviewing and providing feedback on gameplay animations created by outsourcers and in-house teams.</li>
<li>Work with the Rigging department to ensure the delivery of rigs that will meet an animator’s need for control, functionality, usability and performance.</li>
<li>Collaborating with the Gameplay and Animation Programming teams to brainstorm technical ideas and solutions.</li>
<li>Responsible for establishing the gameplay animation production pipeline and enforcing the process throughout the project cycle.</li>
<li>Working with Game Director to adjust project goals and design revisions on the fly as necessary, adapting to changing situations and meeting schedules.</li>
<li>Identifying potential problems in the gameplay animation pipeline and working with the key stakeholders to prevent them.</li>
<li>Supporting Production to keep studio executive staff, the publisher and/or marketing staff up to speed on product status and vision through the preparation and presentation of appropriate project materials (e.g., milestone updates, demos, etc).</li>
<li>Provide animation direction to ensure the quality of the gameplay animation is in line with the Game Director's vision and set deadlines.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Experienced with motion capture pipelines and extensive experience directing motion capture shoots for gameplay animation.</li>
<li>Minimum of 3 published games having shipped a AAA title in a leadership position </li>
<li>Exceptional track record showing a complete understanding of the animation creative process and animation fundamentals.</li>
<li>Deep understanding of Gameplay Animation implementation in Unreal Engine. </li>
<li>Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and organizational skills.</li>
<li>Strong time management skills with a proven ability to focus on priorities juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.</li>
<li>The ability to effectively communicate, both creatively and technically.</li>
<li>Must be familiar with one or more types of Animation software (Maya, MotionBuilder).</li>
<li>Several years of experience with character and creature animation, facial animation, skeletal construction and point weighting.</li>
<li>Ability to work cooperatively on a team spanning artists, programmers and designers, and to compromise when necessary to achieve overall best results.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>Build A Rocket Boy is developing EVERYWHERE; an experience with a breadth of unimaginable gameplay adventure.</p>
<p>We are a mix of industry leading veterans whose credits include some of the best selling and most loved games of all time. We’re a creative digital entertainment studio with an open and progressive methodology, dedicated to delivering games of the highest calibre possible. </p>
<p>If you want to feel comfortable, inspired, and appreciated in your work pursuits then come join us. We have offices in Edinburgh, Budapest and consider WFH candidates.</p>

<p>The Lead Animation Programmer is responsible for ensuring the delivery of animation systems for use by other game teams (primarily Cinematics, Animation and Scripting). The Lead Animation Programmer position will report to the Gameplay Technical Director.</p>
<p>The role is also responsible for line management of the Animation Programming team as well as scheduling, prioritising tasks and mentoring of more junior staff. They must provide technical leadership and be able to strike a balance between the immediate and long term needs of the project. Their job will require them to be flexible and adaptable, able to help solve problems that touch multiple disciplines.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Ensure delivery of high quality animation systems by the team.</li>
<li>Prioritise, plan and manage the work of the team with minimal oversight.</li>
<li>Help define the technical direction and develop innovative solutions for difficult animation problems.</li>
<li>Line manage members of the Animation Programming team, and communicate clearly with other team members easily.</li>
<li>Help educate and support other teams to correctly and efficiently use animation systems.</li>
<li>Communicate with external companies and contractors with assistance.</li>
<li>Able to tune animation systems based on high level design input with minimal assistance.</li>
<li>Use appropriate data structures and algorithms to maximize efficiency (for both development time and runtime performance).</li>
<li>Be vigilant for and resolve new problems, delays and risks to delivery of the team’s objectives</li>
<li>Seek support from higher levels management when required.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Requirements</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Exceptional communication skills, comfortable working across teams and mentoring staff.</li>
<li>Capable of reading and quickly understanding complex code.</li>
<li>Able to plan the work of the team including external dependencies with minimal input.</li>
<li>Experience managing a team of programmers.</li>
<li>Strong C++ programming and debugging skills.</li>
<li>Excellent practical understanding of animation concepts.</li>
<li>Understanding of the performance trade-offs for animation systems.</li>
<li>Experience with graph-based animation systems.</li>
<li>Extensive algorithm and data structure skills (including time and space complexity and real- world vs theoretical performance).</li>
<li>Able to tune animation systems based on high level design input with minimal assistance.</li>
<li>Able to understand and utilize multi-threading primitives &amp; high level networking concepts.</li>
<li>Self-motivated and driven to creatively solve problems.</li>
<li>Videogame programming experience on animation systems, including having shipped at least one AAA PC/console title.</li>
<li>Bachelor’s degree with a Computer Science/Software Engineering focus or equivalent experience.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>Build A Rocket Boy is developing EVERYWHERE; an experience with a breadth of unimaginable gameplay adventure.</p>
<p>We are a mix of industry leading veterans whose credits include some of the best selling and most loved games of all time. We’re a creative digital entertainment studio with an open and progressive methodology, dedicated to delivering games of the highest calibre possible. </p>
<p>If you want to feel comfortable, inspired, and appreciated in your work pursuits then come join us. We have offices in Edinburgh, Budapest and consider WFH candidates.</p>

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