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                </p><p>We are looking for a Senior VFX Artist like you, to join us in our mission to create amazing mobile games and experiences. The VFX Artist will work with an experienced team of artists and programmers to create effects that bring immersive mobile game experiences, create memorable moments, and help create a visual style for the game. In collaboration with the Art Director and Game Director, the VFX Artist will create performant and expressive effects. The VFX Artist will work with the Tools Team to help identify and develop the VFX toolkit for the studio.</p><p><b>Responsibilities:</b></p><ul><li>Create breathtaking visual effects across all areas of the game, ranging from environment, UI, and characters.</li><li>Develop beautiful visual effects that communicate essential gameplay intent.</li><li>Optimize effects for performance on multiple platforms. Mobile being most important.</li><li>Interface with Art Director and Game Director to produce their vision of the VFX</li><li>Cross discipline collaboration to identify challenges and create solutions that will satisfy the stakeholders</li><li>Build comprehensive knowledge of the VFX art production pipelines, tools, and systems associated with the creation of VFX content.</li><li>Actively develop and improve skill set and abilities by staying aware of industry trends and techniques, evaluating competitive products, learning new software packages, and putting traditional art methods into practice.</li><li>Demonstrate strong time management and prioritization skills.</li></ul><p><b>Required Skills:</b></p><ul><li>Minimum of 5 years of experience as a visual effects artist in games as shipped a title. </li><li>Ability to deconstruct complex visual effects from reference and recreate them in a game engine</li><li>Strong sense of lighting, color, form and motion</li><li>Strong proficiency in technical problems solving</li><li>Self-motivated and the ability to collaborate effectively within a team</li><li>Experienced with Photoshop, Maya, and popular game engines</li></ul><p><b>Bonus Skills:</b></p><ul><li>Experience with 2D animations and Motion Graphics </li><li>Experience working on proprietary game engine VFX tools</li></ul><p><strong>As a part of the application process, candidates will be expected to provide a portfolio or demo reel of their work and may be asked to complete an art test.<br /><br /></strong>The base annual salary range for this position in the United States is $70,000 - $170,000. The base salary is just one part of the overall compensation package. SEMC also offers a package of benefits, including, healthcare coverage, unlimited PTO, a remote work environment, flex working schedule, parental leave support, 100% 401k match on the first 3% of your contribution, and paid local hangout meals and events. For more details on the full benefits package please visit this link. All full time roles are also eligible for annual bonuses and equity.<br /><br />This base pay range is for the United States only and does not apply to international locations. The range for each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by location and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.<br /><br />Do you feel like you don’t meet each and every requirement on the job description? Many people don't apply for jobs unless they feel they exceed at every one of these job requirements. It’s very important for us at SEMC to ensure we have a diverse and inclusive group of talent, so please go ahead and apply even if you feel that you’re not a “perfect” fit! You just might be what we’re looking for! <strong><br /></strong></p>
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                Creative Assembly is looking for an experienced Animator to join our talented team to work on HYENAS, our exciting new First-Person Multiplayer shooter. This role will be based at one of our studios in Horsham, West Sussex.<br /><br />The ideal candidate will possess outstanding artistic, technical, and creative ability, with a keen eye for quality. They can produce stunning work; as well as encourage, mentor, and inspire others to strive and achieve the same level of quality.<br /><br />Flexible working at Creative Assembly includes hybrid, fully remote within country of employment for eligible roles, and in-studio. We recognise that there is no one-size-fits-all approach and empower our teams to define the working patterns which work best for them, which may mean different things for different teams and roles and at different times.<br /> <br />This role is Hybrid and has an expectation of 2-3 days a week, in our Horsham studio. We will consider remote working (within country of employment) for exceptional candidates. Further details can be discussed during the recruitment process.<br /><br /><strong>Key Responsibilities<br /></strong><br />You will be responsible for creating and implementing high quality animations, whether key framed by hand and/or working with mocap.<br /><br />On a day-to-day basis, you will:<br /></p><ul><li>Have a strong focus and passion to push the standard; communication, approachability and proactivity is vital for this role</li><li>Create and implement animation assets</li><li>Work with other disciplines and guide fellow animators to ensure that a high standard of work is delivered on time and to the expected quality</li><li>Help to develop animation systems</li><li>Mentor and help develop junior members of the team</li><li>Strive to improve both your own and the team's skillsets. </li></ul><strong>Knowledge, Skill and Experience <br /></strong><br /><strong>Essential</strong><br /><ul><li>A passion for games and games animation</li><li>Expert hand-key animation skills</li><li>Experience with motion capture</li><li>Self-motivated and proven ability to work well within a team</li><li>Strong ability to communicate clear direction and feedback to help mentor and guide fellow teammates.</li></ul><strong>Desirable</strong><br /><ul><li>Experience working on at least one shipped AAA game</li><li>Experience working on titles developed in UE4/5 or other proprietary engines</li><li>Proficiency in Maya and/or MotionBuilder</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><strong>About Creative Assembly<br /></strong><br />It’s an exciting time to be a part of our craft-led studio as we push boundaries, creating deep and detailed experiences that last. <br /><br />Our teams are diverse from across the world, from trainees to industry veterans who constantly challenge us and make sure we are striving for the best within our games and our studio life. We are united through our shared values of Quality, Focus, Teamwork, Respect and Trust and we win awards for our culture and our people-centric approach, having won a Best Place to Work Award for six consecutive years. We invest in our people, the studio, and our projects. We are a company that’s secure and safe – you don’t need to worry about job security at CA.<br /><br />We’ll give you the creative freedom, tools, support, and development to achieve your potential. <br /><br />Our studios are based in Horsham, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria, including several bespoke state-of-the-art audio suites and a dedicated motion capture facility. <br /><br />We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:<br /><ul><li>Flexible working: hybrid, fully remote within country of employment for eligible roles, and in-studio working<br /><br /></li><li>Work from Anywhere for a temporary period each year (restrictions apply such as VISAs)<br /><br /></li><li>Enhanced holiday allowance, maternity and paternity breaks, flexibility with our core hours, and no-notice holidays<br /><br /></li><li>Bespoke relocation package for you and your dependents, with support throughout the process from our dedicated Relocation Specialists<br /><br /></li><li>Private medical and dental insurance, life insurance, permanent health insurance, critical illness cover and free health care screening<br /><br /></li><li>Generous holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, and all UK Bank holidays<br /><br /></li><li>Annual discretionary studio bonus<br /><br /></li><li>Join our award-winning education and social responsibility programme; the Legacy Project, as an industry ambassador to mentor and educate others<br /><br /></li><li>Defined career development pathways and personalised training support including SEGA Dev Day, internal masterclasses, prestigious creative workshops, on-site training with renowned specialists and global conference attendance<br /><br /></li><li>Opportunity to join our Diversity and Inclusion Network – an employee-led group<br /><br /></li><li>Season ticket travel loans and cycle to work scheme with free bike servicing and discounted car valet service on site<br /><br /></li><li>Free games and merchandise plus access to our extensive games library<br /><br /></li><li>Free breakfast in the studio every day - toast, bagels, pancakes, cereals, yoghurts, fresh fruit, smoothies, juices, milkshakes and more in our fully stocked kitchen<br /><br /></li><li>Wellbeing support with an employee assistance programme and onsite confidential sessions<br /><br /></li><li>In-studio heavily subsidised massage therapy<br /><br /></li><li>Discounts for home technology, travel insurance, corporate gym membership, cinema tickets, holidays, trips out and Ikea vouchers, and many local businesses including estate agents<br /><br /></li><li>Studio parties for you and your family; such as our Summer Festival, Christmas Party plus a separate Children’s Christmas Party. We also have Cinema days and wrap parties for game releases<br /><br /></li><li>Studio community activities such as life drawing, creative writing, Pilates, Walking Challenges, Couch to 5k, basketball, game and movie evenings, board game club, 5-a-side football, CA Choir, Sword fighting (yes, sword fighting) and loads more.</li></ul>Our studio sites have disabled access. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.  
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                </p><h2>Playground Games is seeking a Senior Cinematic Artists who will be responsible for story and character driven cinematics needed to realise the vision for Fable, our open world action RPG. </h2><h3>About us:</h3><p>As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.</p><h3>About the role:</h3><p>Your cinematic expertise will cover a broad range of key areas including cinematography, lighting, performance direction and editing. You’re required to have strong skills in storytelling, cinematic theory, framing and composition as well as a deep understanding of character development and performances.</p><p>This is a contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa.</p><h3>What you’ll do:</h3><ul><li>Collaborate with the cinematic team to stage, compose, and sequence cinematics.</li><li>Quickly iterating on pre-vis.</li><li>Collaborating with other disciplines to produce cinematic concepts and colour scripts.</li><li>Champion a strong vision and maintain quality, style and continuity, both visually and technically throughout the project.</li><li>Conceptualising and implementing strong layout, cinematography and editing.</li><li>Collaborating to implement highly curated cinematic lighting.</li><li>Implementing cinematics into the game engine and testing to ensure that they fit.</li><li>Updating documentation</li></ul><h3>What you’ll bring:</h3><ul><li>Understanding of visual AND observational storytelling.</li><li>Developed skills in critical reasoning and emotional awareness within storytelling.</li><li>Highly skilled in cinematography, lighting, editorial.</li><li>Experience with directing actors is a plus.</li><li>Experience with cinematic or sequencing tools (Unreal, Unity, Motion Builder etc.)</li></ul><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to make a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.</p><p>Playground Games is an equal opportunities studio and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.</p>
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                </p><h2>Playground Games is looking for a Senior Cinematics Animator to join our Fable team on a contract basis.</h2><h3>About us:</h3><p>As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.</p><h3>About the role:</h3><p>As Senior Cinematic Animator, you will be working with the cinematics team to deliver next level cutscene and bespoke animation content. You will have the opportunity to creatively control cutscenes, from previz to final polish, add world-building cinematic content, and own features of cinematic development.</p><p>Our ideal candidate is an expert animator who is passionate about their craft, skilled in visual storytelling, conveying emotion through performance, creating realistic motion capture and hand key animation, and has the track record to prove it.</p><p>This is a contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa.</p><h3>What you’ll do:</h3><ul><li>Creating and polishing content for cutscenes, in-game cinematics, and bespoke animations.</li><li>Quickly iterating on layout and previsualization.</li><li>Collaborating with the Lead, Director, and cinematic team to discover the best performance and contribute to the project’s vision.</li><li>Implementing cinematics into our custom, proprietary engine and ensuring they flow correctly with gameplay.</li></ul><h3>What you’ll bring:</h3><ul><li>5+ years of animation experience, with demonstrable work on at least 2 published titles (ideally AAA).</li><li>A portfolio demonstrating high-quality animation work. This portfolio can be submitted as a link to a portfolio website or added as an attachment along with your CV.</li><li>Proficiency in motion capture cleanup.</li><li>A genuine passion for video games.</li><li>Previous experience in film, layout, cinematography, editing, or implementing animations in game engines is a plus.</li></ul><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to make a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.</p><p>Playground Games is an equal opportunities studio and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.</p>
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                </p><h2>Playground Games is looking for a Gameplay Animation Integration Artist to join our talented Fable team here in Leamington Spa on a Contract Basis.</h2><h3>About us:</h3><p>As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.</p><h3>About the role:</h3><p>As a Gameplay Animation Integration Artist at Playground, you will be working with the animation team to prepare, implement and test animations in-build.</p><p>Your experience in animation will give you the ability to create and edit animations as well as spot bugs/problems with systems and content. Your strong communication skills will help report issues and deliver actionable feedback.</p><p>Our ideal candidate is someone with a passion for animation, who is keen to learn about the inner workings of game development, features, and systems.</p><p>This is a contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa.</p><h3>What you’ll do:</h3><ul><li>Help prepare assets for Outsource.</li><li>Implement animations.</li><li>Check animation markup meets technical requirements.</li><li>Test animations in-game.</li><li>Create, edit, and export animations</li><li>Create and maintain documentation.</li></ul><h3>What you’ll bring:</h3><ul><li>Excellent attention to detail.</li><li>Strong organization and communication skills.</li><li>Passion for game dev, with an awareness of current titles and industry trends.</li><li>This is a fantastic opportunity to make “world-class games” with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.</li></ul><p>Playground Games is an equal opportunities studio and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.</p>
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                Creative Assembly is looking for an experienced Animator to join our talented team to work on HYENAS, our exciting new First-Person Multiplayer shooter. This role will be based at one of our studios in Horsham, West Sussex.<br /><br />The ideal candidate will possess outstanding artistic, technical, and creative ability, with a keen eye for quality. They can produce stunning work; as well as encourage, mentor, and inspire others to strive and achieve the same level of quality.<br /><br />Flexible working at Creative Assembly includes hybrid, fully remote within country of employment for eligible roles, and in-studio. We recognise that there is no one-size-fits-all approach and empower our teams to define the working patterns which work best for them, which may mean different things for different teams and roles and at different times.<br /> <br />This role is Hybrid and has an expectation of 2-3 days a week, in our Horsham studio. We will consider remote working (within country of employment) for exceptional candidates. Further details can be discussed during the recruitment process.<br /><br /><strong>Key Responsibilities<br /></strong><br />You will be responsible for creating and implementing high quality animations, whether key framed by hand and/or working with mocap.<br /><br />On a day-to-day basis, you will:<br /></p><ul><li>Have a strong focus and passion to push the standard; communication, approachability and proactivity is vital for this role</li><li>Create and implement animation assets</li><li>Work with other disciplines and guide fellow animators to ensure that a high standard of work is delivered on time and to the expected quality</li><li>Help to develop animation systems</li><li>Mentor and help develop junior members of the team</li><li>Strive to improve both your own and the team's skillsets. </li></ul><strong>Knowledge, Skill and Experience <br /></strong><br /><strong>Essential</strong><br /><ul><li>A passion for games and games animation</li><li>Expert hand-key animation skills</li><li>Experience with motion capture</li><li>Self-motivated and proven ability to work well within a team</li><li>Strong ability to communicate clear direction and feedback to help mentor and guide fellow teammates.</li></ul><strong>Desirable</strong><br /><ul><li>Experience working on at least one shipped AAA game</li><li>Experience working on titles developed in UE4/5 or other proprietary engines</li><li>Proficiency in Maya and/or MotionBuilder</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><strong>About Creative Assembly<br /></strong><br />It’s an exciting time to be a part of our craft-led studio as we push boundaries, creating deep and detailed experiences that last. <br /><br />Our teams are diverse from across the world, from trainees to industry veterans who constantly challenge us and make sure we are striving for the best within our games and our studio life. We are united through our shared values of Quality, Focus, Teamwork, Respect and Trust and we win awards for our culture and our people-centric approach, having won a Best Place to Work Award for six consecutive years. We invest in our people, the studio, and our projects. We are a company that’s secure and safe – you don’t need to worry about job security at CA.<br /><br />We’ll give you the creative freedom, tools, support, and development to achieve your potential. <br /><br />Our studios are based in Horsham, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria, including several bespoke state-of-the-art audio suites and a dedicated motion capture facility. <br /><br />We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:<br /><ul><li>Flexible working: hybrid, fully remote within country of employment for eligible roles, and in-studio working<br /><br /></li><li>Work from Anywhere for a temporary period each year (restrictions apply such as VISAs)<br /><br /></li><li>Enhanced holiday allowance, maternity and paternity breaks, flexibility with our core hours, and no-notice holidays<br /><br /></li><li>Bespoke relocation package for you and your dependents, with support throughout the process from our dedicated Relocation Specialists<br /><br /></li><li>Private medical and dental insurance, life insurance, permanent health insurance, critical illness cover and free health care screening<br /><br /></li><li>Generous holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, and all UK Bank holidays<br /><br /></li><li>Annual discretionary studio bonus<br /><br /></li><li>Join our award-winning education and social responsibility programme; the Legacy Project, as an industry ambassador to mentor and educate others<br /><br /></li><li>Defined career development pathways and personalised training support including SEGA Dev Day, internal masterclasses, prestigious creative workshops, on-site training with renowned specialists and global conference attendance<br /><br /></li><li>Opportunity to join our Diversity and Inclusion Network – an employee-led group<br /><br /></li><li>Season ticket travel loans and cycle to work scheme with free bike servicing and discounted car valet service on site<br /><br /></li><li>Free games and merchandise plus access to our extensive games library<br /><br /></li><li>Free breakfast in the studio every day - toast, bagels, pancakes, cereals, yoghurts, fresh fruit, smoothies, juices, milkshakes and more in our fully stocked kitchen<br /><br /></li><li>Wellbeing support with an employee assistance programme and onsite confidential sessions<br /><br /></li><li>In-studio heavily subsidised massage therapy<br /><br /></li><li>Discounts for home technology, travel insurance, corporate gym membership, cinema tickets, holidays, trips out and Ikea vouchers, and many local businesses including estate agents<br /><br /></li><li>Studio parties for you and your family; such as our Summer Festival, Christmas Party plus a separate Children’s Christmas Party. We also have Cinema days and wrap parties for game releases<br /><br /></li><li>Studio community activities such as life drawing, creative writing, Pilates, Walking Challenges, Couch to 5k, basketball, game and movie evenings, board game club, 5-a-side football, CA Choir, Sword fighting (yes, sword fighting) and loads more.</li></ul>Our studio sites have disabled access. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.  
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                Would you like to work on some of the greatest franchises in gaming history? What about working on our new original IP? Certain Affinity is the largest independent developer in Texas, based out of Austin, and we have a growing presence in Toronto, Canada. Our culture reflects the values and the vibrant nature of the cities we call home. This includes a commitment to evolution, diversity, excellence, and work-life balance. We are also excited to be the latest recipient of the Canadian Studio of the Year award. We're best known for co-developing numerous AAA FPS games, though now we are creating compelling new games of our own. We're always on the lookout for amazing talent to join our team.<br /><br />As a Senior Technical Animator (Rigger) at Certain Affinity, you'll get to see some of the custom 3D tools and pipelines behind the world's biggest shooters and contribute to our proprietary technology. This role requires an energetic individual to take a hands-on approach to our studio art team's pipeline management and tools creation.<br /><br />If you desire to create world-class characters and enjoy technical work, we'd like to hear from you.<br /><br />Responsibilities<br /></p><ul><li>Collaborate with animators, tech animators, character artists, and tools programmers to develop animation rigs and pipelines for characters, vehicles, and props</li><li>In-depth knowledge of the Unreal game engine (or similar engine) for setting up characters, control rigs, simulation, and blueprints</li><li>Support the modeling and animation teams by advising on topology &amp; deformation, maintaining rigs and pipelines, troubleshooting, and implementing desired functionality</li><li>R&amp;D of new technology the game might require in Maya and Unreal</li><li>Maximize aesthetic quality while respecting and enforcing project performance constraints</li><li>Explore, document, promote, and integrate cutting-edge processes and techniques to help keep studio animation quality competitive</li><li>Mentor and train junior tech animators and animators</li><li>Seek ways to improve and streamline art pipelines, drive quality, and improve team efficiency</li></ul>Requirements<br /><ul><li>5+ years experience in rigging and skinning characters, creatures, vehicles, and props</li><li>Expert-level proficiency with Autodesk Maya</li><li>Strong foundation of Python scripting for extending content creation tools and automating tasks</li><li>Possess an approachable, customer-oriented demeanor</li><li>Strong communication skills and desire to collaborate with art, design, and engineering</li><li>Experience in ramping up an animation team in a variety of engines and toolsets</li><li>Experience with motion capture systems within Motionbuilder</li></ul>Extra Credit<br /><ul><li>Animation key-framing</li><li>Knowledge of C++ or C#</li><li>Experience writing Maya plug-ins</li><li>Strong knowledge of facial rigging and deformation</li></ul>Certain Affinity or its partners or affiliates run background checks on candidates or employees with the written authorization from the candidates or employees. These may be done to offer employment or determine eligibility to work on a specific project. Multiple searches may be required.<br /><br />Certain Affinity is authorized to do business in many, but not all, of the states in the US and the Canadian provinces. If you are not located in or able to work from a state where Certain Affinity is registered, you may not be eligible for employment as a fully remote employee. Please speak with your recruiter to learn more about where we are registered.
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<div><div><b>Who is SkyBox Labs?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>SkyBox Labs is a game development studio that works on some of the world’s most iconic games. Our projects include working as a co-developer on Halo Infinite, projects in the Minecraft Universe, supporting the development of Magic: The Gathering Arena, supporting development of Fallout 76, and developing unannounced titles including partner projects and internal IP. As one of Vancouver’s fastest-growing game studios, since our inception in 2011, SkyBox Labs has evolved from a group of 8 people developing independent projects to a team of over 200+ engineers, artists, designers, producers, and more. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Interested? Let's talk about who we're hiring for:</b></div><div>We're looking for a talented Senior Gameplay Animator to join our Pitch team! By joining as a Senior on this team, your creative input and skills will be highly valued and instrumental in the development of the game. We encourage real ownership within our teams, giving members the space to express and expand their own originality. </div><div><br /></div><div>If gameplay animation is your passion, and fresh ideas stoke your creativity, we encourage you to apply!</div><div><br /></div><div>This role has the opportunity to work in a flexible hybrid model from our Vancouver or Victoria studios or could be permanently remote. </div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><h3>A snapshot of your role:</h3><ul><ul><li>Create a library of high-quality animations using hand-keyed creations  </li><li>Work proactively and collaboratively to improve animation pipelines</li><li>Use your deep-rooted knowledge of technical gameplay animation systems as needed</li><li>Contribute to maintaining a supportive and creative work environment</li><li>Problem-solve and plan out animation results for optimal gameplay output</li><li>Provide feedback and mentor others on the overall animation look and feel of the project using previs techniques</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Sound like you? This is what we're looking for: </h3><ul><ul><li>4+ years of experience working in games as a gameplay animator on AAA titles</li><li>Solid understanding of animation fundamentals and creation/manipulation of both handkey and mocap data</li><li>Experienced working on a variety of locomotion and attacks</li><li>Strong experience using Maya and animation tools</li><li>Proven proactive and organized work style, with an emphasis on communication</li><div><br /></div><div><i>Nice-to-haves:</i></div><li>Experience working on genres such as third-person action/adventure or first or third-person shooters</li><li>Experience as a lead, unofficial lead, or point-of-contact for a professional animation team</li><li>Experience with early animation pipelines</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><b>Please note, only those who submit a gameplay animation reel highlighting their hand key animations will be considered for the role. </b></div><div><br /></div><div>#LI-HYBRID</div><div>#LI-TP1</div><div><br /></div><div><b>And here is why we think you'll love working at SkyBox Labs:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Our studio’s success can be attributed to our culture of empowerment, collaboration, and personal growth. </div><div>At SkyBox Labs, you can contribute to industry-leading titles, from legendary AAA franchises to independent IP, without compromising on culture. As a rapidly growing independent company, we maintain a ‘small studio’ feel with our flat structure, leading with authenticity, and fostering connection.</div><div><br /></div><div>We relentlessly support your growth and development. From team building through personal interest groups and clubs to studio-wide knowledge sharing through learning lunches, and more formalized programs like SkyBox U, we support our team every step of the way. </div><div><br /></div><div>One major thing that we’re proud of is that we’ve been able to grow to the studio that we are today while ultimately cultivating an environment of trust and mutual respect where you can thrive. We value our team members’ diverse backgrounds, hobbies, skills, and interests and we celebrate them! This is demonstrated through our broad spectrum of social clubs: Join our soccer team, fitness group, or one of our many D&amp;D groups - you can even start your own!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Flexible Hybrid and Remote Work Models:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>With the goal to provide the best possible work environment for all, the majority of our team is working in a flexible hybrid work model from Vancouver and Victoria. The opportunity to work permanently remotely across Canada is also available for certain designated roles. </div><div><br /></div><div>SkyBox Labs is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace, dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. </div><div><br /></div><div>Only candidates that reside in Canada or are willing to relocate will be considered for this role. Additionally, although we appreciate all interest, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.  </div><div><br /></div><div>Learn more about us at http://skyboxlabs.com/ </div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div><b>Who is SkyBox Labs?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>SkyBox Labs is a game development studio that works on some of the world’s most iconic games. Our projects include working as a co-developer on Halo Infinite, projects in the Minecraft Universe, supporting the development of Magic: The Gathering Arena, supporting development of Fallout 76, and developing unannounced titles including partner projects and internal IP. As one of Vancouver’s fastest-growing game studios, since our inception in 2011, SkyBox Labs has evolved from a group of 8 people developing independent projects to a team of over 200+ engineers, artists, designers, producers, and more. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Interested? Let's talk about who we're hiring for:</b></div><div>We're looking for a <b>Lead Gameplay Animator </b>to join us on our new co-development project! This coveted AAA action RPG is a fan favorite around the world!</div><div><br /></div><div>We are looking for someone who leads by example. A skilled Gameplay Animator with a knack for coaching, mentoring, and communication. If you’re interested in putting your creative skills and expertise towards one of the biggest games on the planet, apply today! </div></div><div><div><h3>A snapshot of your role:</h3><ul><ul><li>Create a library of high-quality animations using hand-keyed creations</li><li>Involvement with the construction of animation trees or state graphs</li><li>Collaborate closely with designers, character artists, and programmers in the implementation of game characters’ behavior, look and feel</li><li>Participation in various meetings with internal and external stakeholders</li><li>Maintain a consistent understanding of technical gameplay animation systems for AAA game standards.</li><li>Participate in the hiring process of additional teammates to the animation team.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Sound like you? This is what we're looking for:</h3><ul><ul><li>8+ years of experience working in games as a gameplay animator on AAA titles</li><li>Solid understanding of animation fundamentals and creation/manipulation of both keyframe and mocap data</li><li>Experienced working on a wide variety of locomotion and attacks</li><li>Experience as a lead for a professional animation team</li><li>Strong experience using Maya and animation tools</li><li>Understanding of animation pipelines from conceptualization to implementation</li><li>Proven proactive and organized work style, with an emphasis on communication</li><div><br /></div><div>Nice-to-haves:</div><li>Experience working on genres such as first-person action/MMO</li><li>Experience with Freeflow combat systems</li><div><br /></div></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><b>Please note, only those who submit a gameplay animation reel with a focus on handkey animations will be considered for the role. </b></div><div><br /></div><div>#LI-HYBRID</div><div>#LI-TP1</div><div><br /></div><div><b>And here is why we think you'll love working at SkyBox Labs:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Our studio’s success can be attributed to our culture of empowerment, collaboration, and personal growth. </div><div>At SkyBox Labs, you can contribute to industry-leading titles, from legendary AAA franchises to independent IP, without compromising on culture. As a rapidly growing independent company, we maintain a ‘small studio’ feel with our flat structure, leading with authenticity, and fostering connection.</div><div><br /></div><div>We relentlessly support your growth and development. From team building through personal interest groups and clubs to studio-wide knowledge sharing through learning lunches, and more formalized programs like SkyBox U, we support our team every step of the way. </div><div><br /></div><div>One major thing that we’re proud of is that we’ve been able to grow to the studio that we are today while ultimately cultivating an environment of trust and mutual respect where you can thrive. We value our team members’ diverse backgrounds, hobbies, skills, and interests and we celebrate them! This is demonstrated through our broad spectrum of social clubs: Join our soccer team, fitness group, or one of our many D&amp;D groups - you can even start your own!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Flexible Hybrid and Remote Work Models:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>With the goal to provide the best possible work environment for all, the majority of our team is working in a flexible hybrid work model from Vancouver and Victoria. The opportunity to work permanently remotely across Canada is also available for certain designated roles. </div><div><br /></div><div>SkyBox Labs is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace, dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. </div><div><br /></div><div>Only candidates that reside in Canada or are willing to relocate will be considered for this role. Additionally, although we appreciate all interest, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.  </div><div><br /></div><div>Learn more about us at http://skyboxlabs.com/ </div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div>We are on the lookout for a talented <b>Senior Animator </b>to join our multinational art team to work across multiple projects. We’d love to have our team members bring their own creative vision and experience to everything they do.</div><div><br /></div><div>As a Rovio Animator, you will have the opportunity to create top quality motion for our games. Flexibility is key for us since the tasks could range from working with characters to UI &amp; gacha animations. You will have the chance to work on many different projects and prototypes that are made with art directions varying from stylized 3D to toony 2D.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><h3>Responsibilities:</h3><ul><ul><li>Create character- and environmental animations for various platforms with excellent visual storytelling</li><li>Create animated assets and animatics as needed to plan and develop animations</li><li>Work with different pipelines and be able to rig/skin/animate various 2D &amp; 3D characters, props and UI elements in Maya + Unity</li><li>Support producers in planning, scheduling and prioritizing animation related tasks</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Who we think will do great in this role has:</h3><ul><ul><li>A portfolio showcasing high-quality &amp; stylized animations</li><li>Great knowledge of Maya &amp; Unity</li><li>Excellent skills in multitasking, organisation, communication, and team collaboration</li><li>Open to providing and receiving feedback and enjoys working in a fast-paced, constantly iterating environment</li><li>Fluent English skills</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>We'd love if you have some of these:</h3><ul><ul><li>5+ years of experience working in games</li><li>Experience with the technical side of being an animator (rig, skin, understand and use of different tools)</li><li>Basic modelling &amp; UV unwrapping skills</li><li>Good drawing skills and overall visual design skillsInterested in F2P games and F2P game development</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Recruitment process:</h3><ul><ul><li>First meeting: You will meet the hiring manager. Before diving deeper into your competencies, we would like to know who you are and what motivates you. This is also an opportunity for you to learn more about Rovio and the specifics of the role.</li><li>Second round: If deemed necessary, you will perform a short test so we can understand your qualities working within some set guidelines.</li><li>Final meetings: You will meet other members from our wider team. Our aim is to get a clear overview of your skills, how you would fit with our working culture, your ambitions and where we can help you develop.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Rovio's Stockholm Studio is the studio behind the hugely popular Angry Birds 2, the bigger, badder and birdier sequel to the global phenomenon Angry Birds. The studio is dedicated to making the Angry Birds 2 game experience ever more exciting for players, developing continual improvements, as well as running world class live ops every day.</div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to Angry Birds 2, Stockholm studio is actively developing new titles with the Angry Birds brand as well as new original IPs. Our approach is to focus on highly accessible yet innovative cores paired with Rovio's light-hearted aesthetic. At the same time, we still aim to deliver a deep meta that can keep players engaged for decades.  Our development is driven by our players as we push to become masters of our genre. We use data to provide insights into our players' needs, and we always strive for improvement through continual iteration.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our ambitious teams are full of passionate gamers who are eager to leave their mark.  </div><div><br /></div><div><b>---</b></div><div>We welcome applicants to use the name they want to be addressed by in the application form, regardless of whether it is their legal name.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What to expect when you join us</b></div><div><b>Meet the Rovians</b></div><div><b>About Rovio</b></div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div>Headquartered in Montreal, Reflector is a new breed of studio working with top talents to create high-quality, compelling content for global audiences. By employing a true transmedia approach, where content is built outwards from fully fleshed “Storyworlds”, the company is able to tell richer, deeper stories that connect with fans everywhere.</div><div> </div><div><b>SUMMARY </b></div><div><br /></div><div>As a Technical Animator, you will be responsible of influencing, defining and managing the animation pipeline, creating the character rigs, developing tools for the Animation team, and work on any other relevant technical animation task. </div></div><div><div><h3>RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><ul><ul><li>Develop, test and maintain complex animations systems in collaboration with animators, gameplay programmers and other team members;</li><li>Create custom tools and scripts to increase the productivity and efficiency of the animation team; </li><li>Produce polished rigs, animation and character pipelines;</li><li>Assist the design, integration and validation of animation assets;</li><li>Participate in integration of the animation assets into the game engine;</li><li>Participate in the conceptualization of the behavior and abilities of the game’s characters;</li><li>Work with the animation team to define, create and maintain the animation pipeline;</li><li>Support the Lead Animator in any ad hoc tasks and duties; </li><li>Provide constant technical support on the animation tools and engine to the animation team;</li><li>Ability to use the engine debug tools to solve gameplay problems and work with designers and programmers to find a solution;</li><li>Train animators in workflow, tools and anything else surrounding implementation of animation assets into the game-engine.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>QUALIFICATIONS</h3><ul><ul><li>Minimum of 3 years experience in game development or equivalent;</li><li>Thorough knowledge of at least one programming or scripting language;</li><li>Thorough knowledge of at least one DCC (3DSMax, Maya, motion generator, etc.);</li><li>A good understanding of the anatomy;</li><li>A fundamental understanding of animation;</li><li>Experience with ‘retargeting animation’;</li><li>‘Rigged’ at least one complex character or object (with a video link);</li><li>Experience with Unreal4;</li><li>Experience with 3DSMax;</li><li>Knowledge in ‘shader’;</li><li>Good communication skills and good ability to clearly document any work;</li><li>Have a general knowledge of video games and the methods used by developers to create them;</li><li>Have experience with facial animation;</li><li>Have a curious nature and a thirst for knowledge;</li><li>Experience working on an AAA game from conception to publication to release a strong asset;</li><li>Team building skills;</li><li>Proven problem solving skills adapted to a fast iteration development environment.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div>-</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div>Établi à Montréal, Reflector est un studio de divertissement œuvrant avec les meilleurs talents et produisant du contenu engageant pour des publics du monde entier. À l’aide d’une approche trans-média focalisant d’abord sur la création d’univers narratifs, l’entreprise arrive à créer des propriétés originales engageantes qui interpellent les adeptes sur de multiples plateformes.</div><div> </div><div><b>SOMMAIRE</b></div><div><br /></div><div>En tant qu'animateur technique, vous serez responsable d'influencer, de définir et de gérer le pipeline d'animation, de créer les montages de personnages, de développer des outils pour l'équipe d'animation et de travailler sur toute autre tâche d'animation technique pertinente.</div></div><div><div><h3>RESPONSABILITÉS </h3><ul><ul><li>Développer, tester et maintenir des systèmes d'animations complexes en collaboration avec des animateurs, des programmeurs de gameplay et d'autres membres de l'équipe;</li><li>Créer des outils et des scripts personnalisés pour augmenter la productivité et l'efficacité de l'équipe d'animation;</li><li>Produire des rigs polis, des animations et des pipelines de personnages;</li><li>Assister la conception, l'intégration et la validation des actifs d'animation;</li><li>Participer à l'intégration des actifs d'animation dans le moteur de jeu;</li><li>Participer à la conceptualisation du comportement et des capacités des personnages du jeu;</li><li>Travailler avec l'équipe d'animation pour définir, créer et maintenir le pipeline d'animation;</li><li>Soutenir l'animateur principal dans toutes les tâches et tâches ad hoc;</li><li>Fournir un support technique constant sur les outils d'animation et le moteur à l'équipe d'animation;</li><li>Capacité à utiliser les outils de débogage du moteur pour résoudre les problèmes de jeu et à travailler avec les concepteurs et les programmeurs pour trouver une solution;</li><li>Former les animateurs au flux de travail, aux outils et à tout ce qui entoure la mise en œuvre des ressources d'animation dans le moteur de jeu.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>QUALIFICATIONS</h3><ul><ul><li>Minimum de 3 ans d'expérience dans le développement de jeux ou équivalent; </li><li>Connaissance approfondie d'au moins un langage de programmation ou de script; </li><li>Connaissance approfondie d'au moins un DCC (3DSMax, Maya, générateur de mouvement, etc.); </li><li>Une bonne compréhension de l'anatomie; </li><li>Une compréhension fondamentale de l'animation; </li><li>Expérience avec le ‘retargeting animation’; </li><li>‘Rigged’ au moins un personnage ou un objet complexe (avec un lien vidéo); </li><li>Expérience avec Unreal4; </li><li>Expérience avec 3DSMax; </li><li>Connaissances en ‘shader’; </li><li>Bonnes capacités en communication et bonnes capacités à documenter clairement tout travail; </li><li>Avoir une connaissance générale des jeux vidéo et des méthodes utilisées par les développeurs pour les créer; </li><li>Avoir de l'expérience avec l'animation faciale; </li><li>Avoir une nature curieuse et une soif de connaissances; </li><li>Expérience à travailler sur un jeu AAA de la conception à la publication pour libérer un atout fort; </li><li>Compétences en ‘team building’; </li><li>Compétences éprouvées en résolution de problèmes adaptées à un environnement de développement en l’itération rapide.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div>-</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

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