Senior Animator

MachineGames is looking for an experienced Gameplay Animator to join our team. 

Our studio is located in central Uppsala, Sweden which is a small and vibrant city 30 minutes north of Stockholm with a historical heritage reaching back to pre-medieval times. 

This is a permanent position starting as soon as possible. We will support your relocation and/or application for work permit if you have a non-EU passport and/or not currently residing in Sweden.

• Collaborate with the director and lead to help define and maintain the high level of quality for all animations available in current and future MG productions.
• Create Enemy (AI) animations and Player animations with a focus on style, playability, and 'flow'.
• Work with all disciplines to develop content implementation tools, technology, and workflow.
• Identify, communicate, and try to resolve animation related issues quickly and efficiently.
• Create high quality realistic/stylized and believable animations utilizing hand key animation and motion editing according to gameplay specific needs.
• To do quick blockouts for gameplay tests.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to create a cohesive vision and experience.
• Troubleshoot and solve animation issues with all departments.
• Implement animation assets into game engine and iterate as needed.

• Shipped at least 1 AAA title.
• Technical experience working with game engines and game animation implementation.
• Expert level knowledge of Motionbuilder and experience in editing motion capture data.
• Expert knowledge of basic principles of animation: timing, dynamics & body mechanics.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Passion for video games and especially for first-person immersive games.
• Receptive to direction, constructive feedback, and willingness to work through an iterative process.
• Adapt to technical dependencies and engine limitations.
• Experienced with proprietary editors or other engines like CryEngine, Unreal, or idTech.
• Basic knowledge of Maya.

  *Sample Work Required*

• Demo reel should include examples of previous animation work.

• Experience animating creatures or quadruped characters.
• Bachelor’s degree in Art, Animation or Game Development.
• Strong familiarity with MachineGames´ titles.

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