Senior Character Animator New Games

hace 2 meses

Barcelona, España King.com A tiempo completo

-Available in 2 locations
Category
Art
Job ID
R023078

Regular

**Description**:
**Craft**:
ArtAs a Senior Animator you will be responsible for the creation of 3D animations for one of our exciting new mid-core mobile games.
This is a meaningful role where you will have the opportunity to be a part of an exciting art team, bringing to life many of the fun and memorable characters in both core gameplay and full performance animations. Sounds like an exciting challenge right ?

You will be partnering with experienced character artists, technical animators and gameplay designers to create outstanding gameplay moments that could be experienced by millions of gamers around the world. The role will be complex, creative and loads of fun, with loads of opportunities to hone your skills and try new things.

We’re a close but inclusive team that encourages new members with open arms. We care about each other, the games we build and how we create them. We can't wait to meet you

**Your role within the Kingdom**:** Key Responsibilities**
- Work closely with your Art Director and/or Lead Animator to deliver high quality game animations in the required style for your project.
- Support animation production planning, ensuring content is delivered according to the needs of the project.
- Partner with character artists, technical animators, gameplay designers and animation programmers to ensure characters and their animations are delivered to a specification that offers outstanding character performance, within the required technical budgets.
- Ensure your animations are designed and driven in a way that is tidy, optimized, and scalable for the game to become a long standing, scalable live service on a wide array of mobile devices.
- Support the mentoring and development of more junior animators as required.
- Support any outsourced animation efforts as required.
- Skills to create thrills- Experience in creating high quality gameplay and performance animations in a wide range of styles
- Experience in how animation fits into the production of game development in collaboration with other crafts and fields, especially 3d modelling, rigging and gameplay design.
- Experience in framing performance with great cameras, timing and composition.
- Knowledge & Skills- Strong understanding of all principles of animation
- Skill in getting the best movement from a 3d model, working with modelling and tech animation to achieve high standards of articulation and deformation.
- An understanding of technical animation, rigging, 3d modelling & topology and the process of implementing animation into a game in a tidy, structured and optimised way.
- In-depth knowledge of industry standard software for the creation of 3d animation and any industry relevant game engine where animation can be implemented into game.
- Key Attributes- A passion for making high quality games in a cross-discipline, collaborative team.
- A proactive contributor, keen to learn and develop your skills as well as sharing your knowledge in the team.
- Excellent skills in communication and organisation.
- Nice to have- Experience in working with outsourcing for animation
- Abilities in 2d animation and/or motion design

**About King**

At King, we’re Making the World Playful. Heard of Candy Crush? We’re the creators behind it. With game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Malta, we have a 20-year history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry and are on a mission to level-up the little moments for our more than 200 million active monthly users. But we aren’t just crushing it with candies, we’re also behind Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue and loads of other sweet games. As a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, King is part of Activision Blizzard, which was recently acquired by Microsoft.

**A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes**

King strives to be a place where everyone can be their most authentic self. We recognize that diversity, equity and inclusion is a vital and continuous conversation, and that change only happens when we all come together. It’s our mission to build a diverse and inclusive Kingdom for our people, players, and community.

**Making the World Playful**

Making the World Playful is our mission - it’s the thread that connects our people, our players, and our passion for our games. Let’s face it, who doesn’t love a bit of fun?

Kingsters are seriously playful: creative thinkers who balance art and science to bring moments of magic to millions daily. But our players aren’t the only ones that can level-up. We’re always looking for ways to champion each other and make what’s already great, even better.

So, if this feels like a fun way to spend your days, and you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful.

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