Principal Animator

**Craft**:
Art

Are you a passionate experienced animator in video games? Come and join our team at King, on Bubble Witch 3 Saga Bubble Witch 3 Saga, is one of the most exciting bubble shooter on the market. It’s in a phase of growth and rejuvenation right now, and joining the team will give you the opportunity to bring your creative animations and ideas to life.

**YOUR ROLE WITHIN OUR KINGDOM**

We are looking for an experienced animator to own and shape the motion style of one of our biggest franchises: Bubble Witch 3 Saga.

As Principal Animator you will have an overview of the game animations in order to revisit and improve them to update animation style and quality.

You will also produce animated content closely with other artists, game designers and developers as part of an experienced team for new and existing features.

**Responsibilities**
- Responsible for all animations/FX across Bubble Witch 3, ensuring they support the new art and bring life and fun to the game.
- Identify opportunities where animation/FX can bring Bubble Witch 3 to a competitive level (taking into account the games priorities), proactively propose solutions to the team, and ensure these solutions are carried out to a high quality.
- Create concept videos for new features and ideas, working closely with artists and designers.
- Work closely with the art director and the leads team to define animation priorities and direction.
- Take responsibility for up
- skilling the art team to create simple animations and FX independently, through feedback, workshops and documentation.
- Suggest ways we can improve the animation pipeline/tools and take ownership that it happens. Communicating with programmers and external teams e.g., Tech Art, engine team.
- Support other teams by sharing your knowledge across King when needed. (e.g. Spine, Blender, Fiction Factory)

**SKILLS TO CREATE THRILLS**
- A creative person with relevant experience working in the video game industry or similar.
- Strong understanding of animation principles and understanding of how animation works within game mechanics and game legibility.
- Relevant experience as an animator with a track record of creating appealing character and object animations with valuable experience in 2D programs like Spine.
- Experience animating UI, understanding the importance of the motion style and the optimisation of timings.
- Experience creating special effects and using particle tools.
- Knowledge of technical constraints, optimisation and implementation.
- Knowledge of building basic rigs.
- Comfortable with cartoony, casual and mid
- core styles.
- Good communication and organisational skills.
- Comfortable giving feedback and direction as well as mentoring others.
- Proactive in learning and developing your skills.
- It’s a plus to have some knowledge in 3D skills.
- It’s a plus to have previous experience in Live Games.
- A portfolio demonstrating all aspects of your skill is required._

**About King**

King is the game developer behind the world
- famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as mobile game hits including Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch and Pet Rescue. Candy Crush is the top
- grossing franchise in US app stores, a position it has held for the last two years, and King’s games are being played by 245 million monthly active users as of Q3 2021. King, which is part of the Activision Blizzard group since its acquisition in 2016, employs nearly 2,000 people in game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in San Francisco, New York, and Malta.

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

Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply cannot expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes.

**Making the World Playful**

Making the World Playful is what inspires us to create new experiences and raise the bar. It’s what makes King a place where we can all dream bigger, continue to add innovation to our games, broadening the portfolio and exploring new territories in mid
- core and casual. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other and love for our players - and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. There has never been a better time to join us. We're dreaming bigger and see a world of possibilities ahead. If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful

Applications need to be in English.