Studio: ChromaWay
Job Opening: Senior 3D Animator
Location: Stockholm / Fully Remote
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Create high-quality 3D animations for characters, creatures, objects, and environments.
- Collaborate with the Art Director and the animation team to ensure animations align with the project’s artistic vision.
- Translate conceptual ideas and storyboards into visually engaging and technically proficient animations.
- Mentor and provide guidance to junior animators, fostering their growth and maintaining consistency in animation quality and style.
- Work closely with developpers to implement animations efficiently and optimize performance in-game.
- Continuously refine and improve animation pipelines, tools, and workflows to enhance productivity and maintain high-quality standards.
- Evaluate and provide feedback on animation-related aspects of the game, such as pacing, timing, and character performance.
- Collaborate with other departments, such as Design and Audio, to ensure animations enhance gameplay, storytelling, and player immersion.
- Maintain effective communication and collaboration with team members to meet project deadlines and deliverables.
- Troubleshoot and resolve animation-related issues, ensuring smooth integration with other game components.
- Participate in team meetings, reviews, and brainstorming sessions to contribute ideas and solutions for improving animation quality and efficiency.
- Lead by example, demonstrating professionalism, creativity, and a strong work ethic in all aspects of animation production.
Qualifications & Skills:
- A strong animation reel showing expertise in key-framed character acting for games
- Previous experience on at least one shipped game (or equivalent experience)
- Excellent UX design and related technical skill sets (wireframing, prototyping, user & screen flows, mockups, UI design)
- Relevant experience in Maya and gameplay systems
- Good instincts for realistic and stylized motions
- Related skills; such as modeling, skinning, and rigging
- A strong sense of what makes a gameplay experience compelling and fun
- Fundamental technical understanding of game engines such as Unity
- Experience working on larger projects working with various stakeholders and diverse, multidisciplinary game teams
- Tactful and strong communicator, able to mobilize and inspire
- Excellent knowledge/reasoning when it comes to game development and the realities of production, both from technical and conceptual standpoints
- Independent, rigorous and equipped with excellent organizational skills
- Passionate about video games, especially multiplayer or MMO games
- Basic knowledge of blockchain and web3 technologies
