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Junior Animator

“All right, seriously you wankers, what the f is going on!?” – Hoxton

Starbreeze is now looking for a graduate or Junior Animators to join our award-winning team in Stockholm, for the next generation of Payday. We are looking for someone who is passionate about animation and who can demonstrate a strong skill set.

Job Tasks:

• Produce in-game animations to the highest standards of fidelity and style as demanded by the project
• Make sure that tasks are completed on schedule and to required standards.
• Work efficiently with other team disciplines (art, design, code) to ensure the animation process in responding to the demands of the project whilst maintaining its aesthetic quality.
• Continuation of your technical knowledge, including adapting to new technologies and processes
• Create compelling character performances, utilizing both key-framed and motion capture techniques to compliment the game design and promote the artistic vision of the Payday universe.

Must Have:

• An animation demo reel showcasing your best character animations as well as a variety of animation sets. The main animation principles should be understood from an artistic and technical perspective.
• An animation degree or equivalent
• Ability to animate convincing human movement
• Maya use and ideally knowledge or experience with Motion Builder
• Genuine passion for games and animation, bringing characters to life with realistic human motion.

Good to Have:

• Experience and knowledge of the Unreal game engine
• Experience with working with Mocap
• Basic rigging knowledge

Still reading? Great, because here comes the good part:
We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop

as a professional.

Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and animation reel, and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible; selection and interviews are held continuously. Send your application with a resumé, portfolio and cover letter in English. All applications must include a resumé and cover letter to be considered.