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Technical Gameplay Animator [Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora]

Job Description

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a first person, action-adventure game developed by Massive Entertainment – a Ubisoft studio in collaboration with Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney. Built using the latest iteration of the Snowdrop engine, and developed exclusively for the new generation of consoles and PC, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora brings to life the alluring world of Pandora with all of its beauty and danger in an immersive, open world experience.

As a Technical Gameplay Animator here at Massive you’ll help to craft stunning gameplay features. You will collaborate with multiple disciplines like Design, Gameplay Code and Animation to create and manage gameplay systems using our Snowdrop engine. This means, you will work with Design to establish the needs, collaborate with Gameplay Code to determine your working philosophy, and then have Animation supply assets to provide the visual dressing for each feature – all within our Animation Systems.

This is a permanent position based in Malmö Sweden and requires working onsite. We kindly ask you to apply with your CV and message to the hiring manager/cover letter in English. Applications will be reviewed whilst the job-ad is posted.

Responsibilities

• Creating and managing our Animation Systems, which help drive our gameplay features
• Working alongside Code, Design and Animation to determine the needs and support of those features
• Supporting Animation on the implementation process
• Working with Animation Code and Technical Animation to build robust tools, which push the evolution of our Snowdrop engine

Qualifications

You as a person

You are driven to help push the quality and integrity of the gameplay experience. You aim to build in innovative ways. You are aware of what others are doing within the industry. You have great communication and collaboration skills. You are an excellent problem solver. Besides the above we’re looking for someone aligned with our core values and the following skills and experience:

• Professional experience in gameplay feature implementation
• Professional experience in both Code and Animated driven features/systems
• Experience in authoring gameplay features into state machines – e.g. Blueprints in Unreal.
• A relevant demo-reel showcasing the systems and tech you’ve supported.
• A plus if any experience working in Animation

Good to know

We aim to build a team that continuously pushes the boundaries of what’s possible in game development, and because we love to learn and grow from the people around us, we might ask you to complete a practical test as a part of the recruitment process.

We look forward to receiving your application and learning more about you. Meanwhile, please check out the videos posted below and our employee perks here, to gain greater insight into life at Massive.

Additional Information

Massive Entertainment is a world-leading AAA studio located in Malmö, Sweden and part of the Ubisoft family. We’re a multinational team of more than 650 passionate and highly skilled people from 50+ different countries. Our studio’s goal has always been – and still is – to craft the finest gaming experiences for all players.

At Massive, you get to do what you love most while bringing your own experience to our ongoing projects, like Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and The Star Wars Project. We're also developing new tech here, such as our in-house engine Snowdrop, and Ubisoft Connect - Ubisoft's digital ecosystem and distribution platform. All your application information will be kept confidential according to EEO & GDPR guidelines.