3D Character Animator (m/w/d)

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Job Summary

Job Description

Realmforge Studios, part of Kalypso Media, specializes in strategy and simulation games. We are seeking a 3D Character Animator to join our team in Munich. This role involves skinning, rigging, and animating characters and objects, integrating assets into Unity, and optimizing the animation pipeline. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience in video game 3D animation, strong skills in 3ds Max/Maya and Unity, and excellent character animation abilities. Collaboration and independent work are key.
Must have:
  • Skinning and rigging character models
  • Bringing characters and creatures to life with dynamic and humorous animations
  • Integrating and optimizing finished assets in Unity
  • Maintaining and optimizing the animation pipeline
  • Animating various smaller and larger objects
  • 3+ years of experience in 3D animation in video games
  • Very good knowledge of 3ds Max and/or Maya and Unity
  • Outstanding skills in character animation – a good sense for timings and movement
  • Good skills in rigging and skinning
  • Fluent in German and/or English, both written and spoken
Good to have:
  • Knowledge in modeling and texturing
  • Experience in scripting
Perks:
  • Modern office with air conditioning, height-adjustable desks, ergonomic chairs
  • Regular game nights with board games
  • Proactive contribution to employee mental well-being, supported by an online tool
  • Employee IT leasing program (up to 30% savings on smartphones, laptops, tablets)
  • Commuting allowance, parking space, or bicycle leasing (Jobrad)
  • Lunch subsidy
  • Company pension scheme (via salary conversion)
  • Flexible working hours and a hybrid work model (home office & office)
  • Free fresh fruit, non-alcoholic beverages, coffee, tea, and ice cream

Job Details

3D Character Animator (m/w/d)

Realmforge Studios was founded in 2008 as part of the Kalypso Media family and specializes in strategy and simulation games for PC and current consoles. Our popular Dungeons series has already sold over 4 million units worldwide.

As a member of our team, you will create all sorts of exciting objects, bringing our game world to life. You will work closely with the team and have a significant influence on our project.

We are looking for a 3D Character Animator (m/w/d) to strengthen our team in Munich.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Skinning and rigging of our character models
  • Bringing characters and creatures to life with dynamic and humorous animations
  • Integrating and optimizing finished assets in Unity
  • Close collaboration with all team members to achieve our best possible result
  • Maintenance and optimization of the animation pipeline
  • Reviewing, approving, and integrating work from our external service providers
  • Animation of various smaller and larger objects

You...

  • have 3+ years of experience in 3D animation in video games
  • have very good knowledge of 3ds Max and/or Maya and Unity
  • have outstanding skills in character animation – a good sense for timings and movement
  • have good skills in rigging and skinning
  • can process and give constructive feedback well
  • work reliably and independently
  • enjoy stylized graphics, and like to develop and share crazy ideas
  • are fluent in German and/or English, both written and spoken

Beneficial would be...

  • Knowledge in modeling and texturing
  • Experience in scripting

We offer:

  • Become an essential part of our team and work with us on strategy and simulation games for PC and consoles
  • Modern office with air conditioning, height-adjustable desks, ergonomic chairs, and many squirrels
  • We will teach you numerous new board games at our regular game nights. Or will you teach us?
  • We make it our goal to proactively contribute to the mental well-being of our employees. An online tool supports us in this.
  • Benefit from the employee IT leasing program and save up to 30% on e.g. smartphones, laptops, or tablets
  • Commuting allowance, parking space, or bicycle leasing via Jobrad
  • Lunchit subsidy – We cover part of the costs for your daily lunch
  • Think ahead: An existing company pension scheme can be continued or a new one applied for via salary conversion.
  • Flexible working hours and a hybrid workplace model (home office & office)
  • Vitamins, caffeine & drinks included: Fresh fruit, non-alcoholic beverages, coffee, tea, and ice cream are freely available

Interested?

Please send us your application documents – including your CV, earliest possible start date, salary expectations, and meaningful work samples.

See you soon – your Realmforge Team

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About The Company

The Kalypso Media Group is a privately owned, global, independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software with more than 170 employees worldwide, operating from a total of ten offices across Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Japan and the United States. Furthermore, the group owns four development studios – Realmforge Studios (Munich), Claymore Game Studios (Darmstadt), Gaming Minds Studios (Gütersloh), Gaming Minds Paderborn (Paderborn) – to secure a constant supply of high quality games and works with multiple leading independent developers. With a strong focus on strategy games for a global audience on all modern platforms, Kalypso Media Group's IP portfolio includes internationally popular game series such as Tropico, Commandos, Port Royale, Dungeons, Sudden Strike and Railway Empire.

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