Senior Animator

5 Months ago • 5 Years + • Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Animator at Avalanche Studios Group, you'll be a key player in bringing our next AAA game to life. You'll be responsible for creating vibrant and engaging animations for in-game characters, collaborating with a talented team of programmers, designers, and animators. You'll also be involved in reviewing animations, providing feedback, and mentoring junior animators. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of animation fundamentals, experience working with key-framed and mocap animation, and proficiency in Maya and Motion Builder. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a high-profile project and work with cutting-edge technology in a collaborative and creative environment.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of experience in game animation
  • Strong animation fundamentals knowledge
  • Proficient in Maya & Motion Builder
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Teamwork experience
  • Passion for animation and video games
Good to have:
  • Experience with stylized, hyper-realistic, and cartoony animation
  • Keen eye for observational skills and weight distribution
  • Cinematic knowledge and experience with cutscenes
  • Experience with additive, partial, and layered animation systems

Job Details

At Avalanche Studios Group we are now crafting our next cutting-edge AAA game and we are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Animator to join us! We're open to have someone joining us in either our Stockholm or Malmö studio.

The Position
As an Animator you will be working with a talented team of programmers, designers and animators to fully realize content for our in-game character features. The ideal candidate will have experience breathing life into characters. This position requires you to take on a considerable amount of ownership and responsibility. You are expected to bring your passion, highly developed animation skills and creative problem solving to contribute to our project on many levels.

What you'll do:

    • Produce vibrant and exciting new animations for our project
    • Collaborate in a cross-disciplinary environment in the creation of in-game content
    • Work with the Animation Director and Leads to ensure that animation content which meets the expectations of quality, consistency and style
    • Review animations with your team, and provide artistic and technical feedback and guidance
    • Work with internal developers in ideating and troubleshoot animations
    • Set up/work with animation state machines and blend trees
    • Work with additive, partial and layered animation systems
    • Mentor more junior animators

Who you are:

    • A highly skilled Animator who is passionate about animation and video games
    • Strong skills and deep understanding of animation fundamentals in different styles (stylized, hyper-realistic, cartoony, etc.)
    • Have accomplished observational skills (a keen eye) coupled with a strong understanding of weight distribution and pacing/timing
    • 5+ years of experience working as an Animator in the games industry
    • Be able to demonstrate and excel in production of key-framed and mocap character animation for both humans and creatures
    • Accomplished knowledge of current animation techniques and 3rd party animation Software (Maya and Motion Builder)
    • Good communication skills and experience working in a team environment
    • Having cinematic knowledge and experience working on cut scenes is a plus
Note: Research shows under-represented groups in the industry (especially women) might not apply to a job if they don’t check off every requirement. At Avalanche, we’re more about your drive to learn and interest in tackling challenges than what’s on your resume! So don’t stress if you don’t tick every box— shoot us your application anyway! Diverse opinions and different experiences are what make our teams so great, not itemized lists of qualifications.

The Stockholm location
Our Stockholm office is situated in Södermalm, the beating heart of the city’s game industry. It’s a physical representation of our games – the lush vegetation of Just Cause and theHunter: Call of the Wild meets corroded metal straight out of Mad Max. It has everything you need to make it your creative base camp.

The Malmö location
You’ll find us in a standout building from 1958, just a stone’s throw from the Central Station. Within these walls, the American dream was leveraged to sell muscle cars more than half a century ago. Today, the location balances Avalanche Studios Group’s industrial, high-octane heritage with a bright and homey vibe featuring resident dogs and patio-grown chilies.

Our values
At Avalanche Studios Group, we create worlds beyond limits. But that’s not exclusive to our games, so we’re committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workplace. All Avalanchers have a shared responsibility to create an open work environment where everyone is treated equally and respectfully. Being part of our world is not contingent on your heritage, your gender, or sexual orientation. It’s all about your passion and creativity.

How to apply
To apply for this position, please register below and provide your CV in English. We review applications continuously. All further studio-related information is provided under a non-disclosure agreement.

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About The Company

Avalanche Studios Group is a leading interactive entertainment company, offering a rich portfolio of games from its divisions Avalanche Studios, Expansive Worlds, and Systemic Reaction, including the Just Cause franchise, Rage 2, theHunter: Call of the Wild and Generation Zero. 


Avalanche Studios Group is committed to being a truly inclusive and sustainable workplace that creates innovative games through the power of our people’s creativity. All of Avalanche Studios Group games are developed using the proprietary Apex engine, enabling vast open worlds with endless creative possibilities. 


Learn more at www.avalanchestudios.com/

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