Senior Gameplay Animator

5 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Gameplay Animator at Playground Games, you'll be a key member of the Art Team, creating top-tier animations for the Fable reboot. Responsibilities include crafting keyframe and mocap animation assets, collaborating with designers and programmers, mentoring junior staff, and identifying process improvements. The ideal candidate possesses extensive AAA animation experience, mastery of animation principles, proficiency in Maya and Motion Builder, and excellent communication skills. This is a permanent, hybrid role based in Leamington Spa with relocation assistance available.
Must have:
  • Exceptional keyframe animation skills
  • AAA animation & game engine experience
  • Proficiency in Maya & Motion Builder
  • Understanding of animation state machines
  • Excellent communication & teamwork
Perks:
  • Relocation assistance
  • Hybrid work model

Job Details

Description

Playground Games is looking for a Senior Gameplay Animator to join our talented Fable team in Leamington Spa. 

ABOUT US: 

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.   

ABOUT THE ROLE:  

As a Senior Animator, you will be an integral part of the Art Team, crafting best-in-class animations for our game. You'll work closely with designers, programmers, and other artists to create captivating and emotionally resonant animations that appeal to a diverse audience and elevate the visual storytelling of our game. 

Our ideal candidate has extensive experience creating high-quality AAA animation and a passion for making fantastic player experiences.

This is a permanent role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.    

 WHAT YOU'LL DO:  

  • Create and integrate high-quality key-frame and mocap animation assets in-game. 
  • Plan and deliver on your tasks with little management overhead. 
  • Proactively mentor other staff and promote skills transfer throughout the team. 
  • Identify and raise risks and issues with work appropriately. 
  • Build a good working relationship with your discipline and the wider Art team. 
  • Identify improvements to working practices throughout the team. 

 WHAT YOU'LL BRING:  

  • Impressive portfolio showcasing exceptional key-frame animation skills. 
  • Expertise in the principles of animation, like spacing, timing, and posing.  
  • Proficiency in industry-standard animation tools, such as Maya and Motion Builder. 
  • AAA Animation and Game Engine experience.  
  • Understanding of animation State Machines and Network Graphs. 
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.  
  • Passion for video games and the gaming industry. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to make world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.   

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity.  We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming working environment.    

We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members.  It drives our innovation and connects us closer to our players.  We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion across age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.   

At Playground Games we recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, well-being and retention of our colleagues. We celebrate difference and welcome everyone to join us and to be themselves at work.  

If you require any reasonable accommodation to apply for this position, please contact us on recruitment@playground-games.com 

Similar Jobs

Oculus VR - Senior Technical Artist, Game Studio

Oculus VR

Burlingame, California, United States (Remote)
3 Weeks ago
DNEG - Pipeline TD

DNEG

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Ubisoft - Senior Rigger

Ubisoft

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Hybrid)
6 Days ago
Sperasoft - Senior Landscape Artist

Sperasoft

Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland (Hybrid)
5 Days ago
Amber - 3D Character Artist (Project Based)

Amber

(Remote)
1 Month ago
Qingci Games - Original Animator

Qingci Games

Xiamen, Fujian, China (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Framestore - 3D Senior Animator

Framestore

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Amazon Games - Animator

Amazon Games

Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Limit Break - 3Dアニメーター

Limit Break

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Rockstar Games - Animation R&D Programmer: Retargeting

Rockstar Games

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Framestore - TRACKER

Framestore

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
11 Months ago
Sperasoft - Senior Landscape Artist

Sperasoft

Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland (Hybrid)
5 Days ago
Electronic Arts - Technical Art Director

Electronic Arts

Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Frontier Developments - Graduate Character Artist

Frontier Developments

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
CD PROJEKT RED - Asset Artist (Geology Environment)

CD PROJEKT RED

(Remote)
4 Weeks ago
Ubisoft - Senior VFX Artist - Cinématiques - (H/F/NB)

Ubisoft

Montpellier, Occitanie, France (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Netflix - Character FX Artist

Netflix

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
Netflix - Machine Learning Engineer (L4/5) - Studio Media Algorithms

Netflix

United States (Remote)
1 Week ago
Framestore - SENIOR ANIMATOR

Framestore

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
11 Months ago
Kojima Productions - 3D Rendering Programmer / Effects Programmer

Kojima Productions

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
4 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom

Eleven Labs - Full-Stack Engineer (Front-End Leaning)

Eleven Labs

United Kingdom (Remote)
1 Month ago
Universally Speaking - Korean Games Tester

Universally Speaking

England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Rank group - F & B Host

Rank group

Sunderland, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Reversing Labs - Inside Sales Representative, EMEA

Reversing Labs

United Kingdom (Remote)
1 Month ago
Tesla - Delivery Support Advisor

Tesla

Manchester, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
2 Months ago
BULKHEAD - Senior Gameplay Animator

BULKHEAD

Derby, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Rebellion - Facilities and Administration Assistant

Rebellion

England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Larian Studios - Gameplay Programmer

Larian Studios

Guildford, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Lighthouse Games - Tools Tester

Lighthouse Games

England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
6 Hours ago
The Walt Disney Company - Senior Manager, International Indirect Taxes

The Walt Disney Company

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Animation Jobs

Easy Brain - 2D Animator

Easy Brain

Limassol, Limassol, Cyprus (Hybrid)
4 Weeks ago
Avalanche Studios Group - Senior Animator

Avalanche Studios Group

Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden (Hybrid)
5 Months ago
Netflix - Animator

Netflix

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
Rockstar Games - Animation R&D Programmer: Retargeting (Mid/Senior Level)

Rockstar Games

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Rockstar Games - Senior Animation Systems Programmer

Rockstar Games

Oakville, Ontario, Canada (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Ubisoft - Technical Animation Director

Ubisoft

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Gigglebug Entertainment - Animation Supervisor - Belzebubs

Gigglebug Entertainment

Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain (On-Site)
20 Hours ago
Naughty Dog - Senior Gameplay Melee Animator

Naughty Dog

Los Angeles, California, United States (Hybrid)
1 Week ago
Rocksteady Studios - Technical Animator

Rocksteady Studios

(Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Ubisoft - Technical Animation Director

Ubisoft

Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Playground Games was established in 2010, bringing together some of the most experienced and talented developers from the UK industry, with the vision to create genre-defining titles for a global audience. Since then, we’ve created five critically-acclaimed, award-winning hits; our Horizon games have garnered more than one hundred awards and have been played by many millions of fans. 


Today, Playground has two world-class studios in Leamington Spa. In our original HQ, we continue to support and grow the huge, vibrant Horizon community. In our new studio on the other side of town, we are excited to be developing Fable, a new beginning for the legendary franchise.

England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

England, United Kingdom (On-Site)

England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Playground Games

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug