Technical Animator

We are Fatshark

We are a critically acclaimed Swedish game development studio with about 190 experienced and skilled employees. We are most well-known for developing the Warhammer: Vermintide franchise, but have also helped develop a number of AAA titles and we launched the highly anticipated game Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.

We have grown quite a bit over the last few years, but we still embrace the same values that we started with. We want to build the best first person co-op games together, in an approachable, fun and passion-driven way.

The role

We are looking for either an Experienced or Senior Technical Animator to join the game team for our exciting unannounced project! You will work closely with our animators, designers, artists, and programmers to create high-quality and performant characters and character animation.

You will be responsible for developing animation systems and building tech that pushes the art and animation of our games forward. You will also be a tools developer that empowers our animators and artists to be more efficient and self-sufficient as game developers.

Our team and work environment is highly agile, collaborative, and creative, giving individual team members a lot of influence along with responsibility. You will have a central role in our production and will act as an evangelist for automation, modularity and scalability. You will tie disciplines together and improve the overall workflow on this project. We are at the beginning of something exciting, and we need you to be an excellent problem-solver with strong communication skills.

What you'll do

• Interact closely with animators, designers, artists, and programmers to establish and improve pipelines, tools, and runtime systems in Unreal Engine 5
• Play a key role in designing and building pipelines for animation and character art
• Develop character animation systems and build functional rigs for both humanoid characters and all crazy kinds of monsters beyond your wildest imagination
• As a more experienced technical animator, you will provide guidance and mentorship to colleagues in the field

Required qualifications

• Experience and extensive knowledge of Unreal Engine animation systems (Animation Blueprint, Control Rig, Animation Data Modifiers, AnimNotify, AnimMontage logic etc.)
• Ability to develop runtime procedural animation systems that solve problems mathematically and systematically, removing the need for animation asset bloating
• Ability to develop runtime procedural animation systems that increase the visual quality of characters and help tie characters into the dynamic runtime context of the game world and situation
• Experience with Python (optionally C++) development of animation tools for DCC’s such as Maya, Motionbuilder, and Blender
• Great understanding of animation workflows and solid habit of organizing and structuring your own and others work
• Excellent spoken and written English
• A problem-solving mindset

Bonus qualifications

• Knowledge about the Unreal sample projects Advanced Locomotion System (ALS) and/or Lyra
• Experience with programming more advanced features in Unreal C++
• Experience with expanding on or altering Unreal Engines source code to fulfill the specific needs of a game project
• Familiarity with Unreal's Gameplay Ability System (GAS)
• Previous experience working on online multiplayer games and an understanding of concepts like dedicated servers, clients, replication etc
• Keyframe animation and motion capture experience
• Experience with systematic solutions for facial animation
• A passion for video games

What we offer

• A playful, friendly and inclusive workplace
• Opportunities for personal growth with varied projects, experienced co-workers and recurring hack weeks/days
• Regulated flex time and paid overtime
• Occupational pension
• Health benefits and health check ups
• Bonus program
• Relocation package for international talent
• Parties, social events and team-building activities
• Dog-friendly office located in central Stockholm

Application details

We have a policy of working 4 days in the office per week, with 1 day optional to work from home. The onboarding is being done fully in the office.

We look forward to reviewing applications and will be interviewing candidates continuously until the position has been filled.

Start: ASAP 2025

Form of Employment: Permanent, full-time

Why Fatshark?

• ### Building worlds

Hands-on production environment with an emphasis on cooperative and multiplayer games

• ### Great atmosphere

A fun, friendly and inclusive work environment

• ### Keep on growing

Opportunities for personal growth with varied projects, experienced co-workers and recurring hack weeks

• ### Work-life balance

Regulated flex time, paid overtime and minimum crunch policy

• ### Hack Weeks

At the end of each quarter, we have a week dedicated to hack projects. Kick off the day with a team breakfast, deep dive into learning something new and team up with colleagues to realize that bizarre game feature

• ### Additional Benefits

We offer occupational pension, a generous bonus policy, annual health checkups & healthcare allowance and more

Who are we?

When we put Fatshark to sea in 2007, we wanted to create a place where talented people would come together and create awesome games. We did, and Fatshark is today a studio and publisher where great ideas spawn and reach the hands of countless players.

Equally important to us, we’ve never lost the joy that goes into creating great games. Over the years, we have created a habitat in which all kinds of fatsharks can thrive.

Cooperation is key

At Fatshark, we develop and publish cooperative games, where people come together to have fun and solve problems together. In a Fatshark game, you are given the freedom to succeed or fail trying as a group. And that's exactly the way we like it. Through teamwork in our games and in our studio, 1+1=3.