Gameloft the publishing company behind the mobile gaming hits Despicable Me: Minion Rush and Asphalt 9: Legends is looking for a Junior 3D Animator to join the team.
About Gameloft
Leader in the development and publishing of mobile games, Gameloft® has established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, two of which are featured in the “Top 10 Games by All-Time Worldwide Downloads” from App Annie. Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt®, Order & Chaos, Modern Combat and Dungeon Hunter and also partners with major rights holders including Universal, Illumination Entertainment, Disney®, Marvel®, Hasbro®, Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel® and Ferrari®. Gameloft distributes its games in over 100 countries and employs 4,600 people worldwide. Every month, 114 million unique users can be reached by advertisers in Gameloft games with Gameloft Advertising Solutions, a leading B2B offering dedicated to brands and agencies. Gameloft is a Vivendi company. All trademarks referenced above are owned by their respective trademark owners.
About Gameloft Advertising Solutions
With a monthly audience of more than 113 million unique players and an inventory of 2.4 billion impressions, Gameloft Advertising Solutions offers advertisers a unique level of visibility and engagement. To date, Gameloft Advertising Solutions has delivered more than 3000 campaigns for prestigious brands such as Air France, Coca-Cola®, Ford, FOX™, Kellogg’s®, McDonalds, ©Netflix, Procter & Gamble, Samsung and Unilever, in over 40 countries around the world (North America, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, etc.). All trademarks referenced above are owned by their respective trademark owners.
Job Description
As Junior 3D Animator, you will strengthen the animation team and help create animations for cross-platform games.
Your main responsibilities will be:
Create believable high-quality animations.
Implement them into the game.
Efficiently address feedback from the Animation Lead.
Meet planned deadlines and production times.
Qualifications
Requirements:
Passion for videogames.
Experience animating in 3D Studio MAX or Maya.
Basic understanding of animation state machines.
Good skills in creating keyframed stylized 3D animation.
Confident problem solving and debugging skills.
Understanding of character performance, form, gesture, and silhouette.
Understanding of anatomy and caricature.
Understanding of animation 3D packages (3D Studio Max, Maya).
Assets:
Experience in game industry
Rigging and skinning skills
Specific experience with 3D Studio Max Biped
Experience with animation systems of commercial game engines
Cinematographic background knowledge (cameras, editing, storytelling…)
Fluent level of English
Additional Information
Why Join the World of Gameloft?
Because you want to be part of an exceptional experience within a company that is constantly growing!
Because you want to work with talented people who are industry pioneers!
Because you want to be part of an international environment with daily contact with other countries & cultures!
Or, just because you’re looking for a great place to work!
Benefits:
Permanent contract, full-time job with excellent Social Benefits.
25 vacation days per year
Private medical health insurance
Flexible compensation with Ticket Restaurant Card
Free language courses
Free afternoon on your birthday!
Merit based salary progression system and a competitive initial salary package.
Career-development opportunities.
Excellent local working conditions (quality of offices, geographical location of office in the center of Barcelona).
... and Thursday afterwork beers!
We can’t wait to find our next great talent!
Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted and your CV will be saved in our files for a period of 6 months.
