Description
Kwalee is a leading independent mobile game developer and publisher based in Leamington Spa – the UK’s biggest gaming hub outside Greater London and a great place to live – along with growing teams in Bangalore and Beijing.
Now the largest hypercasual games publisher in the UK, Kwalee is a company known globally thanks to half a billion downloads for hit mobile games including Draw it, Bake it, Shootout 3D, Rocket Sky and many more. These successes have driven rapid growth in recent years and with exciting new projects in the works for Nintendo Switch and PC alongside the studio's hypercasual specialism, Kwalee shows no signs of slowing down!
Founded in 2011 by David Darling CBE, a key architect of the UK games industry who previously co-founded and led Codemasters for many years, our team also includes legends such as Andrew Graham (creator of Micro Machines series) and Jason Falcus (programmer of classics including NBA Jam) alongside a growing and diverse team of mobile gaming experts. Everyone contributes creatively to Kwalee’s success, with all employees eligible to pitch their own game ideas on Creative Wednesdays. Could your idea be the next global hit?
As a Video Editor and Animator you’re creative, enthusiastic and has some rounded skills including 2D, animation and video edition that would love to apply to games.
You'll be part of a development team that will be based in the new office that we're going to open in Bangalore.
What you tell your friends you do
“I make our games look awesome and convince millions of people to play them!”
What you will really be doing
- Creating outstanding 2D artwork including ads, icons, key art and more with Adobe Creative Cloud.
- Video editing and animation for trailers, advertisements and more.
How you will be doing this
- You'll be part of an agile and creative team and work closely with them to coordinate efforts and get the best results.
- You'll think creatively and be motivated by challenges and constantly striving for the best.
- You'll work with cutting edge technology, if you need software or hardware to get the job done efficiently, you can get it.
Team
Our talented team is our signature. We have a highly creative atmosphere with around 100 staff where you’ll have the opportunity to contribute daily to important decisions. You’ll work within an extremely experienced, passionate and diverse team including David Darling and the creator of the original Micro Machines video games.
Skills and requirements
- We're creating a team so we're considering different levels for experience (from a few months to several years).
- Outstanding sketching / drawing skills and 2D artwork
- Video editing and animation experience
- Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro and After Effects skills
- Strong communication, interpersonal skills and team player attitude
- A creative mindset motivated by challenges and constantly striving for the best
- You love either console or mobile games, preferably both
Desirable
- Interest in how visual art and creative production can influence consumer behaviour
- Appreciation of analytical production methods (A/B testing etc.)
We offer
We offer a generous benefits package to all our employees that includes a team profit sharing scheme from day 1 of employment among other perks.
Our philosophy
We firmly believe in creativity and innovation and that a fundamental requirement for a successful and happy company is having the right mix of individuals. With the right people in the right environment anything and everything is possible.
Application
If you are suitable for this role, please include with your application sketching / drawing examples either within your portfolio or as separate links.
