Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a first person, action-adventure game developed by Massive Entertainment – a Ubisoft studio in collaboration with Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney. Built using the latest iteration of the Snowdrop engine, and developed exclusively for the new generation of consoles and PC, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora brings to life the alluring world of Pandora with all of its beauty and danger in an immersive, open world experience.
At Massive, we are currently looking for a passionate new Lead Gameplay Animator to contribute to the development of an ambitious and growing gameplay animation team working on James Cameron's world of Avatar. You will contribute to crafting stunning and life-like animations, by bringing your own thoughts to the table and inspiring your team to push the limits. You will influence the creation of next gen animations for AAA projects. As our Lead Gameplay Animator you are the expert and support on how to setup and drive a team in both conceptual and production phases as well as guiding the team to deliver great quality across the board.
This is a permanent position based in Malmö Sweden and requires working onsite. We kindly ask you to apply with your CV and message to the hiring manager/cover letter in English. Applications will be reviewed whilst the job-ad is posted.
Responsibilities
- Leading the development of high quality AAA animations
- Creating and maintaining a prospering art culture within the Animation Team
- Ensuring a productive internal workflow and beneficial relationships with external partners
- Work alongside Production to prioritize and manage the Animation Team’s tasks to ensure that deliverables are completed on time
- Working together with leads, directors and other teams to push project quality
- Managing the happiness & growth of people in your team with reoccurring performance feedback and salary reviews
Qualifications
You as a person
You have a few years of experience as a Lead, and are looking for a new opportunity! The role will allow you to join and lead a team at an international studio, working on an AAA title. As a lead, you are well organized, like to be on top of things and find the success of your team very important. By interest in the process, you strive to have effective workflows for production. As an animator, you have a passion for film and the games industry, and are driven by the chance to bring things to a higher level.
Besides the above we’re looking for someone aligned with our core values and the following skills and experience:
- Several years of creating animations for next gen AAA game environments
- At least 1 years' experience of leading a team, preferably in an agile project management environment
- Working knowledge of Maya and State Machine systems
- Experience with co-development is a bonus
Additional Information
Massive Entertainment is a world-leading AAA studio located in Malmö, Sweden and part of the Ubisoft family. We’re a multinational team of more than 650 passionate and highly skilled people from 50+ different countries. Our studio’s goal has always been – and still is – to craft the finest gaming experiences for all players.
At Massive, you get to do what you love most while bringing your own experience to our ongoing projects, like Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and The Star Wars Project. We're also developing new tech here, such as our in-house engine Snowdrop, and Ubisoft Connect - Ubisoft's digital ecosystem and distribution platform. All your application information will be kept confidential according to EEO & GDPR guidelines.
