Senior Animator (Pre-Rendered Cinematics) (m/f)

Description

We are currently looking for a Senior Animator (Pre-Rendered Cinematics) (m/f)

Goodgame Studios is Europe's fastest growing gaming company and one of Germany's most successful technology businesses. With more than 1000 employees at our headquarters in Hamburg we develop innovative online games which are played by more than 220 million players in 25 languages across 200 countries. Our talented, motivated team of experts and newcomers forms the basis of our success. Become a part of the success story and apply now!

This position is subject to an employment contract. We kindly request that freelancers and companies who would like to offer us their services do not respond to this advertisement.

As our Senior Animator (Pre-Rendered Cinematics) (m/f) you will be responsible for designing and creating our trailers. You will also be jointly responsible for ensuring a coherent style is maintained and for the graphic design of our products/trailers.

Your job:

• Draft, design and produce animations for our trailers and our products
• Ensure that our high quality standards are upheld in our animations and that a consistent style is maintained
• Collaborate closely with our product teams and our conversion department
• Provide technical support to all animators
• Support efforts to optimize processes within the art department
• Provide feedback to all departments involved, and give technical guidance to the animatics team

Your profile:

• A completed degree or apprenticeship in 3D animation, cinematics, or a comparable course
• Several years’ in-depth professional experience as an animator in the film, TV, or gaming industries
• Initial experience in technically managing a team
• Experience of creating and optimizing production pipelines
• Keen sense of motion sequences, proportion and perspective
• Very good knowledge of Maya or a similar 3D program
• A detailed, creative, reliable and punctual working approach
• Very well organized, extremely communicative and a strong team player
• Excellent social skills and experience in working with teams composed of people from many departments
• Highly knowledgeable about current industry standards above all regarding software, and aware of emerging trends
• Good written and spoken English
• Passion for gaming
• A valid work and residence permit is required prior to commencement of employment

We offer:

• An exciting job where you can assume responsibility and develop professionally
• A dynamic team with friendly, highly-qualified colleagues from all over the world
• Strong, sustainable growth and fresh challenges every day
• Flat hierarchies and short decision paths
• A culture of mutual respect and an outstanding working environment
• Further training with workshops, language courses and technical reference works, a healthy work-life balance, regular team events, sporting and leisure activities and much more!

Hamburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and provides a fantastic range of leisure activities as well as a great nightlife. A maritime atmosphere and its Hanseatic cosmopolitan flair enable an especially high quality of life – and safety. We will make relocating simple, help you find a flat, offer you a German course, and make it easy for you to get to know your new home town.

Send us your complete application (a letter of motivation, your CV and portfolio) with salary expectations.