3D Game Animator - Team 3
Are you an experienced 3D Game Animator ready to jump on your next professional challenge? Then we are looking for you!
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About Ringtail Team 3
Are you driven by the desire to build something that empowers others to create and explore? Ever wish to be part of a team that is genuinely dedicated to enabling players to share their creative ideas, dreams, and visions with a global audience? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
We’re on the lookout for a 3D Game Animator to join our team at Ringtail Interactive, a place where we’re pioneering the future of creative gaming. SCAPE, our flagship product, is an innovative, community-driven platform built from the ground up to be the quintessential virtual world! SCAPE will facilitate exploration, creation, collection, and discovery, equipping players with an extensive array of design tools, and enabling them to craft games, experiences, and much more. Creators can confidently share their work with the world, secure in the knowledge that their creations are protected and, most importantly, remain their own.
Our team stands out for its innovation and excitement about the future we’re building. If you’re feeling inspired by what you’ve read and would like to join it, we’re eager to hear from you!
About the role
As a 3D Game Animator, you will play a crucial role in bringing our world to life. You will work closely with the Art Director and 3D Artists and will be responsible for creating character and environment animations. Your animations will be an integral part of excellent visual storytelling on various platforms and will give life to a world that can compete with the finest in the industry.
Your day-to-day as a 3D Game Animator
- Designing and producing high-quality character, creature, and environmental animations using industry-standard software such as Blender
- Working closely with the Lead Animator to learn the vision for the project and ensure consistency in animation style and quality
- Collaborating with 3D Artists and Technical Artists to make their assets are properly rigged for animation
- Receiving feedback from other team members, and refining animations to meet quality standards and project deadlines
- Identifying and resolving any issues related to animation integration, timing, or visual fidelity
Requirements
- A portfolio showcasing high-quality and stylized animations for games
- Proficiency in Blender
- Experience with full-cycle animation work
- Excellent skills and knowledge of rigging in Blender (Rigify, Auto Rig Pro)
- A good understanding of the animation pipeline for mobile games
- A full understanding of the 12 principles of animation
- Experience using the Unity Animation Controller
- Experience making loop animations for both humanoid characters and props
Good to have
- 4+ Years of working on mobile games throughout various projects
- Experience in 3D modelling and texturing
- Willingness to learn new skills and adopt to new software quickly
- Experience working in a start-up game development studio working on mobile games
Personal traits
- Ability to take ownership of responsibilities
- Good interpersonal and team-work skills
- Open to feedback
- Collaborative and consensus-driven approach
About Ringtail Interactive
Ringtail Interactive is at the forefront of redefining what’s possible in game development, supported by a small yet rapidly expanding team. Our diverse departments are hard at work on various projects, ranging from a high-quality game platform designed for creators of all backgrounds to our groundbreaking Anything-to Anything technology – and that’s just the beginning.
Our team comprises a global community of seasoned professionals, all united by a shared passion for gaming. As we continue to strengthen our core team, we’re poised to take significant steps in shaping the future of our projects. Every member of our team can make a tangible impact on the products we share with the world, fostering a culture where innovation and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.
- Department
- Ringtail Team 3
- Locations
- Solna
Perks & Benefits
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Work From Home
Flexibility is at the core of Ringtail Interactive – it’s important to be able to have a good work-life balance. To ensure this, all employees can work from their home, anywhere in Sweden. Depending on your role and team, presence at the office will be required from time to time.
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Relocation Assistance
Helping you find your new home in Sweden is extremely important to us. With that in mind, we want to make the move as smooth and stress-free as possible. This means we help find things like flight tickets for you and your family, assistance with visa application and finding an apartment.
We will also help you to open a bank account, get registered with the tax authority, find a Swedish language course, and more if you relocate from another country.
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Health Benefit
You will receive an annual wellness contribution of 3000 SEK to spend on things that keep you moving. From massages to a membership at a gym, we contribute to your wellbeing.
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Insurance and Pension
You will receive an occupational pension contribution to your retirement funds. We also provide a private health insurance policy, which includes access to counseling from various experts in health, legal, finance and psychology.
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Vacation
We offer 25 days of paid vacation each year – so you can take time to relax, recharge and enjoy life outside of work.
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Flexible Working Hours
Our lives are complicated, and we recognize that! Therefore, we are happy to offer flexible working hours, allowing you to further balance work and other parts of your life to reduce the impact of those more stressful moments.
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Sharing Success
We want to recognize the work you put into our projects every single day. To do this, we offer every employee the chance to participate in all future company wide incentive programs. In 2024, there is a new Warrant (options) Program planned for the fall where all new employees will be able to participate and have the chance to share in our success.
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Home Office Set-Up
We make sure you have the tools you need to do your job. We’ll source you a laptop and peripherals to set up your home workspace.
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Social Events
Growing as a team and having a good time is an important part of the culture at Ringtail Interactive. We regularly host parties, run company-wide offsite events and offer a host of ways to connect with your colleagues. We’re proud of our vibrant internal community and we encourage everyone to socialize and discuss a huge variety of shared interests.
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Phone Plan/Company Phone
For all permanent employees we offer a mobile phone plan including a phone of your choice. Every two years you get the chance to upgrade your device.
Workplace & culture
Our talented team is at the centre of everything we do. Our philosophy is collaboration-focused, remote-friendly, and flexible. We give our people the freedom to choose where they want to work from.
For those who are more productive in the space of their own home, there is a fully-remote arrangement. You will only be required to be present in the office for agreed meetings or company gatherings. For others who enjoy a bit of social interaction, you have an option to be based in the office once it's opened in the spring.
We require all our employees to be located in Sweden (in the city of your choice), and are more than happy to help with the relocation process.
Our work policy is designed with care so that we promote team collaboration while offering flexible work environment to ensure a better work-life integration.
About Ringtail Interactive
Ringtail Interactive is the parent company of businesses within the games industry. Our aim is to create a combination of companies with strong synergies, complementing and supporting each other in growth.
Above all else, we are empowered by the shared passion we have for creating awesome games.
3D Game Animator - Team 3
Are you an experienced 3D Game Animator ready to jump on your next professional challenge? Then we are looking for you!
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