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Senior Technical Artist in Barcelona

King

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Full-Time
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Job Description

Your role within our Kingdom

It is a very exciting time at King and we’re looking for a talented Senior Technical Animator/Rigger to join our Central Art Team. You will be working closely with artists and developers from many studios, and as part of an experienced central team where both your technical skills and creative vision will help shape the next generation of King games. So you’ll need to be a very talented and a great team player with excellent communication skills. You will also be part of the wider Technical Art Community at King, a unique environment where we share and support each other to achieve our full potential. If you want to work in small dynamic teams and still have access to a strong network of like-minded friends, we could offer you a fantastic opportunity for growth.

 

Skills To Create The Thrills

  • Excellent knowledge of one of the major 3D software packages (Maya preferred)
  • Good knowledge of game engine workflows
  • Good scripting ability (e.g. Python)
  • Proven track record of both artistic and technical creativity with a passion for solving problems
  • Excellent ability to problem solving abilities, you can act quickly to identify issues and resolve them,
  • Excellent understanding of current animation techniques
  • Design, create and implement character rigs and define deformation behaviour
  • Passion and drive to help push animation quality by developing progressive techniques for artists to use
  • Excellent knowledge of topology and the considerations for animation
  • Good understanding of the principles of animation and how you can provide supporting tools
  • A proactive communicator, willing to give and receive constructive feedback

 

Tasty Bonus Skills:

  • Experience with Unity3D, Corona or Unreal Mobile
  • You have shipped a mobile game in the past
  • Good knowledge of 2D creation software (Photoshop)
  • Experienced in working in an Agile / Scrum environment
  • Good Knowledge of typical development languages (C++)
  • Good knowledge of mathematics and physics (vector calculus, linear algebra)

 

 

Life at King

We believe that great gaming experiences happen when they are developed by working in small, autonomous creative teams that control the whole process – from idea to amazing game. Our close connection with the player community gets us instant feedback and enables us to deliver truly magical moments. We value your free time and your need to refuel, relax and find inspiration – by playing games with your colleagues, being at home with your family or going to the gym or out for a run. That's how we stay creative.

 

Want to join our Kingdom?

Please apply in English and don’t forget to share your reel with us.

The brilliant experience we give our players comes from the diversity and experience of our people. A great Saga needs all kinds of champions– that’s why we hire all sorts of talent!


 

About King

  • Games

  • Privately Held

  •  London, United Kingdom

  • 1001-5000 employees

  • 2003

King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, with people all around the world playing one or more of our games.

We have developed more than 200 fun titles, and offer games in over 200 countries and regions. Our franchises include Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch. We have 340 million average monthly unique users, as of second quarter 2015, across web, social and mobile platforms. 

At King, we design games with a broad appeal, which allow people to play for a moment, then move on with their day and pick up their game later. Our games are also synchronized across platforms, allowing players to switch seamlessly between devices and platforms and continue their game wherever they left off, so they can play anywhere, any time and on any device. For us, this is encapsulated in the idea of bitesized entertainment. 



King has game studios in Stockholm, Bucharest, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Singapore, and Seattle, along with offices in San Francisco, Malta, Seoul, Tokyo and Shanghai.


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