3D animator

We’re Red Thread Games, the studio behind Dreamfall Chapters and Draugen, and we’re looking for freelance/contract 3D animators to work on Dustborn. You can learn more about our new game by visiting this link: www.wearedustborn.com

This is primarily a remote position.

Prior experience with games is a must, experience with Unity is a big plus, and you must be able to use (or adapt to using) 3D Studio Max. But the most important thing is a great showreel.

We're deeply committed to inclusiveness and diversity in the game industry, and we strongly encourage women, non-binary people, persons of colour and minorities to apply for positions at Red Thread.

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Job description

You’ll collaborate with a friendly and inclusive team of artists and designers to animate human(oid) characters, robots, monsters, environments and effects. Your work will span all game systems and features, including combat, world interaction systems, conversations and cut-scenes, and motion capture clean-up.

This is a full-time freelance/contract position, starting as soon as possible and extending to the end of the year — possibly longer. There is also an opportunity for this position to become permanent.

Responsibilities

  • Under direction from the animation director, you’ll work on a wide range of animations for both human and non-human characters, including loops, combat animations, cinematic animations, and facial expressions

  • Ideally, you’ll also help with the rigging/skinning of characters

  • Collaborate with animators, artists and designers to convey character personalities and game mechanics

  • Work independently to ensure your tasks are delivered on time and to a high quality

Qualifications

  • You’re a proficient and skilled 3D animator with prior experience in character animation from games: it doesn’t have to be professional work, but you do need a great showreel

  • The job requires working in 3ds Max, but experience from Maya or Blender is sufficient (just be prepared to learn Max!)

  • Rigging/skinning skills = a big bonus

  • Solid grasp of the English language — written and spoken. (Norwegian language skills are not required for this position)

Follow this link to read more about working at Red Thread Games, and for instructions about how to submit your application for this position.