Marketing 3D animator

About Star Stable Entertainment

Once upon a time in 2011, the founders of Star Stable Entertainment had a vision. They wanted to create a game that could make a difference. Although half of gamers are girls and women, they were under-represented in the gaming industry, both as characters and creators. We dreamed of an epic online world where tween and teen girls could share an amazing experience. And we wanted to challenge how things were done in a male-dominated industry. Fast forward to today, and our dream has come true tenfold - Star Stable Online stands as one of the most popular MMORPGs globally! At our HQ on Södermalm, our 130 employees are thrilled to continue to welcome players to the island of Jorvik, with its breathtaking scenery, beautiful horses, and magical quests. It’s wonderful to see that our dream resonates with so many players around the world, and we can’t wait to share more stories and experiences with them!

Marketing 3D animator

Star Stable Entertainment is seeking a 3D Animator to join the Marketing team! This is an exciting opportunity to join a new role in a growing and changing organization. The 3D Animator will conceptualise and create story-driven animated videos and content with a focus on driving new users into the game (user acquisition). You’ll work alongside a team of video artists, and collaborate with UA, marketing creatives and game teams. Does this sound like a journey you want to join?

Key Responsibilities

• Ability to handle full creation process from concept through to layout, animation, lighting and rendering as well as editing

• Ensure content fits specs and best practices for a variety of platforms

• Use our extensive library of game assets and animations to build compelling video ads for user acquisition.

• Work primarily with existing animations in the game, combining with your own animations to create stories and content

• Collaborate with game development teams (tech animation, tools, narrative) to ensure pipeline of marketing content fits with planned game releases

Your skills

• Deep understanding of animation fundamentals with an ability to adapt to different art styles

• Experience of animating both human and animal creatures and characters - horses is a big plus!

• Strong observational skills coupled with a strong understanding of weight distribution and pacing/timing

• Significant experience in production of key-framed character animation for both humans and creatures

• Ability to handle full creation process from concept through to layout, animation, lighting and rendering as well as editing

• Accomplished knowledge of current animation techniques and 3rd party animation software (Maya, most importantly, but other packages like Animbot are useful to know)

• Knowledge in Premier, After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator

• Open to sharing knowledge and supporting your co-workers to develop their skills in the craft.

• Good communication skills and experience working in a team environment

• An interest for pushing animation in video-games to new levels of quality
  

Who You Are

• A highly skilled generalist with 3+ years of experience

• Story-driven - you enjoy creating content with narrative and storytelling

• Keen eye for detail and excellent creative skills

• Self-driven, you’re capable of managing your own workload and time to deliver projects

• A resourceful problem solver, capable of working independently and also collaboratively by involving stakeholders where needed to reach the goal

• Nice to have: You keep up with trends in mobile marketing and understand UA data and best practices to translate them into effective content

• Nice to have: Experience creating and producing effective User Acquisition videos

Perks for joining us?

• A pretty sweet mission. We are developing the world's best horse-riding game for girls and we take that vision very seriously. We strive to hit that mark every single day.

• 30 vacation days (+ 3 additional squeeze days).

• A pension and insurance plan that mimics ITP1 and a parental pay top-up @90%.

• Health allowance at 5000 SEK per year.

• Hybrid working model - combine WFH and being together with the team at our new office located right amidst Södermalm GameDev cluster (Magnus Ladulåsgatan 65)

• Fitness discount of 18% at SATS gym + company workout classes.

• A dog room at the office! Bring your furry friend to work!

Are you ready to be a chapter on this magical journey? Apply now! We can’t wait to hear your story!