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Scape is hiring a Senior Gameplay Animator

Responsibilities

  • Produce high-quality keyframed gameplay animations using Blender and the provided rig.
  • Create animations for player movement, traversal, interactions, abilities, combat actions, and gameplay systems.
  • Build, maintain, and iterate on animation controllers, blend trees, and state machines in Unity.
  • Work closely with game designers to enhance gameplay feel and responsiveness.
  • Integrate and iterate on animations in-game, collaborating directly with engineers.
  • Use animation to communicate player actions clearly and support player feedback.
  • Optimize animation assets and systems for real-time performance.
  • Address a wide range of gameplay needs, from characters to interactive world elements.
  • Establish and maintain animation standards and workflows for the project.

Benefits

  • Ownership of a core discipline on a game where your work defines the experience.
  • Work within a senior, collaborative team.
  • Experience fast decision-making and minimal bureaucracy.
  • Opportunity to shape a game from production through release.
  • Fully remote position aligned with CET hours.
  • Long-term B2B contract.

Compensation

Long-term B2B contract with immediate start.

Work Arrangement

100% remote, but must be available during CET business hours.

Team

Senior, collaborative team with fast decision-making and minimal bureaucracy.

Other

  • 100% remote, but team works aligned with CET working hours, so availability during CET business hours is required.
  • Long-term B2B contract position with immediate start.
  • Paid production test: a one-week animation assignment based on a real use case from the game, completed in Blender in our rig and paid regardless of outcome.
  • Application will be evaluated with the help of an AI tool that checks your CV and application against the criteria for this role. A human recruiter always makes the final decision. The AI does not reject or accept anyone on its own. If your application isn't taken forward, you can ask for an explanation of how the AI was used in that decision.
Job Details
Location Remote
Work mode Remote (Global)
Employment Contract
Department Scape
Category other
Posted a month ago
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We are Scape, a Swedish game studio of about 30 people. Our first game is Scape: a multiplayer climbing game where 100 players share one server, one tower, and one long way down. It launches on Steam Early Access later this year, with a closed beta this summer. Our senior team has shipped and run live games at studios including Arrowhead (Helldivers 2), Avalanche Studios, and Ubisoft.
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