Jagex
01-13-2009, 01:16 PM
Jagex - animator
Job description and responsibilities:
Key duties include
Design, creation and development of 3D animation, using in-house tools for all of the company's graphical requirements;
Creation of multiple animation assets ranging from facial animation to boss fights on massive
creatures;
Produce animations in a timely manner in accordance with project requirements and schedule.
Essential requirements
A particular interest and skill in animation.
Good understanding of the fundamental principles of animation
A good knowledge of, and ability in 3D, including modelling, animation, texturing, lighting,
rendering, in any software
Ability to be able to pick up new tools quickly
Great communication skills
A team player, motivated and passionate
Creative and imaginative
Communication, Art and Design or equivalent degree
Salary
£18-24k (depending on experience), plus excellent benefits package including: annual bonus, private healthcare, gym membership and much more.
Location
Cambridge. Candidates must be able to work in Cambridge or re-locate if offered the position. Interviews will be held at the Cambridge office.
For full details of the role, download or view this pdf file (1.06 MB)
To apply:
To apply for this role, you must first complete a home-based animation test. The test can be downloaded here (Word document - 131 KB). Send your C.V. with portfolio (including animation samples) and completed test to:
COMPANY PROFILE
Jagex Ltd was founded in December 2001 as a small commercial operation to run the game RuneScape. The company now has more than 380 employees based in 3 offices, making us one of the largest independent games studios in the world. Jagex intends to continue building on this fantastic success and become a significant operator in all major gaming markets worldwide, by developing compelling online games that have wide appeal, while also continuing to expand and update RuneScape itself.
Since its launch, RuneScape has grown to over 6,000,000 active players. This ranks RuneScape as one of the largest and most popular massively multiplayer online games in the world. RuneScape is regularly updated with new playable content, providing a constantly evolving gaming experience for all our players. In 2008, Jagex also launched the online casual gaming website, FunOrb.com, providing continually updated content once again to a large and growing player base.
Additionally, for our employees, Jagex provides a positive, challenging and rewarding working environment and, in both 2007 and 2008, we featured in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For survey. RuneScape has also been recognised in the Guinness World Records book as the most popular free MMORPG in the world!
We are proud of our success and very excited about our future. With two great products released to date and a number of exciting projects in production, there really never has been a better time to join the team and become a part of our exciting story.
Contact Info:
Email:
Application Details: www.jagex.com/corporate/Jobs/vacancies.ws
Website: www.jagex.com
Full details here http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=24&jobid=
Job description and responsibilities:
Key duties include
Design, creation and development of 3D animation, using in-house tools for all of the company's graphical requirements;
Creation of multiple animation assets ranging from facial animation to boss fights on massive
creatures;
Produce animations in a timely manner in accordance with project requirements and schedule.
Essential requirements
A particular interest and skill in animation.
Good understanding of the fundamental principles of animation
A good knowledge of, and ability in 3D, including modelling, animation, texturing, lighting,
rendering, in any software
Ability to be able to pick up new tools quickly
Great communication skills
A team player, motivated and passionate
Creative and imaginative
Communication, Art and Design or equivalent degree
Salary
£18-24k (depending on experience), plus excellent benefits package including: annual bonus, private healthcare, gym membership and much more.
Location
Cambridge. Candidates must be able to work in Cambridge or re-locate if offered the position. Interviews will be held at the Cambridge office.
For full details of the role, download or view this pdf file (1.06 MB)
To apply:
To apply for this role, you must first complete a home-based animation test. The test can be downloaded here (Word document - 131 KB). Send your C.V. with portfolio (including animation samples) and completed test to:
COMPANY PROFILE
Jagex Ltd was founded in December 2001 as a small commercial operation to run the game RuneScape. The company now has more than 380 employees based in 3 offices, making us one of the largest independent games studios in the world. Jagex intends to continue building on this fantastic success and become a significant operator in all major gaming markets worldwide, by developing compelling online games that have wide appeal, while also continuing to expand and update RuneScape itself.
Since its launch, RuneScape has grown to over 6,000,000 active players. This ranks RuneScape as one of the largest and most popular massively multiplayer online games in the world. RuneScape is regularly updated with new playable content, providing a constantly evolving gaming experience for all our players. In 2008, Jagex also launched the online casual gaming website, FunOrb.com, providing continually updated content once again to a large and growing player base.
Additionally, for our employees, Jagex provides a positive, challenging and rewarding working environment and, in both 2007 and 2008, we featured in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For survey. RuneScape has also been recognised in the Guinness World Records book as the most popular free MMORPG in the world!
We are proud of our success and very excited about our future. With two great products released to date and a number of exciting projects in production, there really never has been a better time to join the team and become a part of our exciting story.
Contact Info:
Email:
Application Details: www.jagex.com/corporate/Jobs/vacancies.ws
Website: www.jagex.com
Full details here http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=24&jobid=