WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

Lightheart Entertainment is looking for a Senior Animator to join us in creating hit games with a unique but accessible visual style! You are preferably versed in both 2D and 3D character animation, for game and marketing context. We’re looking for team players with self-organizing mentalities, with a passion for their art.

ABOUT LIGHTHEART

Do you enjoy making games? It’s really as simple as that. 

We at Lightheart believe in putting the game in the hands of the team - everything from idea to execution, from development to growth. We organise into small teams that encapsulate all the disciplines of building a game whether it’s designing back end systems or making ad creatives. 

We look for people who have their area of passion and expertise, but are into other disciplines as well. We find that knowing and understanding what fellow team members face brings better decisions and more happiness.

We also believe that given the right support, a team can self-organize far more efficiently than a hierarchy can. We believe the best decisions regarding a game come from people who are closest to where the magic happens.

At the end of the day, our work is about combining data with craftsmanship, about learning from the market as fast as possible. The market moves fast, and every month we have to take time to learn and unlearn. To make sure we use the numbers to learn instead of wielding authority, we emphasize openness and trust.

What are we working on, you might ask? That’s important, too. We are a mobile game studio, and we focus on pioneering games that combine the instant joy of hyper-casual games and the deeper elements that make a game turn into a hobby. But words rarely do games justice. Try out Mr Autofire, the first of our games. It’s fun. We promise.

RESPONSIBILITIES
 

• Developing character animation for new and existing characters

• Developing and creating gameplay animation

• Developing and creating character animation for marketing purposes

• Improving and maintaining animation pipeline

• Working closely with the rest of the team - we don’t believe in departments

• Implementing your work in game engine

REQUIREMENTS
 

• Great character animation skills, both 2D and 3D

• Good understanding on gameplay animation 

• Good understanding on visual storytelling

• Experience in rigging 

• Experience in working with Unity engine

• Experience from previous game projects

• Independent, self-organizing mentality

• Nice-to-have: experience in FX animation, character design, illustration, modeling and/or compositing

Competitive salary and benefits, extra paid vacation days in the first vacation cycle. We accommodated remote working before the pandemic and will do so in the future as well.