3D Animator

About Star Stable Entertainment
Star Stable Entertainment was founded in 2011, sparked by a desire for 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.

The result was Star Stable Online, which has gone on to become the world’s number one horse game with over 21 million registered users across 180 countries. We’re thrilled to welcome fun-loving players to the island of Jorvik, with its breathtaking scenery, beautiful horses, and magical quests. And we’re proud to see each player's special bond with their four-legged friends and the passionate community of Star Stable players.

We continue to champion diverse characters and narratives, encouraging our audience to be their true selves. It’s wonderful to see our dream resonate with so many players around the world, and we can’t wait to share more stories and experiences with them!

3D Animator (Generalist) - Marketing

Star Stable Entertainment is seeking a 3D Animator (Generalist) to join the Marketing team! This is an exciting opportunity to join a new role in a growing and changing organization. The 3D Animator (Generalist) will conceptualize and create story-driven animated videos and content with a focus on 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?

Since it is a brand new role we want you to be a part of shaping it. You will join an awesome team of storytellers, designers and copywriters who work across a range of mediums including video, illustration, renders and animation to create magic with.

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 stories for advertising

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

Sounds like the position for you? Apply!
At Star Stable Entertainment, you will be a part of diverse culture with a prioritised work-life balance, and a workforce eager to test and try new things! We are on an adventure to scale our unique impact in the world so if you are excited about making a difference and being part of an exciting journey then we would love to hear from you!