We are working with a AAA game studio based in the heart of Amsterdam who is looking for a Principal Cinematic Animator to join their award-winning animation team and work on their pillar titles.

What will you be doing?

• Real-time cinematic sequence creation
• Animation of props, character and cameras
• Motion capture editing

• 7+ years film/games/television industry experience
• Realistic human behaviour animation
• Motion-capture and key-framed animation experience
• Maya and MotionBuilder
• Cinematic development and storytelling
• Previous experience with supervision of a team
• Film and game editing a bonus
• Camera lenses composition and framing a bonus

We are working with a AAA game studio based in the heart of Amsterdam who is looking for a Senior Cinematic Animator to join their award-winning animation team.

What will you be doing?

• Real-time cinematic sequence creation
• Character, prop and camera animation
• Motion capture assembly

• 5+ years in the film/games/television industry
• Realistic human behaviour animation
• Motion-capture and key-framed animation experience
• Maya and MotionBuilder
• A very strong appreciation of cinematic development
• Interpersonal and communication skills

We are working with a AAA, family-friendly game studio based in Yorkshire, UK who is looking for a Gameplay Animator to join their team and work on their world-famous pillar titles.

What will you be doing?

• Creating high quality gameplay animations
• Ensuring fantastic character characterisation
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team of Animators, Riggers, Artists, Programmers, Producers and Designers

• Educated to degree level OR equivalent animation experience
• Maya
• Strong characterisation animation skills
• Animation principals and processes
• Unity/Unreal a bonus
• Game industry experience a distinct bonus

This company offers a competitive salary in a friendly and comfortable working environment, as well as a fantastic bonus and pension scheme.

Application

Please e-mail your CV as a Word document as well as your portfolio to jane@big-planet.biz quoting reference 1653.

We are an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a AAA game studio based in the Midlands, UK who is looking for a Vehicle Technical Artist to join their team and work on their world-famous racing titles. 

What will you be doing?

• Creating internal art processes
• Guiding vehicle pipeline implementation

• Previous AAA console experience
• Creation pipelines, asset exportation, process automation
• Shader creation & PBR material workflow
• Hard surface modelling/texturing
• MAX/Maya scripting
• Game Engines and toolsets

• C#...
• Lighting/rendering
• Houdini/procedural creation

This is an exciting opportunity to have a pivotal impact on a multi-million-pound game project. You will be working in a multidisciplinary and diverse team, be offered a competitive salary, private healthcare, a bonus scheme and free breakfasts.

You will be building something that is uniquely different with a knowledgeable, high-achieving, experienced and driven team that emphasises open communication.

Application

Please e-mail your CV as a Word document as well as your portfolio to jane@big-planet.biz quoting reference 1650.

We are an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

Our client, one of the UK's premiere AAA development studios; well-known for the exacting standards of polish displayed on every title they ship. They are now offering an opportunity for a gifted UX Designer to join their team in their studio based in the Midlands, UK.

What will you be doing?

• Working alongside systems and game designers
• Ensuring players guided through the journey and meta
• Promoting player engagement with the world and systems
• Bridging the gap between design, concept and UI
• Working on monetization systems
• Refining game flow

• Mobile game development experience
• Wireframes and interactive prototypes
• Wireframe packages e.g. Adobe XD, Sketch, Axure...
• User testing, player analysis and iteration
• Appreciation of mobile game interaction and behaviours
• Mobile game design including an understanding of modern mobile devices and their possible constraints
• F2P experience a bonus
• XHTML, Javascript, CSS, C#...a bonus
• Interpersonal and communication skills

This studio offers a competitive salary and annual pay reviews as well as a great work atmosphere.

Application

Please e-mail your CV as a Word document as well as your portfolio to jane@big-planet.biz quoting reference 1424.

We are an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a leading AAA game studio based in the South of England who is looking for a Senior UI Artist to join their team and work on their world-famous pillar titles for the next generation on consoles. This position is for a 9 month fixed-term contract.

What will you be doing?

• Determining UI features and functionality
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team of artists, designers and programmers
• Visual concept and functional prototype creation
• Implementing and building assets, adhering to the visual art style of the project
• Polishing features using feedback from users

• 5+ years in UI design for the games industry
• UI and Usability principals
• Graphic design skills e.g. layout, typography, colour theory, iconography...
• Motion graphic skills
• Appreciation of interaction and design trends

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• UI authoring tools
• Wireframing

We are working with a major PC games studio based in Sweden making world famous RTS fantasy titles who is looking for a Lead Character Artist to join their team and work on their pillar titles.

What will you be doing?

• Textured creatures and characters
• Character art pipeline and techniques development
• Participating in recruitment of new team members
• Outsource element feedback

• 5+ years as a Character Artist
• Previous experience in team management and leading
• Appreciation of visual weight, human and creature proportions, costume design and silhouette form 
• Maya
• Animation-friendly meshes
• Texture creation for a PBR pipeline
• PhotoShop and Substance Painter/Designer
• Zbrush and Marvelous Designer
• Problem solving skills

• Salary DOE + Release Bonus
• Relocation
• Results oriented work environment
• Flexible work hours

We are working with a major PC games studio based in Sweden making world famous RTS fantasy titles who is looking for an Animator to join their team and work on their pillar titles.

What will you be doing?

• Enemy animation
• Motion capture and hand-key animation
• Animation state machine implementation
• Managing workload
• Character animation quality improvements
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team of Designers and Programmers

• 4+ years in the game industry as an Animator
• Motion capture
• Hand-key animation
• Autodesk Motionbuilder/Maya...
• Animation rigs
• FPP combat animations a bonus
• Leadership experience a bonus

• Salary DOE + Release Bonus
• Relocation
• Results oriented work environment
• Flexible work hours

We are working with a F2P game studio based in the lively, cosmopolitan city of Copenhagen. The studio is looking to hire a UI Artist to join their team and work on the creative world of a fast-paced game for PC and console.

What will you be doing?

• Implementing UI solutions from concept to completion
• Planning UX/UI elements for upcoming features
• Maintaining the UI direction, as well as offering improvements
• Data collection for future iterations

• 2+ years UI/UX experience in the games industry
• UI game art creation
• UI implementaiton in Unity
• 1+ released title a bonus
• VFX experience for UI/gameplay a bonus
• C# development a bonus
• 2D illustration/animation a bonus
• Web Design a bonus
• PC/console experience a bonus
• CCG a bonus

We are working with a AAA game studio based in Amsterdam who is looking for a Principal Animator to join their team and work on their pillar titles.

What will you be doing?

• Reviewing content produced both internally and externally
• Mo-cap sessions
• Writing briefs and feedback
• Mentoring junior team members
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team of Designers, Art Directors, Animation Tech and AI

• Previous experience as an Animator including AAA production
• 1+ released title with a large crowd aspect
• AI-driven NPC animation
• Complex animation networks
• Outsourcing animation

We are working with a family-friendly, AAA game studio based in Cheshire, UK who is looking for a Lead Maya Rigger to join their team and work on their world-famous pillar titles.

What will you be doing?

• Working with tools and control rigs
• Managing the Rigging team
• Ensuring project aspects are delivered on time
• Pipeline issue identification
• Organisation and appropriate storage of assets
• Integrating characters, rigs and tools into the project data
• Development of existing tools
• Recruitment management
• Employee reviewing and job training

• Educated to degree level in Animation or a related film-making field
• Strong Maya skills
• Unity/Unreal Engine
• MEL/Python scripting
• Animation and Rigging Principles
• Team management
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• C++ a distinct bonus

This company offers a competitive salary in a friendly and comfortable working environment, as well as a fantastic bonus and pension scheme.

Application

Please e-mail your CV as a Word document as well as your portfolio to jane@big-planet.biz quoting reference 1624.

We are an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a mobile studio based in the Midlands, UK who is looking for a Digital Creative Artist to join their team to overlook and review all game presentation assets produced for their fun filled mobile games. You will enjoy working within a multidisciplinary team environment.

Who you are

• Feature banner creation
• Making videos for game promotions and assets for advertisements
• Creative interface concept creation
• Icon iterations
• Art reviews

• Innovative Marketing Asset creation
• A portfolio demonstrating a range of artistic styles
• iOS interface knowledge
• Colour theory and composition
• Scrum and Sprint project planning
• High Production level asset creation

• Flexible working hours
• Free Breakfast, drinks and snacks
• Regular team activities and events
• Competitive Salary

We are working with a leading mobile game studio based in the sunny, beautiful City of Barcelona who is looking for a Lead Artist to join their team and work on their hit titles, enjoyed by millions of players worldwide.

What will you be doing?

• Taking ownership of the artistic development of the games
• Defining the technical pipeline, Art bible and style guides
• Art quality and execution
• Building the roadmaps

• 8+ years in the games industry as an Art Director/Lead Artist or similar
• Technical and quality art validation
• 3D and 2D software e.g. 3DS Max, Photoshop...
• Negotiation and change management

You will be offered top of the range technological resources, fantastic opportunities for career progression, a competitive salary, bonus scheme and will be working with a talented and internationally diverse team.

Application

Please e-mail your CV as a Word document to jane@big-planet.biz quoting reference 1620.

We are an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a lead mobile game studio based in the beautiful, sunny City of Barcelona who is looking for an Art Director to join their team and work on their hit titles, enjoyed by millions worldwide.

What will you be doing?

• Taking ownership of the game vision
• Building immersive worlds
• Researching into player profiles including demographics, behaviours...
• Technical requirement recommendations
• Managing Art Bibles
• Aiding in recruitment

• 5+ years in the games industry as an Art Director/Head of Art
• Management of multiple projects
• Negotiation and change management

You will be offered top of the range technological resources, fantastic opportunities for career progression, a competitive salary, bonus scheme and will be working with a talented and internationally diverse team.

Application

Please e-mail your CV as a Word document to jane@big-planet.biz quoting reference 1619.

We are an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a AAA game studio based in Cheshire, UK who is looking for a Junior VFX Artist to join their team.

What will you be doing?

• Working on a range of visual effects
• Participating in creating and implementing the style vision of the project
• Frame-rate balancing
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team of designers, artists, programmers and producers

• 1+ years experience in a similar role including internships
• Portfolio demonstrating real-time gameplay VFX
• 3D applications e.g. Maya
• Photoshop for texture effect creation
• Appreciation of VFX art principles, lighting and timing
• VFX Shaders and Rendering Pipeline
• Eligible to work in the EU
• Niagara/Cascade a distinct bonus
• Fluid simulations using Maya/FumeFX a bonus

We are working with a AAA game studio based in the South of England who is looking for a Senior Environment Artist to join their team.

What will you be doing?

• Building 3D environment models
• PBR materials, textures and light environments
• Ensuring work is completed according to project schedule
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team

• 5+ years in a similar role
• Modelling and UV skills
• 3D packages e.g. Maya, 3DMax, Blender,,,
• ZBrush/Mudbox
• 2D packages e.g. Photoshop...
• Game engine experience
• Concept and reference artwork translation into 3D assets
• Photogrammetry a bonus
• Out-Source pipelines a bonus

• 3DS Max/Maya
• Realistic 3D representations
• Unity
• You will need to be able to demonstrate an excellent portfolio showing a good mix of environments, props, assets, characters and vehicles, along with your processes and software used e.g. Polygons, UV mapping...
• VR experience a bonus

We are working with a leading AAA game studio based in the South of England who is looking for a Lead Technical Animator to join their team and work on their new pillar title for next-gen platforms.

What will you be doing?

• Creating roadmaps throughout the project development
• Managing the backlogs, bugs and risks
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team of Animators, Cinematic Directors, Tech Artists, Character Artists and Environment Artists
• Building internal asset packs and documentation
• Feedback and quality control
• Recruitment for new team members
• Regular informal reviews for the Tech team
• Mentoring junior team members

• Professional AAA game experience
• Previous experience leading large teams 
• UE4
• Motion Builder
• Game character and non-character rigging
• Designing and tooling rigging and animation pipelines
• MS Office including Excel
• Tracking tools e.g. Jira, Shotgun...
• Python
• 3DS Max and Maya a bonus
• Net, MaxPlus, PyMax (2017)...a bonus
• C++ a bonus
• Mel, PyMel...a bonus
• KL, Canvas, Kraken...a bonus

We are working with a AAA game studio based in the South of England who is looking for a Freelance UI/UX Web Designer to join their team. This is a 6 month contract, with 37.5 hours per week.

What will you be doing?

• Improving the UI of the studio's internal web tools
• Building intuitive and enticing User Experience
• Ensuring features are kept to a high standard

• Previous Graphic Design and UX experience in a Senior role
• Graphic Design skills and application e.g. layout composition, iconography, image manipulation, colour theory application and typography
• Skilled in 2D sketching and composition
• User Flow Experience and Wireframing
• Appreciation of core UI/UX and Usability principles

We are working with a AAA game studio based in the Midlands, UK who is looking for a Senior Environment Artist to join their team and work on their world-famous pillar franchise. You will need to be able to demonstrate an outstanding portfolio of environment art.

What will you be doing?

• Ensuring top quality environment art
• Helping with R&D of new techniques for the pipeline implementation
• Keeping up to date with the latest art production techniques
• Mentoring junior members of the team

• Previous experience on published console titles
• Top quality 3D assets on AAA titles
• Appreciation of environment creation technical assets
• Previous experience working with outsource vendors

This studio offers a competitive salary, private healthcare, a bonus scheme and free breakfast.

Application

Please e-mail your CV as a Word document as well as your portfolio to jane@big-planet quoting reference 1586.

We are an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a leading AAA studio based in the Midlands, UK who is looking for a Lighting Artist to join their team and work on their world-famous franchise.

What will you be doing?

• Working in a multi-disciplinary team and leading partnership with other departments
• Developing techniques and toolsets
• Ensuring the project meets quality standards as well as adhering to the time schedule
• Identifying any potential risks and offering solutions

• Lighting theory
• 3DS Max
• Lightmap baking
• Lighting pipelines
• Off-line 3D rendering
• Digital Photography principles
• Appreciation of animated VFX a bonus

• Award winning studio
• Highly competitive salaries
• Contributory pension scheme
• Private health care
• Childcare vouchers scheme
• Flexible working hours
• 25 days annual leave
• Duvet Days

We are working with a mobile game studio based in the North-West of England who is looking for a Digital Artist to join their team and work on their popular hit mobile title.

What will you be doing?

• Designing social content for the game
• Graphic design, video editing and motion graphics
• Designing and implementing the social strategy content

• Degree in an artistic or designer subject OR a strong portfolio
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and Premiere
• Games industry experience a bonus

This company offers a competitive salary in a friendly and comfortable working environment, as well as a fantastic bonus and pension scheme.

Application

Please email your CV as a Word document and portfolio to jane@big-planet.biz quoting reference 1580.

We are an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR complaint.

We are working with a PC and console studio based in the South of Germany who is looking for a Senior 3D Artist to work on their hit project as well as their exciting new IPs. You will be creating a range of different types of 3D assets and props, and will need to be able to demonstrate a variety of art styles both realistic and cartoony.

What will you be doing?

• 3D real-time asset creation, including sculpting, modelling and texturing
• Asset integration, shader assignment and material settings
• Developing concepts and prototypes
• Building assets from photogrammetry data
• Using Unreal4 editor to create levels and open world areas

• 5+ years as a 3D artist
• 3+ released titles as a 3D artist
• 3DS Max, Substance Painter, Photoshop & ZBrush
• Next gen techniques e.g. normal mapping, High and Low Poly modelling...
• High fidelity reproduction of 3D art from 2D concept art
• Appreciation of lighting, texturing, CG Shaders...
• 3D editors e.g. Unreal...
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Unreal Engine 4 a bonus
• Substance Designer, Speedtree a bonus
• Open world environment dressing a bonus
• Lighting and particle effects a bonus
• Character modelling a bonus

• Good work-life balance
• Flexible hours
• Collaborative work environment

We are working with a AAA game studio based in the South of England who is looking for a UI Artist to join their talented and passionate team.

What will you be doing?

• Art creation for game interfaces in 2D front-end
• Static and animating 2D element creation
• Multiple platform GUI prototype creation
• Adhering to the studio's functional and aesthetic vision
• Documentation of style guides
• Task tracking

• Photoshop
• Modern UI design principles
• GUI design
• Graphic elements and animation creation
• Core graphic design skills e.g. layout, colour, font formats, typography...
• Appreciation of composition and colour theory
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• 3D packages e.g. Flash, After Effects, web design...a bonus

This studio offers a creative environment, competitive pay, full corporate benefits and job satisfaction.

Application

Please e-mail your CV as a Word document as well as your portfolio to jane@big-planet.biz quoting reference 1576.

We are an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a highly successful console games and simulation studio based in the South of England who is looking for a UI Artist to join their talented team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a studio who believes passionately in their mission to build appealing worlds and craft stunning and inspiring games.

What will you be doing?

• Participating in UI design, feature mock-ups and screen menu design
• Building art assets for UI creation
• Working on UI feature mock-ups and prototypes
• Implementing UI features and flow
• Ensuring intuitive design
• Documentation
• Bug fixing and testing

• Previous experience with graphic and information design
• Adobe CC e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator...
• Usability Design/Test 
• Previous experience in the games industry a bonus
• UE4 and UE4 Blueprints a bonus
• Motion Graphics deign and prototyping a bonus

This is a great opportunity to have a significant impact on the future of this studio's games in a challenging but supportive environment. This studio offers a fantastic work-life balance, a competitive salary and state-of-the-art technology.

Application

Please e-mail your CV as a Word document as well as your portfolio to jane@big-planet.biz quoting reference 1573.

We are an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.