Senior Gameplay Animator

About us 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. Movement is the heart of our game, and we're looking for the person who will make it feel incredible. The role We're looking for a Senior Gameplay Animator to own gameplay animation for Scape. This is a highly autonomous role. You will be the primary animator on the project and responsible for creating the gameplay animations that define how the game feels to play. Your work will be the thing players see most — on their own character up close, and on a hundred others sharing the tower. All animations are hand-keyed. We are not looking for a cinematic animator or a motion capture specialist. We're looking for someone who understands gameplay feel, responsiveness, readability, timing, and player feedback, and who enjoys working closely with designers and engineers to make gameplay shine. Two th... Click Apply to read the full job description.