Gameplay Animator

Triband is the award-winning studio behind the WHAT THE comedy game series which is played by millions worldwide. From our home in central Copenhagen more than 50 wonderful humans are united by a simple mission: to make everyone laugh.

As a Gameplay Animator at Triband youll be responsible for the animation pipelines across our entire game portfolio and help us be more efficient in bringing our game worlds and the characters in them to life.

Okay lets get more specific. Heres what youll do on a day-to-day

• By creating well-timed and quirky animations youll help shape the moment-to-moment game feel and highlight comedy moments.
• Youll own the animation pipeline across all games in Unity (from gameplay animation to implementation).
• Youll be responsible for implementing and applying a pragmatic approach towards animation meaning that you can balance approaches depending on the overall in-game impact (deciding where to use animation libraries where to go quick and dirty and where to invest time in hand-animating).

Requirements

• You have extensive experience with 3D animation both in and outside of Unity.
• Youre very familiar with implementing animation controllers in Unity.
• You can create and animate blend shapes.
• You have rigging experience and know how to bring even silly objects like dancing trees or entitled burgers to life.

Nice-to-haves

• You always prioritize player experiences in everything you create.
• Youve worked with physics-based animation before.
• You have experience with Blender (but any tool will work).
• You have a feel for visual storytelling and an interest in animating small comedic moments and cinematics.
• You know how to make animations feel heavy and lively and break the rig to create something more interesting.

Requirements for any job at Triband

• You thrive in taking ownership of your area: you spot problems seek advice when needed and implement creative solutions that push projects forward.
• Youre motivated by collaboration mutual respect inclusiveness and creativity and you actively contribute to sustaining that culture.
• You value a positive work environment and contribute to making the studio a fun and supportive place.
• You have team production experience such as using version control software (we use git) branching stand-ups sprints and reviews.

Practicalities

• We work a 37-hour work week with flexibility built in so you can balance work and life.
• We work on-site at our cozy office in central Copenhagen.
• No crunch. People over deadlines.
• Our working language is English.

We offer

• Silly projects and the chance to work on and impact great games that reach millions of players.
• A strong focus on personal growth and professional skill development.
• A playful and ambitious work environment where experimentation is encouraged.
• Friendly and kind colleagues who love making each other laugh as much as making games.
• Paid parental leave pension plan and health Insurance (with family coverage available)
• Five weeks of vacation plus five extra days. Childs sick leave.
• Social activities such as hobby nights and Friday bars
• Daily lunch at a local restaurant with vegetarian/vegan options soft ice on Thursdays
• And endless amounts of coffee.

Deadline and Start date

Apply before November 30 2025 and expect an update from us sometime after the deadline.

Wed love for you to start soon but the right match matters so were happy to wait for the right person.

We encourage applicants of all backgrounds identities and experiences to apply. We believe diversity strengthens creativity and collaboration and we strive to provide a safe and inclusive workplace.

WHAT THE TRIBAND

We make people laugh! To do so we focus on exploring comedy through gameplay. We like to break player expectations use wonderful music slick art and create a quirky atmosphere. We experiment a lot and it doesnt always work out but we always learn something.

We are currently 50 people of 10 different nationalities. We put people first and strive to create a safe and creative working environment. We believe that teams not individuals make games - and we believe diversity makes for better teams. For these reasons we look for people who make the team better bring new perspectives and will challenge us and our way of doing things!

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