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We are looking for an accomplished Associate Animator Director to join our award-winning team in Stockholm, for the next generation of Starbreeze games.As an Associate Animator Director at Starbreeze, you will be responsible for developing high performing teams, while ensuring delivery of quality keyframe and motion capture animations. You’ll play a crucial role in mentoring and developing talent within the animation team, driving improvements to pipeline and best practices. As an associate animator director you will be expected to work with the animation director to develop a style for the project that enhances our portfolio, driving development in alignment with the studio directives.You will then manage all aspects of animation production through the entire production cycle, from rapid prototypes and full production, to closing and live service of our GAAS titles. You will collaborate with other craft leads in order to successfully make the vision for the game a reality. Responsibilities:<ul>
<li>Develop high performing teams that can deliver high fidelity animation quality, scheduling and technical requirements</li>
<li>Collaborate with the animation director to develop appealing and suitable animation vision for the project.</li>
<li>Drive the evolution of animation pipelines, establishing efficient procedures for animation and character quality that benefits the quality and integrity of animations across the studio</li>
<li>Create high quality benchmark animation examples demonstrating key style points, to guide and inspire the animation team.</li>
<li>Be able to manage team members who promote new gameplay support or presentation ideas, guide them to ensure these ideas are aligned with the project themes and goals, and drive them to seek an appropriate completion.</li>
<li>Collaborate alongside Design, Code, and your Peers to proactively solve any potential animation related issues to deliver features on time</li>
<li>Carry out all other related tasks</li>
</ul> Must Have:<ul>
<li>At least 5+ years experience building &amp; leading animation teams within the game industry</li>
<li>At least 2 shipped title and 10+ years of experience working in AAA games</li>
<li>Strong skills in Keyframe Animation with an expert understanding of animation principles</li>
<li>You are an experienced Maya user, equally comfortable in MotionBuilder </li>
<li>Practical knowledge of state machines and motion trees and a passion for cutting-edge animation technology</li>
<li>Excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills (English)</li>
<li>Excellent problem-solving skills with an emphasis on proactivity</li>
<li>A passion for video games</li>
</ul> Good to Have:<ul>
<li>Experience and knowledge of the Unreal game engine</li>
<li>MoCap technology and process experience</li>
</ul> To Be Successful in this position you are:<ul><li>As confident and competent in mentoring an animator as you are presenting a vision to the Directors group.</li></ul><div> </div>Still reading? Good, because here’s the best part:We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional. What more do we offer?<ul>
<li dir="ltr">Competitive salaries with annual reviews</li>
<li dir="ltr">Private medical insurance</li>
<li dir="ltr">Annual wellness benefit</li>
<li dir="ltr">Referral bonuses</li>
<li dir="ltr">Long term incentive bonus scheme </li>
<li dir="ltr">Pension on top of salary (≈50% above collective agreement standard for Sweden employees)</li>
<li dir="ltr">Relocation support if you move from abroad to Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Ideal office location in central Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Massage sessions once a month in the Stockholm office</li>
</ul> Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.Recruitment agencies may not submit CVs through this website or directly to hiring managers. Starbreeze Entertainment does not accept unsolicited recruitment agency CVs, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with us.

Associate Animation Director

As a Technical Designer responsible for weapons, you will be responsible for defining an integral component of the gameplay experience of PAYDAY with weapons, camera, mechanics, and rhythm of the combat. You are expected to design, implement and balance weapons and some 3C components to further polish the game. This is a highly autonomous role, where you will drive the combat experience from vision to implementation. You will report into our Design Lead and collaborate closely with the broader design team, art, animation, programming, and production.Core responsibilities:<ul>
<li>Design, develop, balance and oversee the weapons in the player’s arsenal;</li>
<li>Drive core systems such as camera, control and character;</li>
<li>Work closely with animators, gameplay programmers, and other teams to prototype and implement features;</li>
<li>Own designs through a full development cycle from concept to release;</li>
<li>Use metrics, player feedback, and a multitude of diverse analytics to improve and refine the design.</li>
</ul>Requirements:<ul>
<li>Experience as a Technical Designer on 1+ title(s), preferably on a first person shooter;</li>
<li>Experienced with visual scripting (i.e. Blueprints, Node Graphs, etc.);</li>
<li>Have a passion for, and a deep understanding of, first person combat mechanics and have thoroughly played a wide variety of different titles;</li>
<li>Like working with hands-on prototypes, documentation and brainstorming;</li>
<li>Effective and productive in communicating with colleagues in a constructive and collaborative way.</li>
</ul>Nice to haves:<ul>
<li>Shipped 1+ AAA first person shooter game where you were heavily involved in, or in charge of, weapons and the systems that made them work;</li>
<li>Experience developing downloadable content for a live AAA game.</li>
</ul><div> </div>Still reading? Good, because here’s the best part:We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional.What more do we offer?<ul>
<li dir="ltr">Competitive salaries with annual reviews</li>
<li dir="ltr">Private medical insurance</li>
<li dir="ltr">Annual wellness benefit</li>
<li dir="ltr">Referral bonuses</li>
<li dir="ltr">Long term incentive bonus scheme </li>
<li dir="ltr">Pension on top of salary (≈50% above collective agreement standard for Sweden employees)</li>
<li dir="ltr">Relocation support if you move from abroad to Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Ideal office location in central Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Massage sessions once a month in the Stockholm office</li>
</ul> Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.Recruitment agencies may not submit CVs through this website or directly to hiring managers. Starbreeze Entertainment does not accept unsolicited recruitment agency CVs, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with us.

Technical Game Designer

As a Senior Character Artist, you will be responsible for the creation and development as well as process and planning for all character assets. You will be involved in driving and developing the structure and setup of the content pipeline. This puts high demand on technical and creative problem-solving as well as strong visual execution. To thrive in this role, strong written and spoken communication are a must. And cross-department collaboration needs to be second nature.As a senior member of the art department, the expectation to be self-driven and motivated is high, as you have ownership within your specific area, and the autonomy to evolve and drive it with minimum inputs if necessary.Job Tasks:<ul>
<li>Modeling, texturing, and implementation of in-game models;</li>
<li>Working with shaders and content setup;</li>
<li>Being able to follow references, concepts, and art direction while also having the initiative to take the work further independently;</li>
<li>Identifying functional and technical aspects of both realistic and stylised assets;</li>
<li>Participate in design choices and communicate with peers, managers, and vendors;</li>
<li>Work closely with the team and mentor junior talent, to ensure that quality is consistent and cohesive;</li>
<li>Maintaining and evolving the 3D asset pipeline.</li>
</ul>Requirements: <ul>
<li>5+ years of experience working as a Character artist within games;</li>
<li>Experience working on at least 2+ released AAA games, and in a Senior level role for 1+;</li>
<li>A great sense of anatomy, scale and proportions, materials, color, and light;</li>
<li>Great experience and knowledge working with shaders, pipelines, and PBR;</li>
<li>Knowledge and interest in both technical setups and mechanical functions;</li>
<li>Proven knowledge of asset creation, in-game model, UV layout, and LODs;</li>
<li>Great understanding of real-time graphics with proven experience in creating both realistic and stylised characters;</li>
<li>Good understanding of customization systems, both in their technical setup and asset authoring;</li>
<li>Fluent in English with good communication skills, both verbally and in writing;</li>
<li>Strong artistic skill set, a good sense of scale and proportions, materials, color, and light;</li>
<li>Previous experience mentoring artists through daily feedback and documentation;</li>
<li>Familiar with project management software, e.g. Jira, Confluence and Shotgrid;</li>
<li>Well-versed with Maya, Z-brush and Photoshop;</li>
<li>Great knowledge in Substance designer and Painter;</li>
<li>Experience of working with photogrammetry is a plus;</li>
<li>Great with time estimations, assessments and prioritizing;</li>
<li>Experience working with Unreal, Unity or similar game engine;</li>
<li>Ability to work in a team, communicate well and being proactive;</li>
<li>Structured and technical with experience in outsource management;</li>
<li>Have an expert understanding of game production and have a proven ability to problem-solve, schedule and monitor tasks for yourself or a small team.</li>
</ul> Still reading? Good, because here’s the best part:We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional.What more do we offer?<ul>
<li dir="ltr">Competitive salaries with annual reviews</li>
<li dir="ltr">Private medical insurance</li>
<li dir="ltr">Annual wellness benefit</li>
<li dir="ltr">Referral bonuses</li>
<li dir="ltr">Long term incentive bonus scheme </li>
<li dir="ltr">Pension on top of salary (≈50% above collective agreement standard for Sweden employees)</li>
<li dir="ltr">Relocation support if you move from abroad to Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Ideal office location in central Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Massage sessions once a month in the Stockholm office</li>
</ul> Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.Recruitment agencies may not submit CVs through this website or directly to hiring managers. Starbreeze Entertainment does not accept unsolicited recruitment agency CVs, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with us.

Senior Character Artist

As the Head of Production, you will be an integral part of the studio leadership team at Starbreeze. Reporting to the VP of Studio, working closely with the Head of Games and Head of Operations, your primary responsibility will be to provide daily production leadership and guidance to our projects and their teams. You will be the studio leadership representative for our project Producers as well as manage their careers and development. You are an analytical and data driven person who is passionate about planning, efficiency, and engaging teams in continuous improvement of our game development tools and processes. Together with your team you will ensure the game projects are planned and produced efficiently, on time, on budget and to the right level of quality.Areas of responsibility:<ul> <li>Set and implement clear development frameworks; including task tracking, decision making pipelines, and a consistent tools usage.</li> <li>Develop project indicators that track project quality, delivery, and predictability.</li> <li>Identify and implement improvements to the established processes across all projects on an ongoing basis.</li> <li>Balance the studio’s resource plan against the needs of each project and discipline, with a clear view on both the immediate and the future.</li> <li>Help establish direction and strategy for each project’s execution while ensuring alignment with internal and external leadership.</li> <li>Continuously monitor the studio capacity plans in order to provide each project with the necessary conditions to succeed.</li> <li>Provide a point of escalation for conflict management and problem solving.</li> <li>Serve as the final point of approval for all project plans, schedules, and status reports across all studio initiatives.</li> <li>Train, mentor and deploy the project producer team to execute and deliver.</li> <li>Occasionally be prepared to actively help a single project execute on their plans and milestones.</li> </ul>Experience:<ul> <li> Extensive experience within project management.</li> <li>Proven experience in releasing multiple AAA live service, multi-platform, online games and seeing them through all phases of the development cycle.</li> <li>Good grasp of managing various stakeholders, and an understanding of how to visualize status for both teams and executives.</li> <li>Experience in negotiation, mediation, and conflict resolution in complex project setups.</li> <li>Focused on facilitating, motivating, and inspiring team(s) to work as one team towards clear project goals to execution.</li> </ul> Still reading? Good, because here’s the best part:We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional.What more do we offer?<ul>
<li dir="ltr">Competitive salaries with annual reviews</li>
<li dir="ltr">Private medical insurance</li>
<li dir="ltr">Annual wellness benefit</li>
<li dir="ltr">Referral bonuses</li>
<li dir="ltr">Long term incentive bonus scheme</li>
<li dir="ltr">Pension on top of salary (≈50% above collective agreement standard for Sweden employees)</li>
<li dir="ltr">Relocation support if you move from abroad to Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Ideal office location in central Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Massage sessions once a month in the Stockholm office</li>
</ul> Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.Recruitment agencies may not submit CVs through this website or directly to hiring managers. Starbreeze Entertainment does not accept unsolicited recruitment agency CVs, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with us.

Head of Production

Do you love the challenges of both working with product development and marketing? Are you great at understanding the need of both players and partners? Do you love working with others and can take teamwork to the next level? Do you think feedback is the best when it’s direct and constructive?As a Product Owner, you will drive the future product development of Starbreeze Nebula, to make sure the product and its features have business validity.You will be the leader of the product's feature roadmap and are responsible for Starbreeze Nebula’s financials, including its P&amp;L. Your responsibilities include, together with the product team, setting the long-term strategy for the product and focusing on delivering features that will serve our users best, all while defining the business and quality goals.Responsibilities<ul>
<li>Being the P&amp;L owner of the product you are managing</li>
<li>Being a key member of the product team, utterly responsible for its development</li>
<li>Setting a long-term strategy, both for features and activations</li>
<li>Having market/competitor awareness, in order to identify new trends and development</li>
<li>You direct the focus for the marketing and development teams to optimize our opportunities and drive towards the business goals you set</li>
<li>Ensuring that the project goals are clear in communion and what we want to accomplish</li>
<li>We believe you have a deep knowledge of product management and/or development in general and an interest in being an evangelist for the product you own</li>
</ul>Must have<ul>
<li>5+ years in a relevant position, with at least one shipped product in a leadership role in a relevant company</li>
<li>Experience in owning and managing a P&amp;L, a product roadmap, and a business plan</li>
<li>Broad knowledge of working within the games industry or with SaaS solutions</li>
<li>Experience with forecasting and creating budgets, both short and long term</li>
<li>Fluent in spoken and written English, great communication skills</li>
<li>Strong organizational, time management and presentation skills</li>
<li>A team player who is collaborative, proactive, responsible, and self-motivated</li>
</ul>To be successful in this position you have/are:<ul>
<li>A passion for video games</li>
<li>Experience working in an international environment</li>
<li>Experience working with global products</li>
</ul> Still reading? Good, because here’s the best part:We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional.What more do we offer?<ul>
<li dir="ltr">Competitive salaries with annual reviews</li>
<li dir="ltr">Private medical insurance</li>
<li dir="ltr">Annual wellness benefit</li>
<li dir="ltr">Referral bonuses</li>
<li dir="ltr">Long term incentive bonus scheme</li>
<li dir="ltr">Pension on top of salary (≈50% above collective agreement standard for Sweden employees)</li>
<li dir="ltr">Relocation support if you move from abroad to Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Ideal office location in central Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Massage sessions once a month in the Stockholm office</li>
</ul> Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.Recruitment agencies may not submit CVs through this website or directly to hiring managers. Starbreeze Entertainment does not accept unsolicited recruitment agency CVs, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with us.

Product Owner

Starbreeze is looking for a new colleague to join our IT department based in Stockholm. We’re a global and flexible organization with people working both in our Stockholm office and remotely, which brings a lot of interesting challenges to our IT department.In this role you will work closely with all teams as our production teams and partners are heavily dependent on IT. We are looking for someone who likes to work with both operational and strategic questions to best support the whole organization. In this role you will implement and maintain traditional IT solutions on-site as well on cloud-based infrastructure and utilize modern frameworks to support daily business operations as well as ongoing AAA game development projects.Are you an experienced IT systems engineer who would describe yourself as a collaborator and problem-solver? If so, you might be the one we’re looking for!Job tasks<ul>
<li>Automatisation of tasks</li>
<li>Backup and recovery (implement and maintain)</li>
<li>Documentation (implement and maintain procedures)</li>
<li>Improve the infrastructure and workflow (onboarding, deployment, working from home etc)</li>
<li>Troubleshoot software and hardware for the end user.</li>
<li>Maintain, secure and restrict access to new and existing services.</li>
<li>Monitoring and reporting of services (implement and maintain)</li>
<li>Responsible for all services used by the studio are up and running.</li>
<li>Review and implement software to be used</li>
<li>Use your experience to support the studio teams hands-on when they need assistance.</li>
</ul>Must have:<ul>
<li>10+ years in an agile environment in a key role part of IT</li>
<li>10+ years of scripting language experience using Python, Powershell or similar</li>
<li>Advanced experience with Windows and Linux (including remote management of devices)</li>
<li>Experience with global IT operations, cloud services</li>
<li>Experience with virtualization platforms</li>
<li>Knowledge in the Google environment</li>
<li>Experience in a similar role from tech/gaming environment</li>
<li>A proactive, organized and strategic mindset</li>
<li>To be fluent in English, both verbally and in writing</li>
</ul>Good to have <ul><li>Knowledge in Unreal Engine Development, SVN, Perforce, Github, VMWare, Proxmox, Amazon Cloud Services, Network, VPN and firewalls</li></ul> Still reading? Good, because here’s the best part:We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional.What more do we offer?<ul>
<li dir="ltr">Competitive salaries with annual reviews</li>
<li dir="ltr">Private medical insurance</li>
<li dir="ltr">Annual wellness benefit</li>
<li dir="ltr">Referral bonuses</li>
<li dir="ltr">Long term incentive bonus scheme</li>
<li dir="ltr">Pension on top of salary (≈50% above collective agreement standard for Sweden employees)</li>
<li dir="ltr">Relocation support if you move from abroad to Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Ideal office location in central Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Massage sessions once a month in the Stockholm office</li>
</ul> Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.Recruitment agencies may not submit CVs through this website or directly to hiring managers. Starbreeze Entertainment does not accept unsolicited recruitment agency CVs, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with us.

IT Systems Engineer

We are now looking for a talented Senior Animator to join our award-winning team in Stockholm, for the next generation of Starbreeze games.As a Senior Animator at Starbreeze, you will be responsible for developing high quality keyframe and motion capture animations. You’ll play a crucial role in tying together gameplay, narrative and character performance. As a senior animator you will be expected to pitch ideas, create rapid prototypes, direct the actors and stuntmen during motion capture sessions, and collaborate with other disciplines in order to successfully make the vision for the game a reality. Ultimately, you’ll bring a very high level of polish in a range of different styles, anchored in believability and appeal.Responsibilities:<ul> <li>Collaborate with the animation and production leadership to drive high fidelity animations, balancing performance, quality, scheduling and technical requirements</li> <li>Work with the animation leadership to mentor and guide, grow and inspire our animation team</li> <li>Drive the evolution of animation pipelines, establishing efficient procedures for animation and character quality that benefits the quality and integrity of animations across the studio</li> <li>Create compelling character performances, utilizing both keyframed and motion capture techniques to complement the game design and promote the artistic vision of the animation director</li> <li>Be able to promote engaging new gameplay or presentation ideas through previs and/or prototyping, that spark discussions and help in the decision making process</li> <li>Collaborate alongside Design, Code, and your Peers to proactively solve any potential animation related issues to deliver features on time</li> <li>Estimate the time required to carry out your own tasks and manage time to meet deadlines</li> <li>Carry out all other related tasks</li> </ul>Must Have:<ul> <li>At least 2+ years experience leading or influencing animation creation within the game industry</li> <li>At least 2 shipped titles and 5+ years of experience working in AAA games</li> <li>Strong skills in Keyframe Animation with an expert understanding of animation principles</li> <li>You are an experienced Maya user, equally comfortable in MotionBuilder</li> <li>Practical knowledge of state machines and motion trees and a passion for cutting-edge animation technology</li> <li>Excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills</li> <li>Excellent problem-solving skills with an emphasis on proactivity</li> <li>A passion for video games</li> </ul>Good to Have:<ul> <li>Experience and knowledge of the Unreal game engine</li> <li>MoCap technology and process experience</li> </ul>To Be Successful in this position you are:<ul><li>Equally competent in tweening as you are with parametric blend spaces.</li></ul>Still reading? Good, because here’s the best part:We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional.What more do we offer?<ul>
<li dir="ltr">Competitive salaries with annual reviews</li>
<li dir="ltr">Private medical insurance</li>
<li dir="ltr">Annual wellness benefit</li>
<li dir="ltr">Referral bonuses</li>
<li dir="ltr">Long term incentive bonus scheme</li>
<li dir="ltr">Pension on top of salary (≈50% above collective agreement standard for Sweden employees)</li>
<li dir="ltr">Relocation support if you move from abroad to Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Ideal office location in central Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Massage sessions once a month in the Stockholm office</li>
</ul> Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.Recruitment agencies may not submit CVs through this website or directly to hiring managers. Starbreeze Entertainment does not accept unsolicited recruitment agency CVs, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with us. <ul></ul>

Senior Animator

Are you passionate about making great games? Then this might just be the job for you! Starbreeze is now looking for an UI programmer to join our kick-ass team in Stockholm.Job Tasks:<ul><li>Create best UI possible for our games</li></ul><ul><li>Work closely with UI/GD artists</li></ul><ul><li>Work closely with Gameplay Programmers to design easy to use UI</li></ul><ul><li>Make sure that any feature you are assigned functions in multiplayer if needed</li></ul><ul><li>Make sure UI code is optimized</li></ul><ul><li>Always looking to improve yourself as well as the code you have written</li></ul>Must have:<ul><li>Fluent in spoken and written English</li></ul><ul><li>Good with C++</li></ul><ul><li>Passionate about developing strong UI and User Experiences</li></ul><ul><li>Team player willing to listen, help and learn</li></ul>Good to have:<ul><li>Experience with UE4</li></ul><ul><li>Blueprint, Slate and UMG</li></ul><ul><li>One shipped game</li></ul><ul><li>Previous experience doing UI</li></ul><ul><li>Used Perforce, git and svn before</li></ul>To be successful in this position you are:<ul><li>Strong passion for games</li></ul><ul><li>Knowledge about multiplayer games</li></ul><ul><li>Basic knowledge of performance profiling and debugging</li></ul>Still reading? Good, because here’s the best part:We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional.What more do we offer?<ul>
<li dir="ltr">Competitive salaries with annual reviews</li>
<li dir="ltr">Private medical insurance</li>
<li dir="ltr">Annual wellness benefit</li>
<li dir="ltr">Referral bonuses</li>
<li dir="ltr">Long term incentive bonus scheme</li>
<li dir="ltr">Pension on top of salary (≈50% above collective agreement standard for Sweden employees)</li>
<li dir="ltr">Relocation support if you move from abroad to Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Ideal office location in central Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Massage sessions once a month in the Stockholm office</li>
</ul> Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.Recruitment agencies may not submit CVs through this website or directly to hiring managers. Starbreeze Entertainment does not accept unsolicited recruitment agency CVs, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with us.

UI Programmer

As a Senior Concept Artist you will, together with Art director, Game Director, Art Lead and support content teams work on the ideation and development along with the planning and prioritizing of conceptual and production artwork. This puts a high demand on your technical knowledge and performance as well as the visual quality and experience. The role requires you to be able to multi-task and possess good communication skills both spoken and written. As a senior contributor, the expectation to be self-driven and motivated is high, as you are expected to take on your specific area of expertise, evolve it and drive it with minimum input needed.Job Tasks:<ul><li>Development of high-quality concepts for our AAA game(s)</li></ul><ul><li>Understanding and utilizing the visual style of our games</li></ul><ul><li>Researching and proposing concept and reference images together with the Art Director and Art Lead</li></ul><ul><li>You´ll help establish and convey the Art Direction through a wide array of concept art, key art &amp; style guides for marketing and third-party development</li></ul><ul><li>Participate in design choices and communicate with peers, managers and vendors</li></ul><ul><li>Work closely with the team while mentoring junior talent, to ensure that quality is consistent and cohesive</li></ul><ul><li>Working together with producers, leads, directors and other teams to push the quality and creativity of the project</li></ul><ul><li>Updating work and backlog using project management and planning tools (e.g. JIRA)</li></ul>Must have:<ul><li>At least 6+ years of experience working as a Concept Artist within the gaming or movie industry</li></ul><ul><li>Experience working on at least 1+ released AAA game</li></ul><ul><li>A great sense of scale &amp; proportions, materials, color and light as well as general rules regarding perspective and composition</li></ul><ul><li>Great knowledge of human anatomy, traditional painting and drawing methods, and experience with Photoshop.</li></ul><ul> <li>Fluent in English with good communication skills, both verbally and written</li> <li>Good understanding of real-time graphics</li> </ul><ul><li>Ability to create concepts of characters, props and environments to an AAA standard</li></ul><ul><li>Great at translating gameplay requirements into visual designs and art</li></ul><ul><li>Outstanding portfolio that demonstrates a strong artistic skill</li></ul>To be successful in this position you must be/ have:<ul><li>Well versed with concept, key art and style guide creation</li></ul><ul><li>Ability to work in a team, communicate well and being proactive</li></ul><ul><li>Good with time estimations, scope assessments and prioritizing within a team structure</li></ul><ul><li>Skilled and experienced expert at developing concepts to the highest standard</li></ul><ul><li>Good understand of general 3d and game art production techniques</li></ul><ul><li>Some basic Maya experience (or comparable 3d software)</li></ul>Still reading? Good, because here’s the best part:We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional.What more do we offer?<ul>
<li dir="ltr">Competitive salaries with annual reviews</li>
<li dir="ltr">Private medical insurance</li>
<li dir="ltr">Annual wellness benefit</li>
<li dir="ltr">Referral bonuses</li>
<li dir="ltr">Long term incentive bonus scheme</li>
<li dir="ltr">Pension on top of salary (≈50% above collective agreement standard for Sweden employees)</li>
<li dir="ltr">Relocation support if you move from abroad to Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Ideal office location in central Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Massage sessions once a month in the Stockholm office</li>
</ul> Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.Recruitment agencies may not submit CVs through this website or directly to hiring managers. Starbreeze Entertainment does not accept unsolicited recruitment agency CVs, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with us.

Senior Concept Artist

As a Senior Producer you’ll help run one of our game teams. You will be responsible for guiding this team to deliver a high-quality product on time and budget while helping to promote a collaborative, results-oriented environment.If you have project management and scheduling experience, eager to make an impact, motivated to support the needs of both development teams and external partners, and open to new challenges, we think you should be one of us! <ul></ul>Job tasks<ul> <li>Overall ownership of key components of a AAA console project. </li> <li>Responsible for delivering a high-quality game on time and within budget.</li> <li>Collaborate with department leads to build a high-functioning team.</li> <li>Cultivate and manage relationships with external partners to help ensure a good cross-studio environment.</li> <li>Motivate and maintain creativity and cohesion within that team.</li> <li>Work with department leads to maintain long-term project plan.</li> <li>Create and foster daily team practices and processes to make sure the long-term plan is on track.</li> <li>Facilitate team communication, ensure timely dissemination of information to team and company overall.</li> <li>Communicate project development status to senior management and business team.</li> <li>Coordinate with Quality Assurance department for product testing cycles, including usability testing.</li> </ul><ul></ul> Must have <ul> <li>10+ years of project management experience in game development.</li> <li>Shipped at least 1+ AAA pc/console titles in a Producer or Senior Producer role</li> <li>Experience building high-functioning, quality-driven teams.</li> <li>Excellent verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, and scheduling skills.</li> <li>Strong time management skills with the ability to multitask across disciplines, assess risk, define priorities, and resolve problems while meeting deadlines.</li> <li>Deep knowledge of game development – team dynamics, common development hurdles, game engines, development milestones, etc.</li> <li>Strong working knowledge of at least one bug-tracking software solution and MS Office.</li> <li>Motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic and positive attitude.</li> <li>Works well within an open, highly collaborative environment.</li> </ul> Good to have<ul> <li>Experience with online multiplayer games and/or FPS titles.</li> <li>Familiarity with Agile and other traditional project management methodologies.</li> <li>Hands-on development experience in any development area – art, design, programming, QA, etc.</li> <li>College degree in a related field preferred such as Computer Science, Computer Graphic Art, or Business Management.</li> </ul>  Still reading? Good, because here’s the best part:We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional.What more do we offer?<ul>
<li dir="ltr">Competitive salaries with annual reviews</li>
<li dir="ltr">Private medical insurance</li>
<li dir="ltr">Annual wellness benefit</li>
<li dir="ltr">Referral bonuses</li>
<li dir="ltr">Long term incentive bonus scheme</li>
<li dir="ltr">Pension on top of salary (≈50% above collective agreement standard for Sweden employees)</li>
<li dir="ltr">Relocation support if you move from abroad to Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Ideal office location in central Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Massage sessions once a month in the Stockholm office</li>
</ul> Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.Recruitment agencies may not submit CVs through this website or directly to hiring managers. Starbreeze Entertainment does not accept unsolicited recruitment agency CVs, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with us.

Senior Producer

Do you want to be part of Starbreeze’s future, but don’t feel that any of our open positions fits you? Then you have come to the right place! Here you can send in your resumé and cover letter to us, so even if we can’t find a role that fits you right now we might find a more suitable position for you in the near future!Starbreeze is growing, and we are always on the lookout for new talented people to join us, so please send us your application if you want to join our crew! What do we offer? <ul>
<li dir="ltr">Competitive salaries with annual reviews</li>
<li dir="ltr">Private medical insurance</li>
<li dir="ltr">Annual wellness benefit</li>
<li dir="ltr">Referral bonuses</li>
<li dir="ltr">Long term incentive bonus scheme</li>
<li dir="ltr">Pension on top of salary (≈50% above collective agreement standard for Sweden employees)</li>
<li dir="ltr">Relocation support if you move from abroad to Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Ideal office location in central Stockholm</li>
<li dir="ltr">Massage sessions once a month in the Stockholm office</li>
</ul> Please note that as we have to prioritize the positions we already have open it may take some time before we can review your application.Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.Recruitment agencies may not submit CVs through this website or directly to hiring managers. Starbreeze Entertainment does not accept unsolicited recruitment agency CVs, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with us.

Open Application

Do you want to work with an award-winning team by creating lighting for one of the most iconic and recognized brands in the games industry? Millions of fans around the world follow PAYDAY with passion, and the iconic masks and other art content continue to be a core part of this success.As a Senior Lighting Artist, you will be responsible for the creation and development as well as planning and priority of the in-game lighting. You relish the challenge of working within our technology to create cutting-edge lighting and are as technically driven as you are aesthetically great.You have at least 5 years of experience from working as a Lighting Artist within the games industry. You have a proven and strong artistic skill set, a good sense of light, colors, and materials. You are a hands-on person and the role requires you to be able to multi-task and possess good communication skills both spoken and written. Job tasks:<ul><li>
Creating and implementing the in-game lighting and pushing it beyond the industry standards</li></ul><ul><li>Driving lighting development and communicating with peers, managers, and vendors</li></ul><ul><li>Being responsible for mentoring junior members of the team.</li></ul><ul><li>Working closely with the art and tech team to ensure that quality is consistent and cohesive</li></ul><ul><li>Working together with producers, leads, directors and other teams to push the quality and creativity of the project</li></ul><ul><li>Updating work and backlog using project management and planning tools (e.g. JIRA)</li></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul> Must have:<ul> <li>Experience working in real-time lighting workflows using a combination of baked and real-time lighting models</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Ability to mentor other artists and provide meaningful feedback</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Relevant portfolio demonstrating lighting created by you in a PBR pipeline, clearly showing the shipped game examples of your work</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Ability to find solutions to lighting problems at more complex levels</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Great understanding of performance and cost of lighting</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Support the high-quality AAA lighting, art direction, and gameplay objectives</li> </ul>To be successful in this position you have:<ul> <li>At least 5 years of experience in the role of Lighting Artist</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Experience from working on at least 2+ released AAA games.</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Shipped PC or Console titles as a lighting artist</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Experience working with Unreal, Unity, or similar game engine</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Ability to work in a team, communicate well and be proactive</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Great with time estimations, assessments and prioritizing</li>
</ul><ul> </ul> Still reading? Good...because here’s the good part of this job ad: We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional. We also believe in having fun. We have game consoles and arrange after work activities along with annual parties and events.What more do we offer? <ul> <li>Competitive salaries with yearly reviews</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Yearly wellness benefit</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Referral bonuses</li>
</ul><ul> <li>6 weeks paid vacation per year</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Pension on top of salary, ≈50% above collective agreement standard</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Relocation support if you move from abroad</li>
</ul><ul> <li>Ideal office location in central Stockholm</li>
</ul><ul>
<li>Monthly massage sessions in the office</li> </ul>Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and portfolio and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Send your application with a resumé, portfolio and cover letter in English. All applications must include a portfolio and resumé to be considered.At Starbreeze we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play.

Senior Lighting Artist

Are you passionate about making great games? Then this might just be the job for you! Starbreeze is now looking for a senior generalist programmer to join our kick-ass team in Stockholm or Paris. As a Senior Programmer you will be working closely with the engine team. You will be working with many different aspects of the game and helping out wherever required. Must have:<ul> <li>Fluent in spoken and written English</li> <li>Strong with C++</li> <li>Used different engines in the past</li> <li>Team player willing to help</li> </ul>Good to have:<ul> <li>Have worked with consoles before</li> <li>Experience with LUA</li> <li>Used Perforce, git and svn before</li> </ul>To be successful in this position you have:<ul> <li>Strong passion for games and an understanding of what makes fun gameplay</li> <li>Knowledge about multiplayer games</li> <li>Basic knowledge of performance profiling and debugging</li> </ul>Still reading? Good...because here’s the good part of this job ad: We offer you a position at a company where we value teamwork, accountability and creativity. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional. We also believe in having fun. We have game consoles and arrange after work activities along with annual parties and events.What more do we offer? <ul> <li>Competitive salaries with yearly reviews</li> <li>Yearly wellness benefit</li> <li>Referral bonuses</li> <li>6 weeks paid vacation per year</li> <li>Pension on top of salary, +50% above collective agreement standard</li> <li>90% of your salary will be covered while on Parental leave for up to 6 months</li> <li>Relocation support if you move from abroad</li> <li>Ideal office location in central Stockholm - also remote flexible (work from home) </li> </ul>Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and portfolio and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Send your application with a resumé, portfolio and cover letter in English. All applications must include a portfolio and resumé to be considered.At Starbreeze we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play.

Senior Generalist Programmers - Remote Flexible (2 positions)

Are you passionate about making great games? Then this might just be the job for you! Starbreeze is now looking for a senior console programmer to join our kick-ass team in Stockholm or France.As a senior console programmer, you will be part of the engine team, working closely with the technical director. You will be responsible for your platform, either for Playstation or Xbox.Job Tasks: <ul> <li>Build, launch, profile and optimize Payday on your platform </li> <li>Update SDK every major revision </li> <li>Help build engineer to maintain everything related to your platform in our CIS pipeline </li> <li>Develop new engine modules </li> <li>Help build tooling for your platform </li> <li>Mentor junior console programmers </li> <li>Help technical artists to overcome the constraints of the platform </li> <li>Help QA and other Developers to debug complex issues and fix crashes on your platform </li> </ul>Must have:<ul> <li> Fluent in spoken and written English</li> <li>Very good with C++</li> <li>Solid experience as a console programmer</li> <li>Team player willing to listen, help and learn</li> </ul>Good to have:<ul> <li> UE4 knowledge</li> <li>Used Perforce, git and svn before</li> </ul>To be successful in this position you have:<ul> <li> Strong passion for games</li> <li>Knowledge about multiplayer games</li> </ul>  Still reading? Good...because here’s the good part of this job ad: We offer you a position at a company where we value teamwork, accountability and creativity. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional. We also believe in having fun. We have game consoles and arrange after work activities along with annual parties and events.What more do we offer? <ul> <li>Competitive salaries with yearly reviews</li> <li>Yearly wellness benefit</li> <li>Referral bonuses</li> <li>6 weeks paid vacation per year</li> <li>Pension on top of salary, +50% above collective agreement standard</li> <li>90% of your salary will be covered while on Parental leave for up to 6 months</li> <li>Relocation support if you move from abroad</li> <li>Ideal office location in central Stockholm - also remote flexible (work from home) </li> </ul>Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and portfolio and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Send your application with a resumé, portfolio and cover letter in English. All applications must include a portfolio and resumé to be considered.At Starbreeze we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play.

Senior Console Programmer (Microsoft or Sony) - Remote Flexible

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