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Sparky Animation’s latest subsidiary in India is now hiring! SPARKY Entertainment India is looking for individuals of varied talents and skill sets to fill positions from a wide range of speciality. Keen enthusiasts can now join our growing team in Chennai.

We have immediate openings for the following positions:

Game Designer

Requirements:

• At least 2 to 5 years of working as a Game Designer
• Having shipped at least one successful game title
• Strong knowledge of the basic rules of Game Design (Gameplay, balancing, reward, pacing, and learning curve)
• Experience with Unity 3D
• An understanding of statistics and analytics
• Have basic drawing and 3D design skills

Game Producer

Requirements:

• Successful track record in the development of high profile games
• Understanding of games across platforms: Desktop / Mobile (android / IOS) console, PS etc.
• Strong Project Management Skills
• Strong understanding of global gaming market
• Ability to represent the product with proper search engine optimizations in App­ stores and carry out all the tasks in store setup and maintenance
• Technical background is a plus

Game Programmer

Requirements:

• At least 2 years of experience in game development
• Good understanding of the game development cycle from start to release
• Understanding of 3D math including matrix transformation, quaternion, vector arithmetic
• Demonstrated experience in AI programming and AI algorithms
• Experience in integrating Social networking,  Unity Ads and third party plugins
• Experience in  Smartfox server, network/ multiplayer game-play and ability to integrate game with backend services

Senior Game Programmer

Requirements:

• At least 8 years of experience in game development
• Good Object Oriented design skills, including best practices, patterns, algorithms and data structures
• Experience of UDP/TCP IP protocols and multiplayer game development
• Development expertise in Backend,  Frontend, Graphic programming for mobile platforms
• Core owner for designing the security, performance and scalability aspects of gaming applications
• Work experience in Agile game development

Server Programmer

Requirements:

• Excellent Java skills, familiar with multithreaded applications, Concurrency, Test driven development, advanced profiling and debugging
• Solid knowledge of Spring Framework (3 and above)
• Strong SQL skills and relational database knowledge (Hibernate / JPA a big plus)
• Excellent knowledge of data structures, algorithms and design patterns
• Experience with Performance Monitoring and Fine-tuning techniques
• Good to have exposure to NoSQL database

Technical Artist

Requirements:

• At least 2 years of experience as a technical artist in game development
• Good understanding of the game development cycle from start to release
• Experience with Sound Integration , creating particle system , Level Generation , Occlusion Culling and lights in unity
• Good exposure in C# programming / Javascript to work with Unity.
• Prior work experience on Version control tools such as Perforce, Bit Bucket or SVN
• Create highly optimized mobile shader/material to use within Unity, across all projects

Contact Details
Lokesh – Manager, HR
044 42053521
jobs-in@sparkyanim.com

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Sparky Animation’s latest subsidiary in India is now hiring! SPARKY Entertainment India is looking for individuals of varied talents and skill sets to fill positions from a wide range of speciality. Keen enthusiasts can now join our growing team in Chennai.

We have immediate openings for the following positions:

3D Animator (All Level)

 Requirements-

• At least 4 years of extensive experience in 3D Character Animation.
• Producing dynamics, believable and appealing character animation by interpreting the sequences depicted in given storyboards and animatics.
• Accurately address and implement the notes, feedback and comments from supervisory staff and ensure that revisions are completed in a timely manner and requires minimal iterations
• Manage time and work collaboratively to deliver the required quota of animationon time, meetdeadlines and achieve production objectives

CG Asset Artists (Modeling & Texture Painting)

Requirements-

• At least 4 years of professional work experience in CG commercial projects.
• Build 3D assets of characters, props or environments to a good level of finish by accurately translating the design reference and meeting the creative requirements, technical needs to scale and easy to rig and animate
• Able to create facial blend targets for the character’s facial rig.
• Must be able to multi task and handle multiple projects at the same time.

Character Technical Director (All Level)

Requirements-

• At least 4 years of extensive experience in character setup for animation or film industry.
• Create versatile character rigs and animation interfaces to suit the requirements of the production.
• Effectively manage technology constraints and proactively troubleshooting and proposing solutions for technical production issues; create documentation and tutorials relating to technical issues.
• Experience in developing tools to improve the productivity of the process of character animation.

Layout Artist(All Level)

Requirements-

• At least 3 year of experience in CGI production.
• Work with supervisory staff to translate animatics into usable 3D shots or sequences. This will include but not limited to camera set up, asset placement and character posing.
• To be able to step key character poses to help convey the intent of a shot (blocking).
• To be able to solve simple animation problems, such as character floating or penetrating.

Lighting and Compositing Artist (All Level)

 Requirements-

• At least 4 years of professional work experience in CG commercial projects.
• To work with supervisory staff to establish lighting direction, rendering approaches and compositing techniques on master and individual shots by appropriately translating the colour concepts.
• Setup location and character lighting for individual shots in a CG show.
• Manage render jobs and composite the rendered layers.

Visual Effects Artist (All Level)

Requirements-

• At least 4 years of extensive experience in design and generating special effects.
• Produce appealing and splendid visual effect finals for a wide range of show genres.
• Setup lighting and render layers for FX components and composite with layers from lighting department into the final result.
• To be able to discuss the technical and artistic requirements of the effects in an organized and competent manner, with the supervisory staff.

System Admin

Requirements-

• At least 5 years of system administration experience.
• Prior Experience working in Render servers.
• Experienced in performing system and software audits.
• Must be able to work well under pressure, and always follow schedule.
• Detail-oriented and able to handle a variety of tasks in an efficient manner.
• Diploma or Degree holder in the field of Computer Engineering or Information Technologies.

Contact Details
Lokesh – Manager, HR
044 42053521
jobs-in@sparkyanim.com

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The Sunday Times has revealed its annual Rich List campaign, ‘Fortunes Told’, drawing on a fortune-telling theme to celebrate this year’s guide to the UK’s wealthiest individuals. The Sunday Times Rich List 2016 campaign draws inspiration from the distinctive visual style of traditional 19th Century Tarot Cards to tell the stories of how the nation’s highest earners have made their fortunes. Running across print and digital media, ‘Fortunes Told’ features stars and business personalities including Adele, the Beckhams, Simon Cowell, One Direction, J. K. Rowling, Rory McIlroy and Richard Branson, as some of the most prominent names in The Sunday Times’ annual Rich List supplement. The campaign uses titles from traditional Tarot Cards to depict stars including Adele as ‘The Empress’, Simon Cowell as ‘Judgement’, celebrating his ‘X Factor’ success, while J. K. Rowling appears as ‘The Queen of Wands’ in a nod to her Harry Potter legacy. Richard Branson’s fortune is depicted using a set of four cards to illustrate the success of his Virgin empire: ‘The King of Discs’, ‘The Chariot’, ‘The Sun’ and ‘The Moon’. Similarly, the Beckhams appear as ‘The Devil’, ‘The Star’, ‘The Lovers’ and ‘The World’, symbolising how they have increased their fame and fortune both as a couple and as individuals.

Sunday Times Rich List 2016 Credits

The Sunday Times Rich List 2016 Fortunes Told campaign was developed at CHI&Partners, London, by chief creative officer Jonathan Burley, creative directors Micky Tudor, Robin Garton, creative team Colin Smith and Angus Vine, head of art buying Emma Modler, head of production John Jodges, producer Tom Loxley, designers Lee Ford and Lance Crozier, retouchers Charlie Townsend and Rob Swainson, CEO Sarah Golding, account directors Catrin Tyler and Hannah Jones-Walters, account executive Jessica Simmonds, CSO Neil Woodland and planner Matt Nixon, working with The Times & Sunday Times marketing and sales director Catherine Newman, head of marketing Jodie Jenkins, head of print sales Denise Richmond, and brand marketing executive Stephanie Frank.

Illustrator was Sam Dunn at Blink Art.

PR and communications was managed by TPF.

IKEA UK is running “Wonderful Everyday Life”, an integrated advertising campaign posing the question: “What if the little things are really the big things?”. The IKEA Wonderful Everyday Life campaign, online at ikea.co.uk/wonderfuleveryday, began with hundreds of secrets to a wonderful everyday submitted by IKEA staff. A cinema and television film (90 seconds and 60 seconds) follows a couple through their life together, contrasting their wonderful everyday moments with fantastic versions of each event. The campaign now will move into print, digital and outdoor elements, supported by PR, social and CRM.

In the film we follow one couple through their life spent together, from their early 20s to old age. Their life appears to be a spectacular one, beginning as young artists and ending with them in later life dancing on a Broadway stage and receiving a standing ovation. Along the way we see her driving in a Grand Prix as he cheers her on. We watch them building a log cabin with their bare hands, and they even win the mixed doubles final of a grand slam tennis tournament. Who were this incredible couple? The advert then cuts to a living room and we see the same woman, older still, telling her granddaughter the story of her life, with the help of a cherished photo album. Only as we look closely at the album, we see that the photos differ from the scenes we’ve just watched. Instead of the glamorous scenes we saw before, they instead tell the story of a life filled with the everyday moments she shared with her husband. Instead of being artists, they were really painting the walls of their first apartment, instead of building a log cabin, it’s a bookshelf, instead of the Grand Prix, she was learning to drive their first little car. Though less spectacular, these moments are clearly no less special than the ones we saw before. They are everyday moments we can all recognise from our own lives with our loved ones. In a final, moving sequence she glances at the empty chair in which her husband used to sit, before we’re asked to, “Enjoy the little things in life. Maybe, they are really the big things”.

Laurent Tiersen, the new IKEA UK and Ireland Marketing Manager, said, “The ‘Wonderful Life’ TVC is a new emotional direction for IKEA. In this film we want to bring to life the sentiment of the Wonderful Everyday through the eyes of someone who has lived a long and fulfilling life made up of small personal moments that add wonder to our everyday lives at home. This really is a celebration of how the little things are the big things. We firmly believe that this is one of the most inspirational and affecting ad campaigns we have launched to date.”

IKEA Wonderful Everyday Life Credits

The IKEA Wonderful Everyday Life campaign was developed at Mother London.

Filming was shot by Glue Society director Gary Freedman via Independent with producer Jason Kemp and director of photography Franz Lustig. Editor was Adam Spivey at The Playroom.

Post production was done at MPC by VFX supervisor Dan Sanders.

Sound was produced at 750mph by sound engineer Sam Ashwell. Music is “You and Me” by Penny and the Quarters, licensed through Major Tom.

CIB Bank in Hungary (Central European International Bank) has connected into the Budapest100 annual festival with the creation of two steampunk ATMs. Budapest100 is an urban civil festival organised annually to celebrate the 100 year-old buildings of Budapest. In April 16 – 17, 2016, the program focused on the 120 year old Nagykörút (Grand Boulevard). CIB Bank, with 5 branches on the Grand Boulevard, decided to commemorate the occasion by going back in time. Saatchi & Saatchi Budapest came up with the unique concept of a 120 year-old ATM. Two different steampunk style machines were placed outside two of CIB Bank’s branches. During the 2 day event, the cash machines took people’s photos and instantly printed them on an old banknote, the Pengő. Cogwheels were spinning, steam was huffing and liquids were boiling during the printing process, giving the illusion of what innovation must have looked like 120 years ago. 2,000 visitors kept their personalised Hungarian pengő banknotes. The message was clear: modernisation does not depend on the era, but rather on innovative thinking. The CIB Steampunk ATM campaign coincides with the recent release of CIB Bank’s new mobile banking application.

CIB Steampunk ATM Credits

The CIB Steampunk ATM campaign was developed at Saatchi & Saatchi Budapest by creative director Andrea Toth, art directors Korinna Tánczos, Tamás Szalkai, senior copywriter Orsolya Nagymáté, account director Zsuzsanna Döbrei, account executive Edit Pálfi and project coordinator Orsi Kmetty, with production designer Magdolna Varga at Prop Club.