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# Animator – Open Application | Animateur - candidature libre at Larian Studios

- **Company:** Larian Studios
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2025-05-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/larian/426112f6-122c-4cef-b97f-37e7df14526f

## Job description

(Version française ci-dessous)

Thank you for your interest in a career at Larian Studios!

We’re always looking to connect with talented and passionate developers — especially those with expertise in animation. While we may not have an immediate opening at this time, by applying to this listing, you're expressing your interest in being considered for future opportunities at Larian Studios.

As an Animator in our open application, you may be contacted when a role opens up that aligns with your skills and experience. These roles typically involve close collaboration with our core teams to create fluid and expressive animations, both cinematic and gameplay-driven, that bring our characters and creatures to life.

We encourage you to use this opportunity to tell us about yourself — your background and skill!

In the meantime, please continue to check our Careers page regularly for any new positions that match your interests and skill set. We appreciate your interest in Larian and look forward to the possibility of working together in the future.

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Merci de vouloir rejoindre Larian Studios!

Nous sommes toujours à la recherche de développeurs et développeuses passionnés et talentueux, surtout s'ils possèdent une expertise dans le domaine de l'animation. Bien qu'il n'y ait pas de poste à pourvoir dans l'immédiat, vous pouvez manifester votre intérêt pour de futures opportunités au sein de Larian Studios en postulant à cette annonce.

Lorsqu'un poste correspondant à vos compétences et à votre expérience dans le domaine de l'animation se libérera, nous serons ainsi susceptibles de vous contacter. Ces postes impliquent généralement une étroite collaboration avec nos équipes principales pour créer des animations fluides et expressives, à la fois pour les cinématiques et les phases de jeu, et ainsi donner vie à nos personnages et à nos créatures.

Nous vous encourageons à profiter de cette occasion pour nous parler de vous, de votre parcours et de vos compétences! En attendant, nous vous invitons à consulter régulièrement notre page consacrée aux carrières pour prendre connaissance des offres d'emploi qui pourraient correspondre à vos intérêts et à vos compétences.

Merci de l'intérêt que vous portez à Larian. Nous espérons avoir la possibilité de travailler ensemble à l'avenir.

## About Larian Studios

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Larian Studios is a Belgian independent video game developer and publisher renowned for creating critically acclaimed role-playing games, including the Divinity series and Baldur’s Gate 3.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: Ghent, Belgium
- **Founded**: 1996
- **Founders**: Swen Vincke

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Video game development and publishing, with a focus on role-playing games (RPGs).
- **Target customers**: B2C (gamers on PC, console, and mobile), with a strong community of RPG enthusiasts.
- **Mission/purpose statement**: “Creating immersive, world-class RPGs that allow the player to shape their own adventure.” (from [larian.com](https://larian.com/))

## Products & Services
- **Divinity Series**: A collection of six RPGs spanning multiple sub-genres, including *Divine Divinity*, *Beyond Divinity*, *Divinity II: Ego Draconis*, *Divinity: Dragon Commander*, *Divinity: Original Sin*, and *Divinity: Original Sin II*. The latter two are particularly celebrated, with *Original Sin II* earning a 93 Metacritic rating and over 160 awards.
- **Baldur’s Gate 3**: The third main game in the *Baldur’s Gate* series, based on Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition. Released in 2023, it won “Game of the Year” at all five major award shows (BAFTA, Golden Joysticks, GDC, DICE, The Game Awards) and received over 200 Game of the Year awards total.
- **Upcoming Projects**: A new *Divinity* title is in development (announced but not yet released).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Baldur’s Gate 3 was a massive commercial and critical success, selling millions of copies and winning over 200 Game of the Year awards. Revenue is not disclosed, but the company is self-funded through game sales.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: None (independent studio; no external funding rounds reported).
- **Growth Signals**: Employee headcount grew from ~300 (around 2020) to 530 as of 2025 ([wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larian_Studios)). The company expanded from its original Ghent studio to seven global locations (Ghent, Quebec City, Dublin, Kuala Lumpur, Guildford, Barcelona, Warsaw). Active job postings count 35 openings as of late 2026 ([linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/larian-studios)).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Creative Independence**: As a privately held, bootstrapped studio, Larian retains full control over its game design without publisher interference.
- **Proven RPG Excellence**: Consistently high Metacritic scores (93 for *Divinity: Original Sin II*, 96 for *Baldur’s Gate 3*) and a trophy case of industry awards.
- **Deep Player Agency**: Games are known for turn-based combat, branching narratives, and almost limitless player choice – a hallmark that builds strong community loyalty.
- **Multi‑Studio Model**: Seven studios worldwide allow for talent diversity and 24/7 development cycles while maintaining a single, unified culture.

## Strategic Focus
- **New Projects**: Following the monumental success of *Baldur’s Gate 3*, Larian is focused on developing its next major RPG (a new *Divinity* game) and continuing to innovate in the RPG genre.
- **Talent Investment**: The company is actively hiring across design, engineering, audio, and production disciplines, aiming to scale its ambition and improve “the state of the art when it comes to RPGs” ([larian.com/careers](https://larian.com/careers)).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Larian describes itself as “a very ambitious team that seeks to improve the state of the art” and prides itself on “having fun bringing worlds to life every day” ([larian.com](https://larian.com/)).
- **Work Environment**: Positions are primarily on‑site at one of the seven studios (Ghent, Barcelona, Dublin, Guildford, Kuala Lumpur, Quebec, Warsaw). Remote/hybrid options are not explicitly advertised; most listings specify “On‑site”.
- **Perks & Engineering Culture**: The studio invests heavily in proprietary engine technology (Divinity Engine) and supports a wide range of specializations (gameplay, graphics, tools, engine programming, machine learning, etc.). Team members come from top studios like CD PROJEKT RED, Ubisoft, and Creative Assembly.
- **Notable Perks**: Not detailed in the search results, but the company’s independence and award‑winning track record suggest a creative, low‑bureaucracy environment.

## Sources
1. [larian.com](https://larian.com/)
2. [larian.com/careers](https://larian.com/careers)
3. [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larian_Studios)
4. [linkedin.com/company/larian-studios](https://linkedin.com/company/larian-studios)
5. [jobs.lever.co/larian](https://jobs.lever.co/larian)

## Other roles at Larian Studios

- [Engine Programmer](https://feeny.ai/job/engine-programmer-larian-studios-barcelona-sd7mkws24b1y) — Barcelona, Spain
- [Associate Lead Cinematic Animator](https://feeny.ai/job/associate-lead-cinematic-animator-larian-studios-dublin-z5cts7pxwwjd) — Dublin, Ireland
- [Motion Capture Engineer – Open Application](https://feeny.ai/job/motion-capture-engineer-open-application-larian-studios-guildford-gv47p9yxh5za) — Guildford, United Kingdom
- [Environment Artist | Artiste spécialisé dans les environnements](https://feeny.ai/job/environment-artist-artiste-specialise-dans-les-environnements-larian-studios-qcyh1r31vn8g) — Quebec, Canada
- [Environment Artist](https://feeny.ai/job/environment-artist-larian-studios-kuala-lumpur-2pzpk9ysmr9f) — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- [Combat Designer | Concepteur de combats](https://feeny.ai/job/combat-designer-concepteur-de-combats-larian-studios-quebec-2artz1r35wbh) — Quebec, Canada
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- [Storytelling Director](https://feeny.ai/job/storytelling-director-larian-studios-guildford-675qbmts1zdc) — Guildford, United Kingdom
- [Systems Designer | Concepteur de systèmes](https://feeny.ai/job/systems-designer-concepteur-de-systemes-larian-studios-quebec-fd6fptqxyhsp) — Quebec, Canada
- [Machine Learning Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/machine-learning-engineer-larian-studios-guildford-anfwktfvv0bw) — Guildford, United Kingdom