Spine Animator

We are a young and creative development studio seeking new talents to join us. If you are a passionate and experienced animator, who can work with Spine, we offer you a chance to join our team of fun and creative professionals, where we believe that talent feeds talent.

Responsibilities:
- Creating outstanding 2D animations and effects for online games;
- Animate game and game-related art assets;
- Assist designers and artists with development prototypes;
- Follow the graphic style, theme, and other visual requirements set out by the game design team;
- Participate in team art discussions, critiques and reviews;
- Contribute technical knowledge and expertise to help optimize our games for best performance;

Required skills:
- Ability to animate characters, environments, and FX in various styles according to the game design brief;
- Strong Knowledge of Spine 2d Esoteric Software;
- Ability to understand and follow game design briefs and documentation;
- At least 2-3 years of experience as an animator or a related field (Salary according to relevant experience);
- Strong understanding of foundational animation principles;
- Experience with Adobe After Effects and Particle systems like Trapcode Particular;
- Knowledge of computer 2D animation techniques and VFX;
- Knowledge of relevant Adobe Creative Suite programs such as Photoshop and After Effects;
- Creativity and ability to work in a team;
- Skills in estimating own tasks during the planning process;
- A positive and cooperative attitude and the ability to receive and provide objective feedback;
- Self-discipline and responsibility for your work once given the freedom to work independently;
- Improvement oriented mindset, tending towards continuous growth;
- Advanced level of English (both spoken and written);

Desired skills:
- It's a plus if you have experience in video slots games;
- Previous work experience in game development;
- Technical art knowledge (image sequence optimization, asset export, working with sprite sheets);
- Experience in teamwork and collaboration (working with other people’s source files, naming conventions);
- Previous experience working in an agile software development environment;
- Experience in the use of project management software such as YouTrack or Confluence and Jira.