What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Have 3+ years of slot industry experience with strong understanding of slot games mechanics
- Be proficient in skeletal animation in Spine 2D and Adobe packages like Photoshop, After Effects
- Understand compiling animations for game pipelines
- Show diversified showreel covering character animation, visual effects, and storytelling
- Demonstrate knowledge of animation principles and ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Develop appealing animations and adapt to existing styles and guidelines
- Verbally articulate conceptual thoughts and accept constructive criticism
Day to day
- Create high-quality storyboards and animations in Spine for characters, backgrounds, symbols, and VFX
- Work closely with Art Leads, Game Designers, and Developers to implement animations
- Receive feedback and support from art leads and art directors to meet project expectations
- Assist developers throughout game development process
- Guide and mentor junior team members
- Produce concepts and mock-ups for decision-making process
- Optimize assets for smooth game performance
- Design lean animations for mobile devices
- Communicate effectively and collaborate in a team
- Push animation in video games to new levels of believability