Senior 2D Animator

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• Produce high quality 2D and sprite-based animation using animation principles for characters, environments, UI, VFX.
• Encouraging and generating creative ideas and solutions with the team.
• Demonstrate excellent time management, to deliver animation to required quality, specification and time.
• Proficient level of communication and emotional intelligence for cross discipline collaboration and problem solving.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of how animation supports gameplay and narrative with the ability to communicate these links to the team.
• Demonstrate proficiency in 2D animation workflows and sprite-based animation techniques.
• Experience working with Spine is a plus, with knowledge of skeletal and mesh-based 2D animation workflows being highly desirable.
• Assist in the preparation of assets for animation using Photoshop.
• Prioritizing optimization when integrating animations within a game team’s game engine.
• 6-11 years of game development experience.
• Senior level 2D animation skills, with a strong focus on sprite-based animation.
• Senior level communication and problem solving skills.
• The ability to provide and receive feedback.