Senior Spine Animator

We are looking for a skilled Senior Spine Animator to create high-quality 2D animations for mobile games.

The ideal candidate combines strong artistic skills with technical expertise in Spine, understands game development pipelines, and can independently deliver polished, optimized animations ready for game integration.

Responsibilities
Create high-quality Spine animations for characters, gameplay elements, UI, boosters, symbols, and reward sequences.
Develop complex character rigs, including bones, meshes, constraints, and skinning.
Create smooth animation transitions and interactive animation states.
Prepare and optimize Spine assets for integration into Unity and other game engines.
Collaborate with Art Directors, Technical Artists, VFX Artists, and developers.
Independently manage animation tasks, provide estimates, and implement feedback.
Maintain animation quality, technical standards, and project consistency.

Requirements
5+ years of professional experience in 2D game animation, with advanced Spine skills.
Strong understanding of animation principles: timing, spacing, weight, anticipation, and exaggeration.
Proven experience in character animation, gameplay animation, and UI animation.
Advanced Spine rigging skills, including meshes, constraints, skinning, and animation mixing.
Understanding of Spine integration with Unity and mobile game optimization.
Proficiency in Photoshop and preparing assets for animation.
Ability to independently solve artistic and technical challenges.
Good English communication skills (B2 level or higher), as English is the primary language for daily communication and cross-team collaboration.
Strong portfolio demonstrating Spine animation skills.

Nice to Have
Experience with casual, Match-3, card, casino, or iGaming projects.
Hands-on experience with Unity and Spine-Unity runtime.
Experience with After Effects, UI motion graphics, or VFX.
Experience mentoring other animators and improving animation workflows.
Proficiency in two of the following languages would be a strong advantage: Mandarin Chinese, English