About the project
We’re looking for a skilled 2D Spine Animator to join our team. The project covers symbol animations, win/lose effects, background and UI elements, all rebuilt with a new art direction while preserving smooth, polished motion that fits a modern slots experience.
This is a project-based engagement: you’ll join for the duration of the reskin, work closely with art and dev leads, and deliver a defined set of animated assets ready for integration.
What you’ll be doing
- Creating skeletal (Spine 2D) animations for slot symbols, win presentations, and bonus features
- Animating UI elements: buttons, panels, banners, and reward popups
- Producing frame-by-frame and rig-based VFX (wins, transitions, idle loops)
- Optimizing rigs and animations for performance (mesh deformation, draw call reduction, vertex/atlas optimization) to fit mobile and web performance budgets
- Collaborating with artists and developers to integrate animations into the game engine (Unity / PixiJS)
- Maintaining visual consistency with the new art direction across all reskinned assets
What we expect
- 2–4+ years of experience as a 2D Spine Animator, ideally in slots, casual, or casino game projects
- Strong portfolio showing skeletal character/symbol animation and UI motion
- Hands-on experience with Spine 2D (mesh deformation, skinning, multi-track setups)
- Understanding of performance optimization for mobile/web (draw calls, vertices, texture atlases)
- Familiarity with Unity or PixiJS integration pipelines
- Good sense of timing, weight, and “juiciness” — slots live and die by how satisfying the win animations feel
- Ability to work independently within a project timeline and deliver on agreed milestones
Nice to have
- Experience with frame-by-frame VFX (Photoshop, After Effects, or similar)
- Previous reskin project experience (adapting animation to a new art style without redesigning the rig)
- Experience with isometric or 2.5D rigs
What we offer
- Project-based cooperation with a clear scope and timeline
- Remote work, flexible schedule within project deadlines
- Direct collaboration with experienced art and dev leads
- Opportunity to work on a live, monetizing slots product