2D Animator (offline)

We are looking for a passionate strong Middle 2D Animator to deliver valuable results within our innovative and rewarding environment, where your impact matters. Not only will you join our Art Team, which creates and animates characters, environments, and FX in different styles, but be a part of a community that strives for excellence and bright results.

To succeed in the advertised role, you have:
- Strong animation skill
- Good knowledge of Adobe After Effects (+ particle editor plugins, Red Giant suit, Sapphire, VideoCopilot)
- Excellent knowledge of Spine
- Knowledge of classic animation principles
- Knowledge of video editors (Adobe Premiere Pro)
- Knowledge of design tools like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop
- At least 2+ years of professional animation experience in Games or related industry
- Ability to animate a range of elements from characters to effects
- Ability to animate in a range of styles, from realistic to exaggerated/cartoon styles
- Experience working with video editing software
- Superior verbal communication and teamwork skills
- Proactive and result-oriented with "let's-get-it-done" attitude
- Knowledge of gambling and slots-gaming industry (will be a plus)

Please provide a portfolio or samples of work demonstrating animations of different styles. Applications without a portfolio will not be qualified for further steps.

What will you be doing?
- Work with Illustrators and Art Director to create and animate characters, environments, and FX in different styles
- Export and optimize animations to create game-ready assets
- Using optimization techniques to meet memory limitations;
- Work with programmers to achieve the best possible animations within the technology we use
- Creating video clips for marketing promotions, exhibitions etc.

What you get in return:
- Open-minded and result-oriented environment to apply and grow expertise
- Competitive compensation fixed in USD
- Transparent bonus scheme after a successful trial period
- Full taxation coverage from the company's side
- Flexibility in your schedule (you decide when it is convenient for you to start your working day as long as it does not cripple down our development plans)
- Opportunity to work remotely on a pre-agreed basis
- Corporate English classes
- Unlimited paid vacation leave and Ukrainian bank holiday
- Paid sick leave in case of necessity
- Compensation of professional courses, events, meet-ups, etc.
- Corporate team-building events, corporate parties
- Opportunity to visit our corporate gym
- Unlimited fruits, fresh vegetables, snacks, tea and coffee in the office with soul and spirit.

Contribute and collaborate are the 2 C's why you should apply for this career opportunity. We cannot wait to welcome you in an iGaming world and evolve together!

Our mission:
Deliver entertainment and satisfaction to the lives of the busy world.

About Playson

🤘 Playson is a B2B game provider with 10+ years of experience on the market.
Since 2012 we have ambitiously developed worldwide recognition in the industry. Nowadays, our main focus is on European Markets and we operate in 20+ different jurisdictions.

Playsoners hit and reach their targets from Ukraine, Bratislava, Malta as well as other EU countries on a remote basis. We do not limit ourselves and always seek better solutions.

🇺🇦 Playson vs military russian invasion in sovereign Ukraine
We have always been supportive through variant political and social-economic disasters. In response to the unprecedented military invasion of Ukraine by russian federation, Playson is on the mission to help Ukrainian Military Forces, local volunteers, cyber forces community to fight back and protect its sovereignty by all possible means.

In the meantime, safety of our employees and their families remains of high priority for us. We have launched a special social package program aimed to:
➟ Relocate employees and their families to safe places in western Ukraine
➟ Support financially such employees in Ukraine
➟ Launch few location points sponsored by Playson, so that our employees and their families could be staying in the safe place with all the amenities
➟ Establish new hub in Slovakia, EU
➟ Relocate employees and/or their families by their own will to our new hub in Slovakia with local legal-finance guidance
➟ Help those willing to volunteer to combine it with work with no financial loss in their income
➟ Support mental health by having a member of the Ukrainian Association of Psychoanalysis available for online 1x1 consultations

We stand by Ukraine!
Все буде Україна 💙💛

Company website:
https://playson.com/

DOU company page:
https://jobs.dou.ua/companies/playson/