Senior Cocos Animator

We’re looking for a Senior Cocos Animator to craft high-impact motion for real-money and social gaming experiences. You’ll design, rig, and assemble animations directly in Cocos Creator, collaborating closely with engineers to deliver smooth and performant gameplay moments — especially for card-based games. You’ll own the full animation pipeline from concept to in-engine integration, ensuring both creativity and technical efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

🎨 Animation & Motion Design

• Create polished, responsive animations for gameplay states (idle, deal, reveal, win/lose, bonus, celebratory moments).
• Animate UI motion that enhances feedback and user experience (pop-ins, counters, jackpots, prompts).
• Build and tune particle effects and VFX for wins, combos, streaks, and events.

⚙️ In-Engine Assembly (Cocos Creator)

• Rig, sequence, and assemble animations directly in Cocos Creator; configure timelines, curves, events, and state machines.
• Package scenes and prefabs for developer handoff; set up triggers, animation events, and reusable components.
• Collaborate with engineers to validate playback, performance, and behavior across devices and frame rates.

🚀 Performance & Optimization

• Optimize animation assets (atlases, sprite sheets, textures, skeletal rigs) for mobile and web environments.
• Define and maintain budgets for memory, draw calls, and file size.
• Maintain a library of reusable rigs, VFX, and motion systems to accelerate production.

🤝 Collaboration & Workflow

• Work with Product, Game Design, and UI/UX to ensure motion enhances gameplay mechanics and pacing.
• Provide clear documentation for developer integration; review builds to ensure fidelity.
• Present motion concepts, collect feedback, and iterate quickly.

• Mentor peers on animation quality and best practices.

   

Requirements

• 5+ years in game animation or motion design, including 3+ years of in-engine animation for shipped titles.
• Strong portfolio in gaming or iGaming, ideally with card-game animation experience.
• Proficiency in Cocos Creator (timelines, animation clips, prefabs, events, and state machines).
• Deep understanding of asset optimization (compression, atlas strategy, skeletal vs. frame-based tradeoffs).
• Solid grasp of animation principles (timing, anticipation, easing, overlap).
• Awareness of mobile/web performance constraints and profiling workflows.

• English proficiency (written & spoken).

   

Nice to Have

• Experience with Spine rigging/animation.
• Familiarity with TypeScript/JavaScript scripting in Cocos.
• Knowledge of After Effects, Photoshop/Illustrator, particle systems, or shader-driven VFX.
• Understanding of casino UX patterns and gameplay feedback loops.
• Mandarin language skills.