2D Game Animator for Real-Time iGaming

1X2 Network; Brighton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Team culture and social events

State-of-the-art workspace with games

Job summary

1X2 Network is seeking an Animator to join its creative team in Brighton. You will bring static artwork to life with performance-optimized 2D animations for slots and casino games, collaborating with artists and developers to ensure visuals run smoothly on web and mobile.

Join a multi-award-winning iGaming supplier known for titles across Virtual Sports, Slots, and Table Games. You’ll contribute to high-quality character, UI, and gameplay animations, while integrating assets into game engines

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality 2D animation for games or interactive media.
• Commercial experience as an Animator, ideally in games or iGaming.
• Experience with 2D animation tools (Spine preferred).
• Strong understanding of rigging and skeletal animation for real-time delivery.
• Experience with game-ready asset pipelines and real-time implementation.
• Knowledge of Photoshop and/or After Effects.

Responsibilities

• Create 2D animations using Spine or similar tools (idle loops, reactions, win states).
• Prepare and implement assets into the game engine.
• Collaborate with artists and developers to ensure visuals look great and run smoothly.

Skills

2D animation

Rigging

Skeletal animation

Game-ready asset pipelines

Photoshop

After Effects

PixiJS

Shader/physics-based animation

Jira/Bitbucket

Independent ownership

Tools

Spine

Web-based game engines

Job description

1X2 Network is seeking an Animator to join its creative team in Brighton. You will bring static artwork to life with performance-optimized 2D animations for slots and casino games, collaborating with artists and developers to ensure visuals run smoothly on web and mobile.

Join a multi-award-winning iGaming supplier known for titles across Virtual Sports, Slots, and Table Games. You’ll contribute to high-quality character, UI, and gameplay animations, while integrating assets into game engines