Animator

1X2 Network; Brighton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development studio in Brighton is looking for a talented 2D Game Animator to drive the artistic vision of game production. You will bring artwork to life utilizing your strong portfolio and solid understanding of animation pipelines. Collaborate with design teams, set up workflows, and ensure all animation meets quality standards. The ideal candidate has proficiency in tools like Adobe After Effects, Maya, and possesses a creative mindset to overcome technical challenges. This role promises career progression and engagement within an innovative team.

Benefits

Career progression

Stimulating work environment

Social activities and company get-togethers

Qualifications

• Experience in art and animation pipelines is essential.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are necessary.
• Experience with software such as Spine, Maya, or Adobe After Effects.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with front-end development and design teams.
• Set up workflows of art production.
• Port finished art to the game engine.
• Develop and maintain resources and pipelines.

Skills

High attention to detail

Strong portfolio or demo reel

Understanding of art and animation pipelines

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Jira

Adobe After Effects

Photoshop

Maya

Job description

🚀 We're Hiring : 2D Game Animator

1X2 Network , the multi-award-winning iGaming supplier, is looking for an Animator. Reporting directly to the Technical Artist, this is an opportunity to join a highly creative, rapidly expanding independent software company.

About 1X2 Network

1X2 has pioneered Virtual Gaming products since 2002 and are now at the forefront of game development with over 150 titles, including Virtual Sports, Table Games, Slots, Instant Win and shortly Multiplayer games in the iGaming industry. The company boasts a wide range of household name clients (over 250 to be precise) including Bet365, BetVictor and Entain (Ladbrokes, Coral, Bwin etc). Several brands construct the 1X2 Network, each business targeting specific market niches. Our two main brands include Iron Dog Studio, and 1X2gaming, with a wealth of additional partners available on the Network.

Working at 1X2 Network

We work energetically to distribute our successful portfolio of online and mobile iGaming concepts. Our dedication is rewarded with clear career progression and a stimulating work environment, as well as variety of social activities and company get-togethers. We pride ourselves in offering our employee’s a workplace that initiates personal growth with support from a team of confident, experienced and supportive work colleagues. Travel is occasionally required by 1X2 Network employees when we collaborate with colleagues and network with other leading iGaming companies at industry events and festivals. We are proud of our international team and large global partnerships with leading clients.

The Position

We are seeking a talented Animator to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the artistic vision of game production set out by the Product team and use the artwork provided by the Lead Artist and use 2D animation to bring artwork to life.

💼 You’ll play a key role by… .

• Liaising with front end development team members and design teams
• Researching and developing technical tools for a project
• Setting up workflows of art production
• Supporting artists and programmers
• Assisting in asset performance and validation
• Developing and maintaining resources and pipelines along with programmers
• Porting finished art to the game engine
• Ensuring final art runs to full visual resolution
• Working within the limits of the game engine, curating file sizes
• Enforcing standards as outlined by heads of departments
• Preparing and designing character systems such as skeletons, cloths, effect emitters
• Optimising environments and establishing physics barriers
• Monitoring the performance of the game
• Resolving minor changes and technical issues with regards to animation, resizing and any other unforeseen changes to existing artwork and animation.

🤩 If you have...

• High attention to detail
• A strong portfolio or demo reel
• Solid understanding of art and animation pipelines
• Rendering and post-effects experience
• Understanding of rigging and animation
• Experience in physics simulations
• Shader development experience
• Creative mindset and ability to overcome technical challenges
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in dealing with differences between creative and technical teams

🌟Even better if you have...

• Experience in the iGaming industry
• Angular
• JSON
• Jira / Bitbucket
• Javascript / Typescript
• HTML5
• CSS

Experience of animation and special effects software

• Spine
• Adobe After Effects, Photoshop
• Maya, 3DSmax, Blender or other related 3D modelling / animating tools
• Texture Packer
• ShoeBox or related font creation software
• PixiJS