2D Animator (Junior / Regular / Senior)

Yggdrasil Gaming

Job Summary

Join our team as a passionate 2D Animator (Junior / Regular / Senior) to lead and innovate within our Games Portfolio! You will animate a wide range of 2D assets including characters, symbols, FX, backgrounds, and UI. Responsibilities also include working with 2D artists, delivering optimized animations, collaborating with designers and Art Directors, producing prototype animations, and ensuring consistency and quality across all assets. You will also apply feedback efficiently from leads, producers, and QA teams.

Must Have

  • Proficiency in Spine, After Effects, or similar 2D animation tools
  • Strong understanding of animation principles
  • Experience animating UI, symbols, characters, and FX
  • Ability to optimize animations for browser and mobile performance
  • Basic Photoshop/Clip Studio Paint knowledge
  • Minimum 1 year experience in animation
  • Solid demo reel and strong fundamentals (for Junior)
  • Strong communication and teamwork abilities
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
  • High attention to detail and creativity

Good to Have

  • Unity/HTML5 engine experience
  • Knowledge of asset compression and optimized export workflows
  • iGaming experience (preferred for Senior)

Perks & Benefits

  • Fun & Excitement In Everything We Do
  • Relocation Package
  • Health Insurance
  • Work Life Balance
  • Career Progression
  • Gym Allowance

Job Description

About the role

Join our team as a passionate 2D Animator (Junior / Regular / Senior) to lead and innovate within our Games Portfolio!

What You’ll Do

  • Animate a wide range of 2D assets, including:
  • Character and creature movements
  • Symbols and win animations
  • FX animations
  • Background/environmental effects
  • UI transitions and gameplay effects
  • Bonus game features
  • Work with 2D artists to prepare layered art for animation.
  • Deliver smooth, polished animations optimized for multiple devices and engines.
  • Collaborate with designers and Art Directors to align animation timing with gameplay.
  • Produce prototype animations to define early motion direction.
  • Prepare and export animations using Spine, After Effects, or similar tools.
  • Ensure consistency and quality across all animation assets.
  • Apply feedback efficiently from leads, producers, and QA teams.

Key Skills

Who You Are

Job Requirements & Competencies

Technical Skills

  • Proficiency in Spine, After Effects, or similar 2D animation tools.
  • Strong understanding of animation principles: squash/stretch, timing, easing, anticipation, overlap, etc.
  • Experience animating UI, symbols, characters, and FX.
  • Ability to optimize animations for browser and mobile performance.
  • Basic Photoshop/Clip Studio Paint knowledge.

Experience

  • Junior: min. 1 year experience + solid demo reel + strong fundamentals.
  • Regular: 3 years experience in games, confident in independent production.
  • Senior: 4–6+ years experience, strong animation ownership, iGaming experience preferred.

Soft Skills

  • Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
  • High attention to detail and creativity.

Extra Points For

  • Unity/HTML5 engine experience.
  • Knowledge of asset compression and optimized export workflows.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential and in accordance with current GDPR guidelines.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Confidence gaps shouldn’t stop brilliant people from applying.

Please apply anyway — we’d love to hear from you.

10 Skills Required For This Role

2d Animation Team Management Unity Game Texts Quality Control Html Creature Spine Clip Studio Paint Photoshop

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