Lead 2D Animator

3 Months ago • All levels • 2D Art

Job Summary

Job Description

Lead 2D Animator responsible for managing and developing a team of animation artists. This role involves creating a unified animation vision for projects, task decomposition and validation, resource allocation, and mentoring team members to maximize their skills on diverse tasks. The position also includes independent animation work (approximately 30% of the workload). Relocation from Russia and Belarus is required, with options for remote work from other countries.
Must have:
  • Manage and develop animation team
  • Create unified animation vision
  • Task decomposition and validation
  • Isometric animation portfolio
  • Game engine experience (Unity/Unreal)
  • Understanding of animation principles
Perks:
  • Flexible schedule
  • Remote work options (excluding Russia & Belarus)
  • Health insurance
  • Paid vacation & sick leave
  • Gym membership reimbursement
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Company events & merchandise

Job Details

Lead 2D Animator

About the company

Playrix is ​​one of the most successful mobile game development companies 
in the world. In terms of mobile application revenue, we rank first in Europe 
and are in the top 3 worldwide. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (that's a third of the world's population!) and more than 30 million people around the world play them every day.

Team, about the role

We're looking for an expert who will be responsible for managing and developing a team of animation artists.

This role requires relocation from Russia and Belarus to one of our offices or remote work from other countries (except Russia and Belarus). Find out more .

Tasks

  • Creating and developing a unified vision of animation for the project

  • Decomposing and validating tasks in your area based on the potential improvement effect and possible risks

  • Managing a team of animators: setting overall goals and distributing resources in accordance with the level of ability of the team's specialists. Assuming responsibility for ensuring that each employee applies their skills as effectively as possible to tasks of varying complexity

  • Carrying out independent work on animation (about 30% of total tasks)

Requirements

  • Knowledge of the mobile project market and its trends

  • Understanding of the principles of animation, dynamics, color and other "art" aspects of VFX

  • Experience with game engines (Unity, Unreal, proprietary) and their tools

  • Good sense of dynamics, shape, color, and composition

  • Ability to create a product vision and to work with attention management and flow in games

  • Availability of isometric animations in your portfolio

Our Perks

Flexibility at work

  • For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world (except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus). You can do your work however and wherever you like — we only evaluate your results.

Caring for health and well-being
  • We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist.
  • We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off.
  • We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions.
Professional development and education
  • We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
  • We offer discounts on English language courses and courses for the languages of the countries in which the company operates.
Events and merch
  • We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties.
  • We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges.
  • We have a merch store with an internal currency you can use to buy unique gifts. We give out this currency as a gift for significant dates, and you can earn more by participating in events and company activities.

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