Senior 2D Animator (Unity) - Character & Asset Specialist

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • 2D Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior 2D Animator, you will lead the creation of character and asset animations in Unity, collaborating with artists, game designers, and developers. Your role involves establishing the animation style for characters and assets, ensuring animations enhance gameplay and align with the game's creative vision. You'll mentor junior team members, create storyboards, and oversee the animation pipeline to ensure seamless integration. Additionally, you will develop and refine animation guidelines and take ownership of animation quality across projects.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of 2D animation experience for games
  • Expertise in Unity animation (animator, timeline)
  • Strong portfolio showcasing animation skills
  • Expert knowledge with rigging, bones and meshes
  • Experience with storyboarding and layout design
  • Familiarity with graphic design tools (Adobe Suite)
  • Proven ability to lead and mentor
Good to have:
  • Experience in UI design within Unity
  • Classic animation education for films and cartoons
Perks:
  • Creative freedom to shape animation style
  • Collaborative and innovative team environment
  • Office in Berlin Mitte with a vibrant atmosphere
  • Hybrid work model with flexible scheduling
  • Shared success celebrations

Job Details

Senior 2D Animator (Unity) - Character & Asset Specialist *

We are seeking an experienced Senior 2D Animator (f/m/d*) to drive the development of captivating animations for our mobile and casual social games. As a senior member of our team, you’ll collaborate with passionate artists, game designers, and developers to establish the process and style of animating our characters and assets. Your  role is pivotal in bringing our stunning art to life in new, dynamic ways and ensuring that animations align with our games’ creative vision as well as our players' behaviors and preferences.

At GameDuell, our dedication to crafting high-quality games and delivering top-tier player experiences has made us one of the largest cross-platform game communities since 2003, with a diverse portfolio of over 40 casual online skill games and more than 130 million players worldwide.

Your tasks

What we expect

A plus:

  • Experience in UI design, including creating screen layouts in Photoshop and implementing them within Unity
  • Classic animation education for films and cartoons as you could do “acting with a pencil”

What we offer

At GameDuell, we’re more than just a workplace - we’re a creative community. Here’s what’s in it for you:

  • Creative Freedom: Shape the animation style for millions of players and bring your artistic vision to life
  • Collaborative Vibe: Join a friendly, international art team that thrives on innovation and creativity
  • Inspiring Space: Work in our Berlin Mitte office, with its vibrant atmosphere, sunny rooftop, free drinks, fresh fruit, and plenty of room for fun (pool table, table tennis, weekly Art Hours)
  • Flexible Work: Hybrid model with the freedom to organize your schedule
  • Shared Success: From BBQs and game nights to summer parties, we celebrate together
  • Starting: We are excited to welcome you on board as soon as possible, in full-time, part-time, or also freelance possible

We are an ecological and socially sustainable company and have our very own “Green Team” where you can make an impact and actively implement ideas and participate in initiatives to help protect our environment and for charity. As a games community, we take our social responsibility seriously. We are co-founders of the “Leaders for Climate Action” and have committed ourselves to being climate responsible.

  • We pay attention to environmental friendly and resource-efficient standards when purchasing our office and food supplies
  • We match your charity donations
  • Social responsibility begins with each of us. Our corporate culture is characterized by mutual trust and respect. Our open and international team welcomes and respects diversity

Contact us

Contact us

Say "hello" to our recruiter Caro!

(jobs@gameduell.de)

We look forward to receiving your application. Please send your application including your CV, portfolio, and earliest possible start date as PDF with the subject ‘Senior 2D Animator (Unity) - Character & Asset Specialist *’.

* GameDuell appreciates diverse perspectives and backgrounds, and promotes equal opportunities and an inclusive working environment in which every team member is valued. Any terms referring to people are valid for all genders whether male, female, or diverse.

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About The Company

GameDuell – Bringing people together to have a good time with games

The passion for creating high-quality games and the focus on a superior customer experience have made GameDuell one of the largest cross-platform games communities in the world. Since 2003, more than 130 million players have played with us.

GameDuell offers a broad portfolio of over 40 casual online skill games on the popular game site www.gameduell.com, mostly developed in-house, such as Fluffy, Bubble Speed, Jungle Jewels and game classics like Hearts, Solitaire, and Spider. We are expanding strongly across different platforms and also offer many of our community card and board games on social networks and mobile devices. Further information on https://inside.gameduell.com.

 

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