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Lead 2D Animator

Lead 2D Animator

50 Minutes ago • 1 Years + • 2D Art • Undisclosed

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Job Description

Lead a team of 2D animators in creating high-quality animations for the Hero Wars: Alliance project. Responsibilities include producing complex animations for characters, effects, and environments using Spine and Unity's Particle System. You'll manage the animation team, ensuring quality and meeting deadlines, collaborating with outsourcing partners, and working within an isometric art style. Experience with similar projects and a strong portfolio showcasing environmental, magic effect, and combat animations are highly desired. The role involves task planning, backlog management, and proactive communication.

Must have:

Lead animation team (1+ years experience)
Spine proficiency
Unity VFX (Particle System)
Git experience
Shader understanding
Isometric animation experience

Perks:

Healthcare (medical, dental)
Paid vacation and sick leave
Remote work option
Office locations (Cyprus, Armenia, Kazakhstan)
Sports activities
Relocation support
Language courses
Game jams/conferences
Company events

Project: Hero Wars: Alliance
About Nexters
Nexters is an international game development company that strives to introduce the joy of core gaming experiences to casual players. In 2021 we went public and listed on the NASDAQ (GDEV). Nexters is part of the GDEV holding, which also includes Cubic Games, Royal Ark, Game Gear studios. Our people work worldwide from offices in Cyprus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan or remotely. We want brilliant professionals who love building great games in a team with one of the best cultures.

About your role
We are seeking a Lead 2D Animator to lead a team of animators and help organize the process of creating outstanding animations for our project.
Your role will involve not only producing complex, high-quality animations for characters, magical effects, and environments but also managing the team, ensuring quality, and meeting deadlines. We work in an isometric style, so experience with similar projects will be a significant advantage.
You should be able to independently plan tasks, manage the backlog, work with deadlines, and be open to feedback. We also value initiative and a willingness to ask questions that can improve the overall result.
Our project Hero Wars is set in a fantasy world filled with exciting challenges: combat, weather effects, spells, portals, explosions, and other magical elements. If you have an impressive portfolio with examples of environmental animations, magic effects, or combat animations, we would love to see it!
What you’ll be doing
Creating animations and VFX for characters, items, and environment elements using Spine and Unity (Particle System)
Monitoring the quality and deadlines of the animation team’s work
Collaborating with outsourcing partners
We hope that you have
At least 1 year of experience managing an animation team
Proficiency in Spine
Skills in creating VFX in Unity (Particle System)
Experience working with Git
Understanding of shader principles
Awareness of visual trends and competitor game aesthetics
What we offer
Healthcare
Medical care program (including dental service) or medical care compensation are available for you wherever you wish to work. The basic medical care program is also available for your family members if you choose to work from our official locations – Cyprus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.
Work, life, and balance
We offer a fair amount of paid vacation days and sick leave. You can work at one of our comfortable offices in official locations or from home.
Sports
You can choose various sports activities like yoga, football, and volleyball in our official locations.
Relocation support
A relocation package is available for you if you decide to join us in one of our official locations.
Skills improvement
Let's learn languages: you can visit online English language courses. Greek and Armenian language lessons are available for everyone who works in Cyprus or Armenia. Our company encourages people of Nexters to take part in game jams, hackathons, and relevant conferences and meetups as expert speakers.
Events
Our events are legendary – ask anyone who already works at Nexters. There are strategic sessions, workshops, parties, contests, and other activities every year.
Community & ESG
We are proud of our local communities and support employees’ social initiatives. Dream big, act big: Nexters contribute to gaming’s positive impact on the world, hold a sustainability strategy, and take part in charity projects all over the world.
Work format
In one of the company's offices in Cyprus, Armenia and Kazakhstan or remotely.

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Nexters

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Nexters is an international game development company which strives to introduce the joy of core gaming experiences to casual players on mobile and desktop.

Thanks to our hit games like Hero Wars, Island Questaway, Throne Rush, and others, we’ve reached over 200 million installs worldwide, built a team of 700+ inspired game developers, and become one of the top five independent mobile game companies in Europe.

We are publicly traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol GDEV and have tremendous plans for the future. We welcome new talent to join in our mutual growth and help establish us as the new leader in the industry.

In June 2023 Nexters evolves into gaming and entertainment holding company, GDEV Inc (which also included: Dragon Machines, Cubic Games, Royal Ark, Game Gears and RJ Games)