Look and feel are central to the player experience, and we aim to make the best-looking casino games the world has ever seen. As a 2D Animator at Relax, you will create stunning visual effects that come alive and excite our players. You have a profound understanding of animation principles, colour theory, user experiences, and visual effects. Fast conceptual iterations come as natural to you as rendering final work and implementing optimized in-game animations to the finished product.

This job is all about that wow factor, increasing game anticipation and enhancing the excitement of winning streaks.

Our studio will have several game projects running simultaneously, so expect the freedom to dynamically work with a wide variety of projects and art styles.

Responsibilities:

Creating 2D animations and effects
Creating rigs and textures
Optimizing assets for file size and performance

Required Skills:

Excellent understanding of the 12 Principles of Animation
A keen eye for motion and animation
Proficiency in realistic as well as stylized animation
In-depth understanding of anatomy and physiology of movements
Developed a sense for creating character personality through movement and facial animation
Being able to work with a complex animation system
Experience with technical aspects of rigging and skinning characters for 2D animation
Willingness to work in a team along with programmers, 2D, 3D, and technical artists

Minimum Requirements:

Expertise in 2D animation (Spine, Dragonbones, Animate CC...)
Expertise in texturing (Photoshop)
Proficient skills in VFX animation (After Effects)

Bonus points for…

Any experience with particles
Any experience with scripts
Any experience with 3D software
Any experience with slot games

As a person, you:

Have good adaptation to new processes and pipelines
Have strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
Understand typical workflows and tools in art production -Have good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills in English
Are passionate about games, with an understanding of game-play mechanics
Are a continuous learner

Why Relax Gaming

You will work in a relaxed environment with a team of experienced game makers from 6 Relax locations
Competitive compensation and benefits - we strive to appreciate every effort of our employees
Great referral fees
Flexible working hours
Paid lunch, fruit, snacks and beverages
We also have our company library
Have you ever been to our team-building parties? You need to see that!

About Relax Gaming

Back in 2010, we kicked off our journey with a simple mission - to create outstanding games for the modern iGaming world. Fast forward to today, and we've grown to be one of the leading suppliers in the game, boasting an aggregation arm like no other. Despite our exponential growth, we've succeeded in staying true to our core values throughout the years, these are to be: Driven, Adaptable, Supportive, and Respectful. We live and breathe this ethos across our offices across the globe, namely in Malta, Estonia, Serbia, Finland, Sweden, and Gibraltar. Keen to find out more? Learn about us here.

Life at Relax

This role is placed in Belgrade, or Novi Sad.

Relax is at a very exciting growth stage as a company; however, we cherish our informal and flexible core atmosphere where self-initiative, taking pride in what you do and ambition to deliver the best results are key components. For the right person, there are endless opportunities for personal and professional development.

Interest piqued? Great, we need you!

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