2D FX Animator
About the role
The 2D FX artist (technical designer) takes input from the creative design illustration team, animates and delivers to development, working closely with both communities to build efficient animations to work inside mobile games.
Responsibilities
- Create various game mockups
- Create particles, animations, visual effects for the game
- Assist creatives in drawing game elements
- Build out optimized game-ready assets from concepts
- Work closely with developers ensuring concepts are achievable
- Assist with project scheduling providing accurate time estimations for the expected work
- Act as the bridge between illustration and development, often working on multiple projects across multiple teams
Requirements
- Highly proficient at Adobe After Effects
- Experienced in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Spine or rigging experience
- Optimizing files for production
- 2D art production
Qualifications
- Desired Degree/Diploma in Graphic Design / Game Art & Design / Game Development
- Experience commensurate with job level - Junior 0-2 yrs, Mid 3-10 yrs, Senior 5+ yrs
- Work experience in Gaming, Design, Marketing, Advertising, Publishing or Animation field
- Basic HTML knowledge is nice to have
Personal Skills
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to take direction and work independently
- Ability to learn new programs/processes quickly
- Ability to take input and make changes in a timely manner
Benefits
- All benefits begin and are vested immediately
- Zero deductible health care coverage
- 30 days sick time
- 17 days vacation, 5 days off paid Christmas to New Year's and Federal holidays
- 4% 401k match
- Up to 25% bonus paid quarterly based on personal and game team performance
Location
This role is based in Boca Raton, FL. It is in-office 5 days per week. Relocation expenses are paid.
About the company
Join a team that values people and loves gaming. No TPS reports, guaranteed!
This award-winning four-studio software engineering company is quickly becoming known as a leading creative developer of online mobile casino games. With no legacy or corporate entity to serve, this company is embracing leading technologies to deliver new and innovative experiences. Their customers are shifting work from other studios to them as their games are achieving faster market penetration, higher user satisfaction, and superior quality. They recruit for attitude and aptitude. They believe the right people will employ their passion for gaming to create great products with minimal supervision/overhead, which is the inspiration behind their small distributed studio approach to growth.
About QDStaff
QDStaff is North America's leading talent source for award-winning video game companies. We rotate job postings on platforms which sometimes causes jobs to appear closed when they are removed. Consult our careers page at https://www.qdstaff.com/careers to get access to this role and similar great opportunities. Follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/qdstaff/. Visit us at https://www.qdstaff.com.