2D Animator at Brainrocket

🏢 Company: Brainrocket
🇵🇹 Location: Portugal
🌎 Work Model: On-Site

Requirements

✔️ Demonstrate a solid understanding of the principles of animation, and a high level of quality and polish in your work ✔️ Animate characters, environments, UI and FX assets in various styles ✔️ Demonstrate great timing and strong, dynamic key poses ✔️ Demonstrate creativity, an eye for detail, composition, and visual storytelling ✔️ Animate different game art within a range of predefined art styles, appropriate for the subject’s game purpose, that is aesthetically pleasing and evokes a positive reaction in the players ✔️ Work with the Animation Lead/Art Director/ Producer to identify and understand all animated content needed for the design of project ✔️ Adjust own animation in response to feedback, without requiring adjustments performed by senior staff to achieve the utmost quality ✔️ Show efficiency in self-managing time with a high degree of accountability and minimal instruction ✔️ Demonstrate self-sufficiency; ability to think independently of concept and create high-caliber animation for a project that may not have been explicitly defined in advance ✔️ Export assets with specific requirements

Responsibilities

✔️ 3+ years of previous experience as an Animator in the Gaming/Film/Advertising industry ✔️ Technically competent with a strong understanding of the animation processes ✔️ Ability to independently create ideas and animations for all aspects of the product ✔️ Strong character animation skills ✔️ High proficiency in After Effects (and Trapcode Particular), proficiency with Photoshop and other key tools ✔️ Knowledge of Spine 2D or similar software for 2D animation ✔️ Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English ✔️ Portfolio / Showreel

Nice to have

✔️Experience in 3D animation ✔️File preparation and optimization for Web platforms

We offer excellent benefits, including but not limited to:

🧑🏻‍💻Learning and development opportunities and interesting challenging tasks; 📝Official employment in accordance with the laws of Cyprus and the EU, registration of family members; ✈️ Relocation package (tickets, staying in a hotel for 2 weeks); 🏋️‍♂️ Company fitness corner in the office for employees; 📚 Opportunity to develop language skills and partial compensation for the cost of language classes; 🎁 Birthday celebration present; 🏝 Time for proper rest and 24 working days of Annual Vacation; 🍲 Breakfasts and lunches in the office (partially paid by the company).