Spine Animator III
The P3 Animator is responsible for producing high-quality 2D animations for player-facing gamification features and interactive UI components. The role is focused primarily on Spine animation, with responsibility for bringing illustrated assets to life in a performant, production-ready format suitable for real-time use in games and engagement platforms. This role works closely with illustrators, UI/UX designers, front-end developers, and product teams to ensure animations are aligned with product specifications, technical constraints, and delivery timelines. Experience in iGaming or real-time game animation is strongly preferred.
- Create and implement 2D animations using Spine for gamification features, mini-games, UI widgets, and interactive elements.
- Animate characters, UI elements, effects, and transitions based on provided illustrations and design specifications.
- Prepare animation assets optimized for real-time rendering, performance, and memory constraints.
- Collaborate with illustrators to ensure assets are animation-ready (rigging, layering, naming conventions).
- Work with front-end developers to support correct animation integration, states, triggers, and transitions.
- Iterate on animations based on product, design, and technical feedback.
- Ensure animation quality, consistency, and alignment with established visual and motion guidelines.
- Support delivery planning by providing estimates and input on animation scope and complexity.
- Maintain and update animations across multiple markets, skins, and configurations where required.
- Strong hands-on experience with Spine (Esoteric Software) in production environments.
- Solid background in 2D animation principles (timing, easing, anticipation, mesh deformation, loops).
- Experience animating UI elements and characters for games or interactive products.
- Ability to work with layered illustration files and structured asset pipelines.
- Understanding of real-time animation constraints (state machines, atlases, draw calls).
- Experience working in cross-functional teams with designers and developers.
- Portfolio demonstrating Spine-based animation work (game or real-time focused).
Collaboration & Process
- Works closely with the Creative Director, UI/UX designers, illustrators, and front-end developers.
- Deliver animation assets that are production-ready, performant, and aligned with product specs.
- Operate with minimal supervision on assigned animation tasks.
- Meet agreed delivery timelines and support predictable execution.
- Actively collaborate across design, product, and engineering functions.
- Maintain a consistent animation quality bar across all assigned features.
Nice to Have
- Experience with After Effects, Animate, or similar tools for motion design or prototyping.
- Prior experience in iGaming, casual games, or social games.
- Familiarity with exporting animations for web or game engines (e.g. JSON, sprite sheets).
- Experience working with layouting tools or in-house UI assembly tools.
- Basic understanding of front-end or game engine animation integration workflows.
International Game Technology (IGT) is a global gaming company best known for designing and manufacturing slot machines, casino systems and digital gaming content. Founded in 1975 and long headquartered in Las Vegas, with major operations in Rome and Providence, it has been one of the largest gaming-machine and lottery suppliers in the world. In 2025 the group's lottery business was renamed Brightstar Lottery, while IGT's gaming and digital division was acquired by Apollo Global Management and combined with Everi, continuing to trade under the IGT brand. The company supplies land-based and online casino games to operators across the globe.