Senior Game Animator
Light & Wonder is looking for a Senior Animator to join its new Sofia office. Working closely and collaboratively with artists and developers, the Senior 2D Animator is responsible for creating animations and developing high-quality motion graphics, animated content, and game imagery based on specific game mechanics, storyboards, and briefs.
The work of the Senior 2D Animator is directly linked to the signature look of the company's creations. The role acts as a bridge between the Creative Team and the Development Engineers, ensuring the smooth flow of assets between teams on their projects. The animator must be versatile, capable of creating visual concepts in a range of styles while leveraging artistic sensibilities and an understanding of the target market to fine-tune work efficiently.
- Creating animations and developing high-quality motion graphics, animated content, and game imagery.
- Producing mock-ups, animatics, and test renders.
- Animating characters, objects, environments, symbols, and logos.
- Creating promotional videos.
- Ensuring intellectual property and copyright guidelines are followed.
- Meeting production deadlines.
- Producing animatics, user flows, and motion graphics efficiently.
- Optimising assets for HTML5 and online game purposes.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in game animation development and production with a portfolio (required).
- Experience in leading people and projects (required).
- Thorough knowledge of animation principles (required).
- Comprehensive knowledge of animation tools including Adobe After Effects, After Effect Plugin, Maxon/Red Giant, and Spine (required).
- Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop CC (required).
- Familiarity with Adobe Firefly or Adobe Photoshop AI assistant (required).
- Ability to visually express concepts and ideas through animatics, drawings, and sketches (required).
- Hands-on knowledge of the technology used in games and multimedia (required).
- Ability to optimise assets using current technology for online delivery (required).
- Skilled at bringing characters to life (required).
- Technical aptitude and rigour (required).
- Capable of quickly learning how to use new software and maintaining current knowledge (required).
- Knowledge of production steps and understanding of creative processes (required).
- Use of common collaboration tools such as MS Office and Slack (required).
- Bilingual - must be comfortable in an English environment (required).
- Familiarity with 3D tools (nice-to-have).
- Professional experience in the Casino Gaming industry (required).
- Working knowledge of the use of AI in the Casino Gaming industry (required).
- Experience with game engines such as Unity or Unreal (nice-to-have).
- Adobe Illustrator proficiency (nice-to-have).
- Competitive benefits.
- Open and supportive environment.
- Modern and exciting workplace.
- Opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basis.
- Tangible and genuine development opportunities.
- Stunning work location.
- Flexible working practices.
Light & Wonder, Inc. is a leading cross-platform gaming company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Formerly known as Scientific Games, it rebranded in 2022 after divesting its lottery and sports-betting businesses to focus on gaming. The company operates across three segments - Gaming (slot machines, table games and casino systems under brands such as Bally, WMS and Shuffle Master), SciPlay (social casino games) and iGaming (online casino content). Listed in both the US and Australia, it supplies content and systems to casinos and online operators worldwide.