Casino Game Spine Animator - Remote

Join a pure mobile gaming company as a remote slot game animator and ride the global game playing wave with a team of talented game developers building games for global distribution. Work from home available.

Our client's games are sold out. Every game they can make for over two years is sold. They need a talented animator and rigger on their team to deliver compelling and entertaining games.

Responsibilities:

• Create and animate characters, environments, and FX in different styles.
• Prepare frame by frame animations utilizing Spine.
• Work with programmers to achieve the best possible animation quality.
• Apply knowledge of optimization techniques to meet memory limitations.
• Participate in art reviews, giving verbal and visual feedback when needed.
• Maintains version control of assets..
• Serve as the bridge between Art and Engineering.
• Design to limitations of mobile hardware and web-based games.
• Optimize animations for web-based canvas applications.

Job Knowledge: 

• Strong communication skills
• Exceptional proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and Spine
• Exceptional technical proficiency in processing all types and sizes of graphical assets according to specific requirements with a demonstrated comfort level utilizing a variety of tools, utilities, techniques and procedures.
• An understanding of the limitations that come with mobile hardware and web-based games. 
• At least 3 years experience using Spine, preferably without using the mesh tool
• Experience in slot machine games (mobile platform) is a plus
• Knowledge in 3D animation is a plus

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision 100% coverage for employee
• Generous vacation
• 401k match
• Work from home

Location:

• You may live anywhere in Texas or Nevada (the states where this company is a registered employer)
• Relocation expenses are paid - to anywhere in those states you want to live.
• Remote work from home

About the Company:

In 2019 this company inked a deal with the world's largest game distributor and has never looked back. As one of the most successful recent iGaming startups they have grown to two studios and multiple game teams. They are founded Player Focus and Fun!

Get the benefits of a small self-directed game studio with no bureaucracy and none of the start-up downsides.

About QDStaff

QDStaff is North America's leading talent source for award-winning video game companies.

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