We are looking for a 2D Spine animator to join our Art team. At Scarecrow Studio, we specialize in designing and creating breathtaking 2D point-and-click adventure games. We are currently working on a title called "3 Minutes to Midnight."

Our point of view is that, especially in order to be successful in the video game industry, technical and artistic creativity is the key. Our effort is oriented towards creating unique and original IPs.


Schedule: (Monday to Friday) 7:00 - 15:00
Location: Sabadell Nord (Barcelona)


The steps that we would go through together:

1.) Reel (or) Portfolio Review: We will review your work on past projects to assess your potential fit for the role.

2.) First meeting: Before diving deeper into your skills, we want to get to know you better this is also an opportunity for you to learn more about us and the specifics of the role.

3.) Final round: You'll meet the team to get a clear overview of your skills and how you would fit with our working culture.

Minimum requirements

Proficiency in Spine and strong game animation skills.

Ability to match the animation style of an existing product.

Follow the art guidelines, and technical limitations and prepare the art elements in the required format.

Work together with the Front-End developers to be able to provide the most optimized format for the best in-game performance.

Knowledge of Photoshop.

Experience in Unity and working with developers.

2+ years of experience in the video game industry.

Portfolio and/or demo reel showing your range of style and attention to detail.

Great sense of quality and acute attention to detail.

Strong communication skills with the ability to take and deliver constructive feedback.

Able to work with deadlines and sprints.

Desired requirements

Knowledge of the Scrum/agile methodology.

Be familiar with working with version control.

Ability to create a variety of production quality in cartoon style.

Knowledge of After Effects and Illustrator.

Duties

Ability to rig and animate in Spine.

Design and create visually pleasing animations

Maintain a consistent animation style with the project working hand in hand with the development team.

Make sure they are consistent and game ready.

Making any needed fixes to keep assets consistent and game ready.

A strong understanding of animation fundamentals.