Lead Animator - Gaming

2 days, 17 hours ago
Full-time
Lead
Design and User Experience
Homa

Homa

Homa is a gaming technology lab that supercharges developer fortunes by providing data-driven tools and expertise to create successful commercial hits.

Internet Software & Services
51-250
Founded 2018
$165M raised

Description

  • Create high-quality 2D character, prop, VFX, and UI animations using Spine and Unity, ensuring movements are polished, intentional, and emotionally engaging.
  • Own the animation pipeline from rig setup to in-engine integration, including performance optimization and technical consistency.
  • Collaborate with 2D artists, UI/UX designers, game designers, tech artists, and Unity developers to prototype and refine gameplay motion, feedback, and readability.
  • Define and maintain animation quality standards across features and live content, balancing aesthetic excellence with mobile performance constraints.
  • Inject personality, rhythm, weight, and satisfying transitions into loops and interactions to enhance player experience.
  • Mentor peers and set quality expectations, contributing to animation systems and pipeline improvements.
  • Iterate on animations using player data and cross-functional feedback to improve clarity and player satisfaction.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of 2D animation experience with Spine and Unity, covering rig creation, advanced animation systems, and final in-engine integration.
  • Deep understanding of animation principles: anticipation, timing, spacing, easing, follow-through, squash and stretch, and appeal.
  • Sharp eye for rhythm, weight, and emotional clarity to make interactions feel tactile, satisfying, and expressive.
  • Proactive, ownership-driven mindset with experience setting quality standards and mentoring others.
  • Experience working on mobile, casual, or stylized games (preferred).
  • Experience contributing to animation pipelines or systems (preferred).
  • Comfortable collaborating in English across distributed teams and working within or overlapping European time zones (UTC to UTC+3) is preferred.
  • Willingness to work on live games and iterate based on player data, performance constraints, and product needs.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive location-dependent benefits such as insurance, meal vouchers, public transport support, and gym memberships.
  • Access to a desk at the Paris HQ WeWork with associated on-site perks (rooftop, designed coworking spaces).
  • Coworking access to WeWork locations throughout Europe and their professional facilities.
  • Occasional team gatherings and off-site retreats (Workations) for in-person collaboration and team building.
  • Performance reviews and development goal alignment every six months.
  • Equipment support from day one, including a home office setup allowance for remote workers.
  • Work with a global team across 35+ countries and a remote-friendly position open to multiple European countries.

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