Senior 2D Unity Animator

MWDN is a global IT outstaffing company with 23+ years of experience that connects exceptional tech talent with leading companies across Israel, the USA, Great Britain, and Western Europe. We offer opportunities to work on international products in a stable and professional environment.

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• Domain: GameDev
• Client Location: Israel
• Company size: 11-50
• Founded in: 2020

The client is an international game studio developing mobile casual and puzzle games with a strong focus on high production quality and global scalability. The team specializes in transforming hyper-casual concepts into more polished casual products, combining engaging core gameplay with deep meta systems such as progression, live ops, monetization, and retention features.

• Strong experience animating for mobile games
• Experience with casual / hybrid casual / puzzle games - big advantage
• High-level Unity knowledge - mandatory
• Strong understanding of gameplay feel, timing, anticipation, juice, readability, and feedback
• Experience implementing animations directly inside Unity
• Experience working with UI animations, transitions, rewards, popups, gameplay reactions, and VFX integration
• Understanding of animation systems, prefabs, hierarchy organization, and optimization formobile devices
• Ability to integrate assets into Unity and build polished in-engine flows
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work in a small fast-moving team under challenging timelines
• Ability to lead the animation domain and later help guide outsourcing pipelines and external animators

Big Advantages

• Spine experience
• 3D animation experience
• Technical Artist mindset
• Shader/VFX understanding
• Experience building scalable animation workflows- Experience with procedural or system-driven animation
• Strong understanding of premium casual polish and game feel

• Animation & Unity Implementation: Create high-quality animations and implement them directly in Unity, including gameplay, UI, characters, and VFX transitions.
• System Optimization: Structure and optimize animation systems, prefabs, and hierarchies specifically for mobile device performance.
• Gameplay Feel & Polish: Enhance the game's responsiveness and visual feedback (juice, timing, and anticipation) to deliver a polished user experience.
• Domain Leadership: Lead the animation direction, build scalable workflows, and guide external animators or outsourcing pipelines.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with a small, fast-moving team to solve creative problems and ensure high-quality asset integration under tight deadlines.

• People-first management with minimal bureaucracy
• A friendly company culture, proven by employees who choose to return
• Flexible working hours
• 29 days of PTO (18 working days per year pluse all national holidays)
• 10 paid recovery days
• Full financial and legal support for independent contractors
• Free English classes, with native speakers or Ukrainian teachers
• Dedicated HR support

✅ Intro call with a Recruiter — ✅ Client interview— ✅ Home assignment — ✅ Offer