About This Role
This UI Animator role helps bring Innovation Lab titles to life by adding motion, clarity, and expression to the player experience. The role involves collaborating with UI/UX designers, game artists, and developers to transform static mockups into engaging, polished in-game animations that enhance usability and elevate visual appeal.
Responsibilities
- Animate UI elements and transitions that bring clarity, responsiveness, and delight
- Translate static designs and motion comps into fully functional, in-game animations
- Collaborate with UX, UI, and development teams to ensure consistency, usability, and performance
- Animate 2D characters and environments to support narrative and gameplay moments
- Create prototypes using tools like After Effects, Animate, or Spine
- Work within Unity’s 2D animation system to implement assets directly in-game
- Partner with technical artists to optimize assets for performance and platform requirements
- Maintain clear documentation, animation libraries, and motion guidelines
- Explore and prototype using generative AI tools to support animation concepting and conceptualisation
- Contribute to a performance-focused culture where polish, feedback, and iteration are key
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience animating UI and 2D elements in a game development setting
- Strong grasp of animation principles: timing, easing, flow, and visual feedback
- Solid understanding of UI animation and implementation in Unity
- Artistic eye for motion, design, layout, and composition
- Familiarity with After Effects, Animate, Spine, or similar for rapid prototyping
- Understanding of mobile performance constraints and optimization
- Professional-level English and excellent interpersonal skills
- Teammate known for flexibility and problem-solving abilities
- Able to take feedback constructively and work with minimal rework
- Diligent, committed to meeting deadlines
- Passionate about mobile games, player experience, and the power of motion
- Curious and proactive—especially about emerging creative tools and technology
Nice to have:
- Experience with Unity timelines, shaders, or light scripting
- Generative AI skills—especially in prototyping or expanding animation concepts
Benefits
- Comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success
- Annual bonuses and incentives
- Health and wellbeing benefits
