Lead 2D Animator

About the role

We’re looking for a Lead 2D Animator to guide and support our animation team across several projects.This is a hands-on leadership role, combining direct animation work with creative supervision and ownership of animation quality and delivery.

You’ll be responsible for:

• final visual quality
• feedback and mentoring
• technical accuracy
• project evaluations
• and efficient delivery together with the team

Key responsibilities:

• Lead up to 3 animation projects simultaneously
• Oversee animation quality at all stages — from concept to polish
• Provide regular feedback to team members
• Ensure compliance with technical requirements (vertex count, masks, export settings, file structure, etc.)
• Approve all final assets before client delivery
• Participate in project estimation and planning
• Remain hands-on and create animations as part of the production team
• Collaborate closely with producers, PMs, art leads, and clients

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in 2D animation for games
• Proven leadership or supervisor experience
• Excellent skills in Spine
• Strong grasp of animation principles (timing, squash & stretch, anticipation, etc.)
• Experience working on slot games and/or stylized casual projects
• Good understanding of VFX (Spine or Unity-based)
• Hands-on experience with Unity integration
• Familiarity with production tools: Jira, Confluence, etc.
• Ability to structure animation files, maintain clean pipelines, and meet deadlines
• Strong communication skills
• English: Upper-Intermediate+ (spoken and written) — required for internal communication and occasional calls with clients

What you get at Stepico:

• Creative freedom and ownership over animation quality
• The ability to influence animation culture and pipelines
• Diverse and visually engaging projects
• Open communication and collaborative teams
• 18 paid vacation days + 5 paid sick leaves
• Regular salary reviews based on performance
• Flexible working hours and remote working
• Compensation for external conferences/ workshops/ events
• Full employment
• Fun corporate events