Senior 2D Unity Animator
About The Company
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.
Why does MWDN rock?
Here’s what you can expect when you join MWDN:
- Security: We carefully vet our clients to minimize risks and ensure reliability and timely payments - no fraud or unpleasant surprises.
- Career support: If a project isn’t the right fit, we support you and actively help find new opportunities that match your skills and career goals.
- Legal assistance: We provide guidance on legal matters, including opening and managing your independent contractor or sole proprietorship status, taxes, and related processes.
- Professional development: We offer English courses and professional growth opportunities, as well as team-building events.
Why choose us? MWDN is ranked among the top 5 IT employers in our region according to DOU. We take pride in our transparency and strong commitment to our team. Curious to learn more? See what our employees say about working with us on DOU.
What is your new project?
- Domain: GameDev
- Client Location: Israel
- Company size: 11-50
- Founded in: 2020
What makes this project exciting?
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.
What makes you a great fit
- 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
Why work with us?
- 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
Our next steps
✅ Intro call with a Recruiter — ✅ Client interview— ✅ Home assignment — ✅ Offer