Position: 2D Animator
Company: EveryMatrix
Category: Artist
Experience required: 3y
English level: intermediate

Job Summary

Everymatrix Games is now looking for a 2D Animator to join our team based in Kyiv or Lviv, Ukraine.
Our gaming platform is integrated to multiple external casino sites and aggregators, and we are constantly partnering with new external games studios who also require onboarding help and ongoing support.

Company Intro

EveryMatrix is a leading B2B SaaS provider delivering iGaming software, content and services. We provide casino, sports betting, platform and payments, and affiliate management to 200 customers worldwide. The company is profitable, has over EUR 100m in annual revenues, and 700 employees in offices across ten countries in Europe, Asia and the US. EveryMatrix was founded in 2008 and remains a founder-owned private company.

Responsibilities:
to make set up and animations for game elements, such as symbols, popups, backgrounds, UI elements etc; 
to create animated SVG banners;
to handle with Photoshop art assets, in terms of cut layers for animations changing design as less as possible. VFX if needed.
draw certain elements if needed. 

Skills And Qualifications:
3+ years’ experience working in the game or cartoon industry as an animator; 
animation showreel; 
experience in animating characters (humans, animals), walk cycles, mimics, objects, VFX; 
understanding of rigging and ability to create good set up for character; 
deep knowledge at work with Spine and Adobe Photoshop; 
preferable knowledge of VFX creation in Spine and Adobe After Effects; 
strong sense of responsibility; 
good communication skills; 
understanding of game art assets pipelines and workflows; 
time management skills to deliver the project on time; 
to understand traditional methodologies like agile, including Scrum, or Kanban.

Work Life Balance:
22 paid leave days and two extra paid leave days per year for every year up to 32 days (working days) in addition to the public holidays;
10 sick leave days per year (without a doctor’s note);
medical leave: up to 30 days per year, documented with medical certificate;
if return to work soon after having child, 1 year 100% WFH for mothers;
WFH after child is born – for fathers: 13 weeks of 100% WFH (from the day of the birth of the child);
maternity leave – 21 weeks.

Benefits and Office perks:
daily catered lunch or lunch allowance;
private Medical insurance;
gym membership;
fruits Friday;
access to online learning platforms Udemy for Business and O’Reilly and budget for external training;
massage at work;
frequent free-bar parties, annual whole-company parties (have previously rented our own planes to get everyone together!);
fun corner: ping pong table, Xbox, lots of board games.