Senior 2D Animator (Hybrid Casual)

Senior 2D Animator (Mobile Games)
​Unico Studio is a Silicon Valley based game studio where development teams thrive on collaboration, creativity, and teamwork. Our mission is to create the best mobile casual games for millions around the world!
​What do we expect?
​Creating high-quality, expressive 2D animations for stylized characters, props, and environment elements (especially for story-driven & brain-teaser casual games)
​Building clean, lightweight 2D rigs and fluid animations using Spine 2D and Unity
​Advanced Unity Rigging & Pipeline: Setting up advanced 2D Unity rigs, Bone/Skeletal structures, Inverse Kinematics (IK), Sprite Skinning, and 2D Animation packages inside Unity
​Exporting, integrating, and optimizing Spine and native 2D animations directly inside Unity using Animation Controllers, Animator States, Mecanim, and Timeline
​Generating dynamic animations for all UI elements (buttons, pop-ups, reward sequences, and micro-interactions)
​Integrating AI-powered tools into production workflows to accelerate asset preparation, layering, and concept-to-animation pipelines
​Applying strict mobile optimization methods inside Unity (draw call reduction, texture atlas layout, animation compression, and memory management)
​Working in harmony with Product, UI/UX, and Development teams, remaining open to feedback and iterative revisions
​Demonstrating a strong grasp of exaggerated cartoon timing, body mechanics, color harmony, and composition
​Required Qualifications
​3+ years of experience in 2D animation within the mobile game industry
​Expert-level Unity knowledge: Extensive experience with Unity’s 2D Animation tools, 2D Rigging package, Mecanim, Animation Controllers, and Spine-Unity runtime integration
​A strong portfolio/showreel demonstrating exceptional Unity 2D rigging, Spine rigging, character expressions, cartoon physics, and comedic timing
​Deep proficiency in Spine 2D, Photoshop, and Illustrator
​Hands-on understanding of mobile performance constraints and Unity asset optimization
​Experience or strong willingness to adopt AI tools into everyday animation pipelines
​Able to guide junior artists, lead visual motion direction, and maintain a problem-solving technical mindset
​Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Animation, Visual Design, Fine Arts, or related fields
​What do we offer?
​Continuous learning with mentorship and coaching
​Traveling and attending related conferences
​Team activities and happy hours
​Offices in San Francisco, Istanbul, and Ankara
​Fully remote working option
​Portfolio Requirement
​Please share a showreel or portfolio link that heavily demonstrates Unity 2D rigging, Spine 2D setups, character expressions, and cartoon/casual animation dynamics inside game engines.

Work arrangement
Yes