2D Animator

🎨 2D Animator (Stylized + Snappy FX Focus) – Orbital Ignition Interactive

Help Breathe Life into a World Teetering Between Magic and Mayhem

🚨 This is an unpaid role until funding is secured. But if you're fueled by raw creativity, startup grit, and the chance to own your lane in a future mega-hit, read on.

🧠 The Role

As our 2D Animator, you'll be the heartbeat behind our characters, spells, and UI flourishes. From slick attack combos to juicy FX, you'll shape how Taliara feels to the player—moment to moment. You'll collaborate closely with the 3D and VFX teams to bridge style and motion with finesse.

🎯 You’ll Be Responsible For:

• Creating stylized 2D animations for characters, creatures, and UI effects
• Designing frame-by-frame FX (impacts, bursts, spellcasts) with game-feel in mind
• Working with Unity-ready formats (Sprite sheets, bone rigs, VFX particles)
• Syncing animations with sound cues and gameplay beats
• Adding subtle flair—eye glints, cloth twitch, ambient loops—to make the world feel alive
• Optimizing for mobile without killing the magic

✅ You Are:

• A 2D animation wizard with a strong grasp of motion, timing, and exaggeration
• Comfortable with tools like Spine, After Effects, or Unity's 2D animation pipeline
• Experienced with stylized aesthetics (think Genshin, Brawl Stars, or Riot’s animation work)
• Collaborative, open to iteration, and allergic to jank
• Focused on juicy, readable motion that supports gameplay
• Fluent in optimizing assets for mobile without sacrificing sauce

⭐ Bonus XP If You:

• Can also concept or storyboard out animation beats
• Have experience in Unity's 2D VFX or Timeline tools
• Know a bit of shader work or how to animate sprite-based particles
• Have a reel that hits with style, clarity, and personality in 20 seconds flat

🎁 What You’ll Get (Eventually):

• Animator credit on a global-scale mobile title
• A place in the founding team—creative voice included
• First-in-line for paid roles post-funding
• The chance to help shape a truly original IP
• A team that's dead serious about quality and having fun while making it