This job is with Aristocrat, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest general platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. We're looking for a skilled and imaginative UI Animator to help bring our Innovation Lab titles to life—adding motion, clarity, and expression to the player experience. In this role, you'll collaborate with UI/UX designers, game artists, and developers to transform static mockups into engaging, polished in-game animations that enhance usability and elevate visual appeal.
You'll be responsible for animating UI elements, 2D characters, and environments, and for ensuring smooth implementation in Unity. This role sits at the intersection of design, storytelling, and tech—where performance, aesthetics, and gameplay meet.
Technical art experience is a strong plus and will directly support your ability to optimize, prototype, and implement animations across the product. Translate static designs and motion comps into fully functional, in-game animations
Collaborate with UX, UI, and development teams to ensure consistency, usability, and performance
Create prototypes using tools like After Effects, Animate, or Spine
Work within Unity's 2D animation system to implement assets directly in-game
Partner with technical artists to optimize assets for performance and platform requirements
Maintain clear documentation,



animation libraries, and motion guidelines
Explore and prototype using generative AI tools to support animation concepting and conceptualisation
Contribute to a performance-focused culture where polish, feedback, and iteration are key
2+ years of experience animating UI and 2D elements in a game development setting
~ Strong grasp of animation principles: timing, easing, flow, and visual feedback
~ Solid understanding of UI animation and implementation in Unity
~ Familiarity with After Effects, Animate, Spine, or similar for rapid prototyping
~ Understanding of mobile performance constraints and optimization
~ Experience with Unity timelines, shaders, or light scripting is a plus
~ Generative AI skills are a strong plus—especially in prototyping or expanding animation concepts
~ Professional-level English and excellent interpersonal skills

Passionate about mobile games, player experience, and the power of motion
Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.

📌 Animator (Barcelona)
🏢 Aristocrat
📍 Barcelona