Senior Animator(Unity)

Job Description Level Up Your Career with Zynga At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion timesconnecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition. From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille, Words With Friends, Zynga Poker, Game of Thrones Slots Casino, Wizard of Oz Slots, Hit it Rich Slots, Wonka Slots, Top Eleven, Toon Blast, Empires & Puzzles, Merge Dragons, CSR Racing, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, Match Factory, and Color Block Jamplus many more Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovationand where you can take your career to the next level. Join us and be part of the play Zynga is hiring a Senior Animator for a flagship title. You'll partner with art, design, engineering, and product to deliver clear, performant 2D animations that enhance visuals, UX, and player engagement. You bring strong animation fundamentals and product sense, communicate crisply, improve workflows, and stay current with tools and techniques. What You'll Do - Create high-quality 2D/2.5D animations for UI, and VFX, characters using Spine and Unity. - Build and maintain rigs; animate particle systems; prepare assets in Photoshop. - Export and integrate animations into Unity/other engines (prefabs, state machines, events). - Collaborate with tech artists, designers, engineers, and Product for smooth implementation. - Optimize for mobile performance and consistency; ensure animations support gameplay and narrative. What You Bring - 6+ years in 2D/3D animation, including 4+ years in game development (mobile a plus). - Expert Spine and Unity skills; strong 2D/2.5D rigging and in-engine implementation. - Strong product sense and gameplay-focused animation principles; collaborative communicator. - Version control experience (Git/Perforce). - Bonus: 3D (e.g., Maya), VFX/particles, concept art; social casino experience. - Portfolio: 34 best pieces, including a Spine rig breakdown, UI/VFX samples, and Unity in-engine captures. What We Offer You Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic not an individual's race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at [Confidential Information] to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position. Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage. Zynga's in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).