Paris, Île-de-France, France

Homa is hiring a Lead Animator - Gaming

Lead Animator - Gaming

Role Overview

In this role, you will define how characters and elements move and respond in our games, shaping the emotional rhythm and responsiveness that players feel with every interaction. Reporting to the Art Director, you’ll set the creative and technical direction for animation, ensuring motion enhances both gameplay clarity and emotional engagement.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and implement expressive 2D animations for characters, props, visual effects, and UI using Spine and Unity, with a focus on weight, timing, and emotional impact
  • Own the full animation workflow—from rigging and skinning to engine integration—ensuring performance efficiency and technical reliability
  • Work closely with gameplay, design, and engineering teams to prototype and refine motion systems that improve feedback and player understanding
  • Establish and enforce animation quality benchmarks across live content and new features, aligning artistic vision with mobile device limitations
  • Bring personality and rhythm to animations, transforming basic actions into satisfying, memorable experiences

Technical Environment

Spine, Unity

Core Values in Practice

This role thrives in a culture driven by ambition, continuous learning, honest feedback, and a relentless focus on quality. You’ll operate with speed and purpose, balancing creative excellence with technical pragmatism.

Required Skills
SpineUnityAnimationRiggingCharacter AnimationGame Development2D AnimationAnimation PipelinesTeam LeadershipMentoring SpineUnity2D AnimationGame DevelopmentCharacter AnimationAnimation RiggingSprite AnimationUnity Engine
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Homa
Homa is a gaming technology lab that empowers mobile game creators worldwide. Its Homa Lab platform offers a suite of cutting-edge tools for developers to stay on top of trends, test features in real-time, and distribute and monetize games. The company has raised $165M from prominent investors and its apps have been downloaded over 1 billion times.
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Job Details
Category design
Posted 2 months ago