Nexus is looking for a talented VFX Artist with hands-on Spine 2D experience to join our Nucleo team. You'll create polished, engaging animations and visual effects that bring characters, symbols, features and wins to life across our online slot games.
We're looking for someone with a strong eye for motion, timing and game feel who can take VFX and Spine animation tasks from brief through to clean, production-ready delivery while working closely with artists, designers and developers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- Create and refine Spine 2D animations for characters and symbols.
- Animate backgrounds, UI elements and gameplay features.
- Build idle, anticipation, win, trigger, celebration and transition states.
- Build and maintain clean rigs, meshes, weights, and reusable setups.
- Design stylised in-game VFX: glows, bursts, trails, particles.
- Create coin and celebration effects and screen accents.
- Build win effects and feature transitions that reinforce game feel.
- Translate briefs and mechanics into readable, responsive motion.
- Prepare layered artwork, sprites and sequences for production.
- Build texture atlases and Spine project files for handoff.
- Maintain clear naming, events and export structures.
- Optimise animation complexity, loops and meshes for web/mobile.
- Align motion with game concept and feature behaviour with the team.
- Align with technical requirements from developers.
- Respond to feedback and iterate efficiently.
- Troubleshoot integration issues and deliver production-ready assets.
- Self-check animation quality, timing and visual consistency before review.
- Self-check file hygiene to avoid integration defects.
- Minimise avoidable rework through upfront checks.
- Suggest improvements to reusable effects, templates and workflows.
Required:
- At least 3 years in 2D game animation and/or game VFX.
- Hands-on production use of Spine 2D.
- Equivalent depth in a comparable tool (Dragon Bones, Spriter) considered, with fast ramp‑up on Spine.
- Demonstrable character, symbol, UI and gameplay animation experience.
- Games industry experience required; slot‑specific experience not required.
- Strong portfolio or demo reel showing Spine and VFX work.
- Production‑ready examples preferred, not mandatory.
- Solid grasp of timing, anticipation, easing, impact, secondary motion and loops.
- Working knowledge of rigging, meshes, weights and asset optimisation.
- Able to deliver clean, organised assets with limited supervision.
- Experience in iGaming, online slots, casino or feature‑driven games.
- Photoshop and/or After Effects experience.
- Basic understanding of game‑engine integration (e.g. Unity).
- Experience in fast‑paced, multi‑project or international production.
- Spine 2D: rigging, meshes, weights, states, events, loops, export hygiene.
- 2D animation and stylised game VFX.
- Strong sense of timing, motion, impact and visual hierarchy.
- Adobe Photoshop;
After Effects or similar an advantage. - Asset optimisation for web/mobile performance and integration.
- Strong attention to detail; can match an established art style.
- Clear communication and constructive feedback handling.
- Good organisation and time management across multiple tasks.
At Nexus Solutions, we value each team member and believe in building high‑performing teams within a collaborative, close‑knit scale‑up environment that encourages ownership, accountability, and long‑term growth. With European roots and operations across six countries, we have an established presence in Dubai and are now actively expanding our footprint in the region. As we grow, we are focused on strengthening our culture with people who are driven, commercially…
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