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2D Animator

Canada Employment contract · Job Posted December 12, 2025
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Skyborne Games (Canada) is an established indie mobile game studio specializing in crafting cozy idle games for female players. We are looking for a 2D Animator to join the Adorable Garden team, where you will work closely with the art director and growth lead to create original 2D 3-15 sec animated shorts as well as in-game assets. While this role is primarily to create original content for our TikTok and Instagram channels, occasionally candidates will also be expected to assist in in-game 2D asset creation. Candidates will start out as a full-time contractor for 3 months before transitioning to a full-time employee. This role is remote in Canada only. Candidates willing to relocate to British Columbia are preferred, but not required.

Job Responsibility

  • Understand Adorable Garden’s audience to tailor art and visual experiences
  • Concept or storyboard a wide range of original ideas from a single theme or prompt
  • Iterate on storyboards based on feedback from the Game and Art director
  • Drive emotion through concise 3-5 sec animated loops
  • Concept + Illustrate + Animate loops such as the ones above or better
  • Tell compelling stories through 15 sec animations such as these
  • Brainstorm as a key member within a creative team
  • Create art assets in a cozy art style using exaggerated proportions
  • Illustrate in-game art assets in a pastel color palette

Requirements

  • Portfolio or demo reel showcasing work. Demonstrate a range in your animations
  • Strong sense of how to use animation to drive emotion
  • Innate understanding of trends for the female mobile audience
  • Strong design, color, composition, typography and ideation skills
  • Experience in illustrating characters, environments and game assets for hybrid casual games
  • Excellent knowledge of Photoshop, Clip Studio or equivalent
  • Team player - You listen deeply to others and communicate clearly
  • Adaptability - Good art requires feedback and iteration. You can balance the needs of other disciplines
  • Motivated - You’re hungry to learn and work diligently to improve your skills

Nice to have

  • 1+ year or professional experience as an artist
  • Knowledge of Premiere Pro, After Effects and Unity
  • TikTok / Instagram with original 2D animated content with 50K+ views

What we offer

  • Be part of a small, fun and fast paced team
  • Directly contribute to the success of the team
  • Enjoy full transparency and open communication across all team members
  • Growth opportunities in a small but established studio
  • Work fully remote with flexible hours (core hours 10AM-3PM Pacific Time) and vacations
  • 2 week studio-wide vacation during Xmas
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