Technical Game Designer

Nekki is a game development studio, the creator of Shadow Fight Arena, Shadow Fight 3, Shadow Fight 2, 11×11, and Vector. The total number of registered users for our games exceeds 1 billion worldwide. We develop and release games for PC, consoles, and mobile platforms.

We are currently looking for a specialist to fill the position of Technical game designer, who, together with colleagues, will work on a new promising game project from the company.

Responsibilities:

• Preparing, editing, marking up, integrating, and setting up animation and graphic assets in the game engine.

• Working with Spine projects from the animation team, including optimization efforts to improve performance.

• Maintaining order and structure in asset storage within the project.

• Analyzing implemented solutions and identifying areas for improvement.

• Collaborating closely and directly with the Game Design, Dev, Animation, Art, and UI/UX departments.

What we are looking for:

• 1+ year as a technical game designer or tech artist.

• Practical experience with animation tools, mainly Spine.

• Experience working with JSON and YAML.

• Experience working with Git.

• Precision and attention to detail.

• A love for games.

What would be a plus:

• Basic animation skills in Spine.

• Programming skills (JavaScript / TypeScript or any other language).

• Experience working with game engines (Unity, Unreal, Godot, etc.).

• Having personal pet projects.

• Experience in game development and/or web development.

We offer:

• A great team with a friendly and informal work environment (we share colleagues' interests, play video games together, and organize internal game jams).

• Support of professional development, participation in specialized conferences and educational events.

• Remote work from all over the world.

• Working hours from 10 AM to 7 PM (GMT+3) with possibility of adjustment.

• Competitive salary (depending on professional qualifications).