2D animation intern

About the Role

At GameGenesis, we're looking for a creative and passionate 2D Animation Intern to bring characters, environments, and visual concepts to life through expressive animation. You'll collaborate with artists, game designers, and developers to create engaging animations that enhance gameplay, communicate emotions, and strengthen the visual identity of our projects. This is a 3-Month Internship.

Key Responsibilities

• Create 2D animations for characters, objects, environments, and visual elements.
• Animate movements such as walking, running, jumping, attacking, idle actions, and character interactions.
• Develop expressive character poses, facial expressions, and motion sequences.
• Work with keyframes, timing, spacing, and smooth transitions.
• Create sprite sheets and animation assets for game implementation.
• Follow animation references, storyboards, and art direction.
• Collaborate with 2D artists, game designers, and developers to meet project requirements.
• Refine animations based on feedback and playtesting.
• Maintain consistency in animation style, quality, and character movement.
• Organize animation files and export assets in formats suitable for game engines.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic knowledge of 2D animation principles.
• Familiarity with tools such as Adobe Animate, Toon Boom Harmony, Krita, or similar software.
• Understands keyframes, timing, spacing, squash and stretch, anticipation, and follow-through.
• Good sense of movement, posing, and visual storytelling.
• Ability to create expressive and appealing character animations.
• Understands basic drawing, anatomy, proportions, and character consistency.
• Creative, detail-oriented, and open to feedback.
• Ability to manage tasks independently and collaborate with a remote team.
• Passionate about animation, games, and visual storytelling.

Additional Skills (Awesome if you have)

• Experience with Adobe Animate, Toon Boom Harmony, Spine 2D, or OpenToonz.
• Familiarity with sprite-sheet animation and frame-by-frame workflows.
• Basic knowledge of Unity or Unreal Engine animation pipelines.
• Experience creating game-ready character animations.
• Understanding of storyboarding and animatics.
• Familiarity with Photoshop, Illustrator, or Clip Studio Paint.
• Experience with rig-based animation or cutout animation.
• A portfolio or demo reel showcasing your animation skills.

Why Join GameGenesis?

• Work on real game development projects.
• Gain practical experience in game animation workflows.
• Collaborate with artists, designers, and developers.
• Learn how animation integrates into interactive experiences.
• Build a strong 2D animation portfolio.
• Improve your storytelling, timing, and character animation skills.
• Work in a creative, gaming-focused environment.
• Potential opportunity for a full-time role based on performance.

Our Animation Toolkit

• Adobe Animate
• Toon Boom Harmony
• Spine 2D
• Krita
• OpenToonz
• Photoshop
• Clip Studio Paint
• Unity
• Unreal Engine 5

Application Requirements

Please share your animation portfolio, demo reel, or previous animation projects. Personal projects, student work, and short animation tests are welcome.