Company Description Yew Games is an independent studio creating original HTML5 casino games, owning the full pipeline from game design and math to art, sound, and front-end implementation with Svelte and PixiJS. All games are built ensuring technical quality and compliance. As a small in-house team with no outsourced art or audio, Yew Games reviews every title screen by screen before launch, offering interns close collaboration with experienced designers, artists, and engineers.

Role Description The Spine Animator Intern will support the animation pipeline for HTML5 casino games, focusing on creating, refining, and implementing Spine-based character and effects animations. Day-to-day tasks include building animations from concept art and storyboards, preparing assets for integration into the Svelte + PixiJS front end, and collaborating with game designers and artists to ensure animations match gameplay, themes, and certification requirements. The intern will assist in polishing motion for both portrait and landscape layouts, adjust animations based on feedback, and help maintain consistency across titles.

This is a full-time, remote, working closely with the core studio team on active game projects.

Qualifications





- Animation-focused skills: candidates should possess skills in Animation and Motion Graphics for game-ready character and effects work.
- Pre-production and planning skills: candidates should possess skills in Storyboarding to translate concepts into transparent animation sequences.
- Technical and production skills: candidates should possess skills in Motion Capture and related tools or workflows where applicable to Spine-based animation.
- Collaboration skills: candidates should possess strong Communication skills for working with designers, artists, and engineers in a small-team environment.
- Familiarity with Spine or similar 2D skeletal animation tools, and an understanding of game pipelines and asset optimization.
- Basic knowledge of HTML5 game environments; experience with Svelte, PixiJS, or similar frameworks is an advantage.
- Attention to visual detail, ability to take constructive feedback, and interest in casino or casual games.
- Relevant coursework or portfolio demonstrating animation work; formal education in animation, game art, or related fields is beneficial but not mandatory.

📌 Spine Animator Intern — Yew Games (India)
🏢 Yew Games
📍 India