2D Character Designer
3 days ago

Job description
Overview
We are building a mobile application with an interactive on-screen mascot — a 2D cat character that communicates with users via voice and visual emotions.
The character will be placed on the main screen and will respond dynamically during conversations, expressing emotional states and reactions through animation.
We are looking for an experienced 2D Character Designer and Animator who can design this character from scratch and produce a full set of production-ready animations optimized for integration into a mobile app.
- Scope of Work
You will be responsible for:
- Character Design
- Design a unique, expressive 2D cat character suitable for a modern mobile application
- Define the character's visual identity, personality, and emotional expressiveness
- Provide clean, production-ready assets
- Animation Creation (12 animations total)
- Idle (neutral breathing / subtle movement)
- Listening
- Speaking
- Happy
- Sad
- Thinking
- Greeting
Technical Preparation for Developers
Deliver assets in a format ready for engineering integration
Deliverables
- Final character design (source file + exported assets)
- 7 complete animations
- Productionready exports
- Documentation describing animation states and file structure
- Requirements
- Strong portfolio showing 2D characters and animation
- Experience designing characters for mobile apps, games, or interactive products
- Ability to create emotionally expressive characters
- Understanding of technical constraints for mobile apps
- Clean and structured asset delivery
Mandatory skills: 2D Animation, Character Animation
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