Asset Creator (Game Design)

Twinkl Limited; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative educational resources company based in the UK is seeking a creative Asset Creator to join their Animation team. This role involves developing high-quality 2D assets for animation and interactive products. The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of experience in 2D illustration, strong skills in Adobe tools, and a portfolio showcasing their work. The company offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth, a supportive culture, and various benefits including flexible working arrangements and health programs.

Benefits

33 annual leave days

Flexible working policy

Health benefits

Cycle-to-work scheme

Quarterly awards programme

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in 2D illustration or asset production for animation.
• Strong skills with Adobe tools relevant to illustration and animation.
• A solid portfolio demonstrating 2D illustrations or asset packs.

Responsibilities

• Develop on-brand 2D characters, props, and UI visuals as per animation needs.
• Structure and export layered assets for animation use.
• Respond to feedback efficiently and ensure visual consistency.

Skills

2D illustration skills

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Attention to detail

File organization practices

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

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Hours: 37.5 hours (Core hours 10:00am - 2:00pm Monday - Friday)

We're here to help those who teach. It's what brings us to work every day. At Twinkl, we’ve been providing educators across the world with high quality, trusted teaching and learning resources for over a decade now. They’re all written and checked by our wonderful team of experienced educators, and there are hundreds of thousands of resources to download, with new ones added daily.

We are looking for a creative and technically proficient Asset Creator to join our Animation team. You will be responsible for producing consistent, animation-ready assets to be used in 2D animation and interactive products. Your work will directly support our animators and help bring characters, environments, and educational content to life across our web-based and mobile digital products.

How you’ll spend your day:

Creating Illustration Assets: Develop on-brand 2D characters, props, environments, and UI visuals based on briefs and animation needs.

Preparing Animation-Ready Files: Structure, name, and export layered assets for animation use (primarily in Adobe Illustrator and After Effects pipelines).

Iterating on Feedback: Respond to animator and stakeholder feedback efficiently and with attention to detail.

Maintaining Consistency: Follow asset guidelines, house styles, and naming conventions across projects and file systems.

Supporting Workflow:Contribute to asset production in an organised and timely manner, supporting ongoing animation and development pipelines.

To succeed in the role, you will:

Be technically precise: Deliver clean and structured files for use across animation and product builds.

Be visually consistent:Follow brand and art direction, maintain strong control of visual consistency across characters, scenes, and asset types.

Be organised:Keep files and folders tidy, named correctly, and ready for cross-functional use.

Be communicative: Provide updates on progress and flag any asset-related blockers early.

Be adaptable:Work efficiently across different types of requests, from one-off assets to full asset packs.

We're interested in people that have:

2–4 years of experience in 2D illustration or asset production for animation, games, or digital products.

Strong skills in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and related tools. After Effects experience is a plus.

A solid portfolio showing 2D illustrations and/or asset packs suitable for animation or interactivity.

Understanding of animation needs (e.g., layer separation, riggable structures, reusable components).

Familiarity with file organisation and export practices for production pipelines.

Bonus: Interest or exposure to educational content, motion graphics, or mobile app development.

If you require a reasonable adjustment to the application/selection process to enable you to demonstrate your ability to perform the job requirements please include this at the foot of your covering letter. This will help us to understand any modifications we may need to make to support you throughout our selection process.

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career opportunities.

A friendly, welcoming and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun and always put people before the process

Diversity, inclusion and belonging - our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Colour, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech and Working Parents.

From day 1 - Westfield Health, 33 annual leave days per year (pro-rata) inclusive bank holidays, a "Me" day each year, a charity day each year, flexible working policy with opportunities to work from home and Twinkl subscriptions.

Quarterly company awards programme

Seasonal events

Cervical and Prostate screening

Company sick pay after 3 months of service

After probation - cycle-to-work scheme

Long-term service reward - Life insurance, enhanced pension contribution, enhanced maternity pay, enhanced adoption pay and enhanced paternity pay, long service award, long service annual leave