2D Animator / Technical Artist / Zoran

20+ years of experienceNovi Sad, Serbia

Versatile 2D Animator, VFX and Technical Artist with over 20 years of production experience spanning broadcast, cinematic, and mobile game development. Spine experience spans element animations for Match-3 games, organic and more complex animations for Meta gameplay, and character animation, gained while working across both Animator/VFX and Content Game Designer roles in the mobile game industry. Adapts quickly across responsibilities, stays open to feedback, and consistently raises both personal output and product quality - backed by a strong cinematic foundation and over a decade of live broadcast production. Portfolio is available upon request.

Skills

  • 6+ years producing 2D character, asset, and VFX animation for live mobile games at Playrix, with hands-on breadth across both Match-3 gameplay and Meta systems
  • Cross-disciplinary flexibility — moved fluidly between 2D Animator/VFX Artist and Content Game Designer responsibilities, contributing wherever the project needed most
  • Cinematic and in-game 2D animation expertise from HOPA titles at Eipix Entertainment, including motion graphics, compositing, and cutscene creation in the VSO engine
  • Strong UX/UI animation and VFX craft, plus direct in-engine animation implementation for shipped mobile products
  • Proven team leadership as Senior/Lead Animator — task delegation, mentoring, and guiding team members to higher-quality output
  • 11+ years of broadcast and live-production background (studio/field direction, green screen, editing) bringing strong compositing, timing, and storytelling instincts to game and motion graphic work
  • Production-ready software toolkit: Spine, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere, Vegas Pro, VSO engine, plus pipeline/project tools (Fork, Asana, Trello, Google Sheets, MS Office)

Experience

March 2026 — now

2D Animator/VFX, Technical Artist, Motion Graphic Artist

Freelance
  • 2D animations/VFX, character 2D animations, and 2D asset animation/VFX (Meta and Match-3) for mobile games
  • UX/UI animations and motion graphics
December 2019 — March 2026

2D Animator/VFX, Technical Artist

Playrix RS
  • 2D animation/VFX, character 2D animation, and 2D asset animation/VFX for Meta and Match-3 mobile games
  • Inserted animations directly in-game and worked on UX/UI
  • Created cutscenes in the VSO engine
  • Contributed as Content Game Designer, broadening hands-on experience across both Match-3 gameplay and Meta systems
July 2013 — December 2019

Senior Animator, Lead Animator

Eipix Entertainment
  • Created cinematic and in-game 2D animations for HOPA (Hidden Object/Puzzle Adventure) games
  • Handled motion graphic animation and compositing
  • Managed a team: guided and supported team members, delegated tasks
June 2002 — July 2013

Video Production Director

Satellite Radio-Television "Duga"
  • Directed studio (green screen) and field productions, including filming and editing
  • Edited commercials, shows, and music videos
  • Realized live shows and live broadcasts of musical events

Education

1997 — 2001

Mechanical Technician for Computer Design

Secondary Mechanical Engineering School

Contact

Takovska 5, Belgrade, 🇷🇸 Serbia.

Email: [email protected]