Pipeline Punch
Hello,
I've read your project details and I think I can help you do what you want, I've made similar UI animations for my under development games so I can make color changing exp. bars, or circles for that matter, text animations and much more.
I also have exp with rigging and animations as whole and some knowledge of anima 2D for 2D rigging and animations, although I haven't used it for a while, and I have the needed knowledge to be one of the "unity folks that are not as specialized" that you need for future projects.
So please contact me with further details about the project via private chat so that I can tell you exactly if I can accept it or not.
Regards,
Abd-ElRahman A.