Animator

Updated:
Jun 18, 2025 - The Animator designs and executes visually compelling animations that align with creative objectives and storytelling needs. This role utilizes industry-standard software to develop characters, environments, and motion graphics across various media formats. The position ensures technical accuracy and artistic consistency while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality content.

Job Summary:

• Liaising with graphic designers, animators, concept artists and content creators regarding the requirements of the project
• Working from concept art to create characters, objects, layouts, backgrounds, etc.
• Sketching storyboards based on a script
• Transforming storyboards into animated sequences
• Recreating real-world environments and layouts
• Animating characters, props, vehicles, weapons, objects, etc
• Amending artwork as directed by designers
• Adapting to software upgrades and staying up to date with new technologies

Skills on Resume:

• Graphic Collaboration (Hard Skills)
• Storyboard Sketching (Hard Skills)
• Layout Design (Hard Skills)
• Sequence Animation (Hard Skills)
• Character Animation (Hard Skills)
• Artwork Revision (Soft Skills)
• Tech Adaptability (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Edit video content of various lengths and styles for both digital media and television
• Using available information (e.g, script, prompt, or research), craft a compelling visual story using RAW footage, stock footage, or graphics
• Work closely with the Director of Video to develop and maintain video team organizational systems to track all post-production
• Coordinate with the Director of Video on optimizing a post-production/archival workflow
• Collaborate daily with team members to brainstorm new ideas and fresh, unique approaches to video

Skills on Resume:

• Video Editing (Hard Skills)
• Story Crafting (Hard Skills)
• System Management (Soft Skills)
• Workflow Optimization (Soft Skills)
• Idea Brainstorming (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Use Vyond software to create animated people graphics
• Create short-form videos using video editing and motion skills to be shared by the HR team for short internal communication pieces
• Create internal comms pieces and use Vyond to take stakeholders and create them into animations for the videos
• Be creative and able to work with subject matter experts to turn ideas into compelling scripts that are shared through video
• Providing insights and creative ideas to solve problems
• Ensuring the developed content is fit for purpose
• Unit testing of work and peer reviews of others' work
• Ensure developed content is robust, works as designed and is bug-free
• Supporting the Sales and Marketing teams with resources

Skills on Resume:

• Vyond Animation (Hard Skills)
• Video Creation (Hard Skills)
• Internal Comms (Soft Skills)
• Script Development (Soft Skills)
• Creative Thinking (Soft Skills)
• Content Validation (Hard Skills)
• Quality Testing (Hard Skills)
• Team Support (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Work with Creative Directors, Art Directors, and Graphic Designers to concept initial ideas and storyboards
• Iterate and concept until the overall concept meets the client's expectations
• Help manage workflow and communications with any outside animators
• Work with editors to ensure the best workflow when passing off assets to them or integrating deeply into their edit
• Manage deliverables for multiple events at any given time
• Owning design execution across a portfolio of clients
• Creating start-to-finish animations purpose-built for App Install Ads
• Working alongside account managers to think creatively and develop ad concepts for clients
• Long-term, building a lean and efficient creative engine

Skills on Resume:

• Concept Development (Soft Skills)
• Storyboard Iteration (Soft Skills)
• Animator Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Project Management (Soft Skills)
• Design Execution (Hard Skills)
• Ad Animation (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Bring characters to life and show excellence in motion in line with the role and personality of that character
• Animate cameras according to storyboards or set the timing of sequences
• Animate character performances and dialogue, crowds, and props following the established animation style, working from 2D and 3D visual development reference and/or mocap data
• Work with the Animation supervisor to create animation based on animatics and layouts while maintaining strong shot-to-shot continuity
• Revise the existing 3D animation according to the specifications provided by the supervisor
• Animate from layout to final polish as requested by the supervisor
• Finalize motion-capture files and push the animation successfully to achieve proper, but embellished, body mechanics
• Adhere to a rigorous production schedule with shifting daily deadlines and tasks
• Follow workflows that are used by internal and external teams
• Participating in production and meetings

Skills on Resume:

• Character Motion (Hard Skills)
• Mocap Compilation (Hard Skills)
• Performance Animation (Hard Skills)
• Shot Continuity (Soft Skills)
• Animation…