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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.
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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)
3. Animator, MotionCore Design, Des Moines, IA
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 Revision (Hard Skills)
- Schedule Adherence (Soft Skills)
Job Summary:
- Following the guidelines for animations
- Maintaining collaboration with Storyboard Artists, Illustrators, Music Artists and Animators
- Following up with the Team Lead
- Ensuring alignment of the final product with creative guidelines and content vision
- Create high-quality animation using a variety of tools and techniques including motion capture cleanup, motion blending, hand keyframed animation etc.
- Ensure all animations contribute to the overall direction of the game, both in the experience and the story being told
Skills on Resume:
- Guideline Compliance (Soft Skills)
- Progress Follow-up (Soft Skills)
- Creative Alignment (Soft Skills)
- Animation Creation (Hard Skills)
- Game Direction (Soft Skills)
- Motion Cleanup (Hard Skills)
- Story Integration (Soft Skills)
7. 2D Animator and Game Artist, Red Sketch Productions, Wichita, KS
Job Summary:
- Understand how UX works in games
- Plan and execute UI assets together with the team
- Create beautiful in-game UI animations using tools like Photoshop, Spine, Unity, etc
- Collaborate closely with the development team to have mobile-optimised and beautiful UI assets
- Constantly develop yourself technically (Spine, Unity, etc)
- Give ideas and share assets to have a better UX in the game
Skills on Resume:
- UI Planning (Hard Skills)
- UI Animation (Hard Skills)
- UX Improvement (Soft Skills)
- Asset Sharing (Soft Skills)
8. Animator, Starlit Animations, Birmingham, AL
Job Summary:
- Create fluid animations with 2D rig-based characters
- Shot breakdown and storyboarding for an animated sequence based on a script or story beats
- Create 2D animatics from storyboards with a temp track that serves as a blueprint for the rest of the production
- Create a hand-drawn keyframe animation
- Composite finished animation shots and create the final timeline with all elements like transitions, sound effects and music tracks
Skills on Resume:
- Shot Storyboarding (Hard Skills)
- Animatic Creation (Hard Skills)
- Keyframe Drawing (Hard Skills)
- Shot Compositing (Hard Skills)
- Timeline Assembly (Hard Skills)
- Production Planning (Soft Skills)
9. Gameplay Animator, Gravity Pulse Media, Little Rock, AR
Job Summary:
- Create believable, high-quality animations for in-game systems that portray character personalities and performances
- Coordinate with other departments to help design and build the animation aspects of gameplay features for the player and NPC characters
- Plan and execute motion capture shoots
- Process data from shoots and implement them in-game
- Polish that animation after review sessions to achieve the desired quality level
- Act as a contact person between the animation department and Animation Tech
- Assist and collaborate with the development of the character and animation pipeline
- Design and maintain the animation networks for the player character and NPC characters
Skills on Resume:
- Character Animation (Hard Skills)
- Department Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Mocap Planning (Hard Skills)
- Data Processing (Hard Skills)
- Animation Polishing (Hard Skills)
- Network Design (Hard Skills)
Job Summary:
- Be responsible for designing, creating, and animating art for different social media platforms and CRM Emails
- Create mock-ups and develop 2D art with industry-standard tools
- Conceptualize, present, and execute ideas within a tight schedule while understanding the studio's brand and being a significant part of its development
- Stay updated on the latest developments, trends, and thinking within Digital Design
- Create a playful, intuitive, cohesive look and feel, and overall user experience for products
- Work in a dynamic environment, quick decision making within tight schedules
Skills on Resume:
- Social Design (Hard Skills)
- 2D Art Creation (Hard Skills)
- Idea Execution (Soft Skills)
- Trend Awareness (Soft Skills)
- UI Consistency (Hard Skills)
- User Experience (Soft Skills)
- Fast Decision (Soft Skills)
- Brand Development (Soft Skills)
11. Animator and Motion Graphics Designer, Firefly Creative Works, Lincoln, NE
Job Summary:
- Continuously explore new motion design trends to remain relevant and ahead of the curve
- Pose questions and examine constraints in creative ways that proceed in entirely new directions
- Experiment with new animation and design to foster a culture that nurtures trust, curiosity, continuous learning, and a ceaseless ambition to move beyond the current industry standard and status quo
- Maintain the highest brand standards and investigate new means to help evolve brand guidelines
- Generate, develop and then communicate new ideas to activate content strategically and maintain a fresh brand appeal
- Work together with the design team to create a process
- Innovate, develop and actualize new products, design, and brand assets
- Pair the appropriate visuals, text, and graphics with compelling motion designs and video material
- Execute and produce the relevant output according to the brief, brand guidelines, and structured feedback
- Collaborate with and work alongside marketing and content teams as internal clients
- Briefing and advising them about design style, format, design production, and timescales
- Craft the visual identity across multiple media
- Use a wide range of high-quality engaging design components such as graphic visuals, GIFs, motion graphics, video/film, and animation elements for content and product marketing
- Creation and rollout of high-quality video work and assets for marketing collateral, with the focus being on strong animation and motion graphics work and fulfilling briefs accurately and on time
Skills on Resume:
- Motion Trends (Soft Skills)
- Creative Exploration (Soft Skills)
- Brand Evolution (Soft Skills)
- Idea Generation (Soft Skills)
- Process Creation (Soft Skills)
- Asset Development (Hard Skills)
- Media Execution (Hard Skills)
Job Summary:
- Bring characters to life with motion and emotion using a broad range of 2D animation abilities
- Work with colleagues and supervisors to identify and solve problems, both technically and artistically
- Actively participate in team/department meetings
- Mentor entry-level artists by providing them with support, guidance and instruction in areas that provide for their artistic and professional growth
- Create 2D animation and art and iterate to find the best ways to support the game's needs, both in aesthetics and functionality
- Work directly with Game Designers, Pedagogy
- Experts and the Development team to yield the optimal creative solutions for any given project
- Animate characters, transitions and interfaces to support the story and flow
Skills on Resume:
- 2D Animation (Hard Skills)
- Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
- Art Iteration (Hard Skills)
- Game Support (Hard Skills)
- Story Animation (Hard Skills)
Job Summary:
- Read scripts and storylines to understand animation requirements
- Prepare presentations with raw designs
- Develop storyboards for the initial stages of production in collaboration with the instructional designer and subject matter expert
- Create models, drawings and illustrations by hand or electronically
- Join images with background graphics and special effects
- Ensure synchronization of frames and audio
- Participate in the editing process
- Direct the work of animation assistants
- Collaborate with production crew (designers, directors etc.)
Skills on Resume:
- Script Analysis (Soft Skills)
- Design Presentation (Hard Skills)
- Storyboard Development (Hard Skills)
- Illustration Creation (Hard Skills)
- Visual Integration (Hard Skills)
- Team Direction (Soft Skills)
14. Animator, Green Pixel Animation, Dover, DE
Job Summary:
- Collaborate with the creative team to conceptualize and produce content that leverages best practices for individual social platforms
- Involvement from initial ideation through post-production of all creative
- Produce motion graphics, informational animations and videos ranging from content assets and campaign work to brand development and internal projects
- Responsible for the creation and integration of character animations in the engine
- Ensure that the animations are ready to use by other team members
- Apply animation principles to create high-quality animations while optimizing them to meet technical constraints and making any changes that are requested based on the artistic direction
- Work in close collaboration with the art director, lead animator, game designers, and programmers
- Understand the quality objectives, gameplay intentions, and engine capacities to anticipate the in-game look of the animations
- Communicate and work closely with game designers and programmers to find effective solutions or fix issues and achieve goals in time
- Prototype and previsualize animation systems and ideas that will serve as a basis for animation- and gameplay-related discussions
- Support the requirements for in-game cut-scenes and performance animation