Senior Animator & Video Editor (Temp)

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a highly skilled, versatile, and forward-thinking Animator & Video Editor to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for creating high-impact video assets and dynamic animations for editorial, digital, and social media platforms.

Our ideal candidate is a fast, flexible go-getter with a strong artistic eye and an eager curiosity for modern technology. You combine classic visual storytelling and traditional animation/editing workflows with cutting-edge Generative AI tools and advanced post-production techniques.

In this role, you will:

Full-Lifecycle Production: Develop complex 2D animation and video projects from initial concept and design to final compositing, editing, and audio mastering.

Motion Graphics & Animation: Create dynamic motion graphics, kinetic typography, character animations (2D & 3D nice to have), cel animation, and customizable motion templates.

AI-Assisted Workflows: Integrate advanced Generative AI platforms into everyday workflows for visual generation, style exploration, asset creation, and video/audio processing.

Adaptability & Optimization: Resize, adapt, and optimize video assets across multiple formats, platforms, and social media channels.

Collaboration: Partner with Art Directors, Copywriters, and Creative Strategy teams to deliver technical and creative solutions to communication challenges.

Nice to Have Skills:

Creative Concept & Storytelling: Generate creative ideas, storyboards, and scripts to build compelling audiovisual narratives for editorial and social platforms.

Creative Concept & Storytelling: Generate creative ideas, storyboards, and scripts to build compelling audiovisual narratives for editorial and social platforms.

3D & Visual Arts Skills: Strong fundamentals in graphic design, illustration, organic and hard-surface modeling, texturing, lighting, and shading.

Required Experience & Qualifications:

3+ years of experience as an Audiovisual Designer, Motion Graphics Artist, or Video Editor in agency, editorial, or entertainment environments.

Bachelor’s Degree (BA) in Audiovisual Design, Animation, Digital Arts, Graphic Design, or related fields (desired).

Core Technical Expertise: Expert-level knowledge in video editing, motion graphics, compositing, rotoscoping, tracking, color grading, and audio post-production (desired)

Communication & Management: Strong organizational skills, creative problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to manage projects independently or collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Technical Skills & Toolset:

1. Editing, Post-Production & Color

Adobe Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve

Topaz Video AI

2. Motion Graphics, Animation & Design

Adobe After Effects (including Trapcode Suite & Lottie)

Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator

Figma

Cinema 4D & Blender

3. Generative AI & Next-Gen Tools

Image & Concept Generation: Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Stable Diffusion, Comfy UI

Video & Motion AI: Runway, Google AI (Veo3, NanoBanana, Whisk)

Audio AI: ElevenLabs

4. Animation & Post-Production Techniques

Animation: 2D/3D Character Animation, Cel Animation, Motion Graphics, Storyboarding.

Visual Effects (VFX) & Compositing: Rotoscoping, Tracking, Compositing, Color Grading.

3D Pipeline: Organic Modeling, Hard-Surface Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, and Shading.

Asset Management: Template Creation, Resizing, and Multi-platform Adapting.