Animator (Remote)

Animator

We're looking for a versatile, dynamic Animator to join our Production Studio.

As an Animator, you'll bring client stories to life through beautiful, expressive animation. You'll need to come equipped with polished motion graphics and animation skills, as well as a willingness to assist our account leads in building and maintaining strong, trusted relationships with our clients.

In this position, you'll work directly with clients on a variety of projects. For at least the first year, you'll spend the majority of your time working on a coordinated campaign for one of our largest pharma clients, but you may be called upon to assist with other work as needs and capacity dictate. Confidence in your work and the ability to give professional suggestions are musts. We'll also expect you to develop concepts, produce pre-visualization assets, adapt technical approaches throughout projects, and professionally package animated content for clients.

Responsibilities

As an Animator, you will:

• Help others see your vision. Produce high-quality pre-visualization assets for client review including sketches, style frames, storyboards, and animatics.
• Make moves. Animate characters, graphics, and other elements to clearly communicate core messages and key concepts through captivating visual storytelling.
• Communicate your ideas. You'll need excellent oral and written communication, listening, organization, and presentation skills.
• Juggle competing priorities. You'll manage multiple projects and tasks of varying complexities to meet deadlines. Actual juggling skills are a bonus.
• Be an active listener. Participate in internal and client-facing discussions to understand project goals and define creative needs. Once production kicks off, incorporate feedback and make edits to realize the creative vision and achieve client goals.
• Study the craft. You stay up to date on animation and marketing industry trends, insights, and emerging technologies - and share and implement those lessons for client and agency projects.
• Build bridges. You know how to work with other team members, clients, contractors, and partner agencies, and they love you - or at least love how you collaborate.
• Work quickly, flexibly, and intelligently. Meet tight deadlines without sacrificing quality or attention to detail. You are a critical thinker with the ability to work on projects from concept to completion.
• Thrive. We value people who continually strive to do good work and aim to grow in their experience and skill.

What you'll need

• At least three years of motion graphics experience, preferably within an agency or production company
• Strong understanding of:
  • Animation principles
  • Typography
  • Color
  • Design
  • Composition
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including:
  • After Effects
  • Premiere Pro
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
• Experience with character animation
• Demonstrated ability to work within client brand guidelines
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Bonus skills / experience:
  • Illustration
  • Ability to do quality, clean hand-drawn 2D animation
  • Cinema 4D or Maya
  • Redshift and Octane
  • Previous experience working with clients in regulated healthcare / pharma industries

What makes TrendyMinds a great place to work

We believe a happy team is a solid team; it's as simple as that.

• Collaborative team environment: Your voice is important, and we believe the best projects include contributions from everyone.
• Great benefits: 30 paid days off and 401(k) matching. What more could you ask? Oh yeah, we cover 100% of health insurance premiums for all team members and 50% for their spouses and dependents.
• Flexible schedule: Some people are early birds who love collaborating in person at our offices. Others are night owls who enjoy working from home. We are flexible to accommodate different work styles, times, and locations - within reason and the needs of our clients, of course!
• New equipment: In order to produce incredible work, we have to have incredible equipment. Sorry if you were hoping for a 7-year-old PC. That's just not our style.
• Philanthropy: We like to do our part to help our community. With our philanthropy and donation matching system, we offer you the resources you need to make a difference.

Our values

At TrendyMinds, we aim to hire people who share our values. They are at the center of how we treat each other and our clients, and they act as our guideposts for every decision.

Know the Why behind the What.

We aim to be as honest and transparent as possible with our team and clients. The idea of Why lives at the heart of our LOGIQ process and grounds us with clear reasons for the decisions we make. (You will learn more about our LOGIQ process if you join our team.)

Put relationships first.

We not me. For more than 25 years, we've grown a business built on strong relationships with clients. But we also know that developing trust and a collaborative spirit is equally important to cultivate a healthy team that loves having fun.

Think Ahead and push boundaries.

Our tagline isn't Think Ahead for nothing. We bring a contagious passion to our craft, always searching for creative ways to challenge ourselves and deliver results, even though things don't always go according to plan. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, improve, and try again.

Bring your full self.

Show up. Each of us has something unique to contribute. In all that we do, we celebrate diversity and strive to create an equitable, inclusive environment so that everyone feels a sense of belonging.

Safety standards

It's recommended to keep up on all current and emerging vaccinations for SARS-CoV-2. Should you need to meet in person with a client or be on set for VFX work, the client's protocols may require SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.