Senior 2D Animator

Location: Remote US

Reports To: Head of Creative Strategy, User Training

Compensation Range: $110,000 to $130,000 base plus bonus and equity

What We Do: 

Founded in 2015 as a fully remote company by former NSA cyber operators, Huntress was built on a simple premise: to force hackers to earn every inch of their access. 

Today’s cyber-attacks aren’t limited to large organizations with the security tools that can ward off threats. Hackers don't discriminate and will find a way to penetrate any vulnerability in any size business, which is why Huntress focuses on protecting those small to midsize businesses that make up the backbone of our economy.

Huntress stops hidden threats that sneak past preventive security tools by utilizing our award-winning security platform and expert human threat hunters through dynamic products, including Managed EDR, MDR for Microsoft 365, and Managed Security Awareness Training.

Join the hunt and help us stop hackers in their tracks!

What You’ll Do:

The Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training product team is growing! Our team builds memorable security training lessons using animation and storytelling delivered through short videos that help individuals worldwide become aware of cybersecurity threats and tactics to prevent them.  As a Senior 2D Animator, you will work on bringing characters that star in these lessons to life and play a critical role in our animation studio as you work with other artists and animators to create an animated world of heroes, villains, and stories that educate everyone to stay safe against online threats. 

If you're excited about animation and teaching others, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Translate storyboards into animated videos in After Effects using assets created by the illustration team
• Work with the episode development team to create rich, funny, engaging stories
• Bring our cast of characters to life with a strong focus on personality and facial animation
• Rig characters so that the characters are able to accomplish the necessary and desired movements from the storyboards
• Animate characters that have been previously rigged with the DUIK plugin
• Optimize vector art from Illustrator so that it is workable in After Effects
• Maintain stylistic animation consistency within the Huntress episode universe by referencing previous episodes
• Maintain idiosyncratic character animation consistency for each character by referencing previous episodes

What You Bring To The Team:

• Proficient in Adobe After Effects and character animation
• Strong knowledge of Adobe Illustrator
• Proficient in character rigging using After Effects
• Basic understanding of the DUIK plugin for After Effects
• Demonstrated ability to create a variety of walk cycles
• Must be able to create video content from a storyboard
• Ability to add humor that is directly reflected in animations

What We Offer:

• 100% remote work environment - since our founding in 2015
• Generous paid time off policy, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Highly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans 
• 401(k) with a 5% contribution regardless of employee contribution
• Life and Disability insurance plans
• Stock options for all full-time employees 
• One-time $500 reimbursement for building/upgrading home office
• Annual allowance for education and professional development assistance 
• $75 USD/month digital reimbursement
• Access to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growth

Huntress is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where every single member of our team is valued, has a voice, and is empowered to come to work every day just as they are.

We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other legally protected status. 

We do discriminate against hackers who try to exploit small businesses.

Accommodations:

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