What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2D Animator position at Brand New School?
What we're looking for
Leading design and creative studio Brand New School is seeking a 2D Animator. Our team is creative, energetic, widely respected, and full of talented, intelligent artists of all kinds. With ~50 employees across the United States, we are a tight community with one common goal - Making great work.
Responsibilities
- Animating designs, and motion concepts for a variety of content platforms.
- Working with animation and design teams to bring designs to life in novel ways.
- A genuine awareness of the creative challenges associated with producing exceptional work while satisfying the demands of clients.
- Interested in working and learning in a collaborative, creative and potentially fast-paced environment with like-minded individuals.
- Conceiving and visualizing forward-thinking ideas that push the creative boundaries of our projects.
- Being an active participant of the team and contributing to the creative culture of the studio.
Qualifications
- Fluent in Adobe Suite software, especially After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
- 3D animation skills is a plus but not a mandate.
- Deep familiarity with workflow, saving and rendering best practices.
- Animation, Design, or related degree, along with relevant work experience.
- A portfolio/reel of work that conveys an ability to art direct high-level work for a variety of content types.
- Take creative direction, respond to feedback in a timely manner and be respectful of project deadlines.
- Awareness of the creative challenges associated with producing exceptional work while satisfying the demands of clients
- Is nice and friendly.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- One Medical account
- Company sponsored continued education
- Peer bonus system
- Generous PTO / sick leave
- Company administered 401(k) plan
- Peloton digital membership (12 months)
- Dog friendly work environment
About Us
We are creators who live to be original. For the past two decades, we've been building a playground for the creation of original work. A place where a diverse collective of artists, thinkers and makers can express themselves, be bold, and experiment freely. A place where brands come to be authentic, challenge conformity and stand out from the crowd.
We're not simply a design studio, production company, or visual effects house. We're a modern creative company. We strategize, we ideate, we design, we create, we make. We go wherever our pursuit of originality takes us. To be original requires a new school of thought. We are Brand New School.