Junior 2D Animator
Summary
Giant Ant is hiring a junior 2D Animator skilled in After Effects to create high-quality animation for a variety of client projects — taking direction from the Animation Director, producing work in multiple styles, rendering client-ready deliverables, and collaborating with designers and producers in a hybrid Vancouver-based setup.
About the job
Giant Ant is looking for a talented junior-level 2D Animator (After Effects) that adores keyframes, dreams about snappy transitions, and feels right at home in the graph editor.
At Giant Ant, the Junior 2D Animator is able to work on a variety of projects, styles and techniques. They collaborate with and learn from others to create high-level animation work for our various clients. They are efficient, proactive, communicative, curious and organized. They can transition in and out of projects smoothly and have a good knowledge of the workflow. They present a high level of professionalism, commitment, proactiveness, originality, resilience and camaraderie.
Responsibilities
Working to learn and develop technical skills
Assignments will be given within wheelhouse, stretch assignments given to learn, including leading certain jobs
Expected to be able to take direction from the Animation Director and execute beautiful animation.
Shows initiative and ability to self-direct
Produce exceptional animation work in a variety of styles
Accurately estimate and manage time
Communicate productively with other animators, leads, designers, producers and directors
Efficiently respond to feedback and revisions
Contribute to creative ideas
Can provide R&D and technical support
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Rendering and outputting client-ready reviews and masters
Requirements
Good knowledge of the Adobe Suite
Supporting software knowledge and techniques a plus (cel animation, design, illustration, 3D and so on)
Proficient knowledge of animation fundamentals
Understands pipeline
Good design sensibility a plus
Excellent organization, communication, time management, collaboration, self-tasking and listening skills
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Proactiveness and positivity
Compensation
$65,000 - $90,000 CAD
Join Us!
We’re a Vancouver-based team, and the ideal candidate will work in a hybrid setup — part in-studio, part remote — so we can collaborate face to face when it counts.
If this sounds like the right fit, we’d love to hear from you!