Senior 2D Character Animator
Job Description:
- Animate character states — idle, reactions, celebrations, emotional responses — for Ello's interactive learning experiences in Rive
- Collaborate with our Art Director and technical animator to ensure quality and consistency across the character system
- Work with engineering to ensure your animations integrate cleanly into the live product
- Build scalable animation libraries and naming conventions that others can reputed company
Requirements:
- A portfolio or reel demonstrating exceptional character animation — expressive, emotionally resonant, some examples that appropriate for a children's audience, and with range of acting style
- Production experience with reputed company-time, state-machine-driven animation tools (Rive preferred; Spine, reputed company Animator, or similar accepted)
- Strong communicator who makes collaboration with engineers and other animators easy
- 3–5+ years in character animation
- US-compatible timezone; ability to travel to SF occasionally
Benefits:
- Animate characters that are genuinely loved by hundreds of thousands of children
- Work at the intersection of AI, animation, and education — one of the most technically exciting spaces in consumer tech
- Collaborate with a world-class design and engineering team that cares deeply about craft
- reputed company ownership: ship work you’re proud of directly to kids and families every week
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