Digital Animator

We are seeking a talented and imaginative Digital Animator to bring creative concepts to life through high-quality animations. As a Digital Animator, you will collaborate closely with designers, writers, and developers to create visually captivating content for a variety of mediums, including video, games, advertisements, and online platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop engaging animations using industry-standard software (e.g., Adobe After Effects, photoshop, illustrator).

- Work closely with creative teams to interpret storyboards and scripts into visually dynamic animations.

- Enhance projects with special effects, motion graphics, and 2D animations.

- Ensure animations align with the brand identity and meet project objectives.

- Optimise animations for various platforms and devices to ensure seamless performance.

- Stay up-to-date with emerging trends, techniques, and tools in digital animation.

- Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams, including artists, sound designers, and producers.

- Developing social media content to utilise across multiple platforms (i.e. Meta, Tiktok, X)

Requirements:
- Applied knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite of production software

- Strong understanding of design principles, typography, and layout

- Able to understand and interpret design guidelines in artwork execution.

- Good understanding of artwork specification requirements for all printed and static digital mediums

- Conversant with use of digital workflow systems

- Have an exceptional eye for detail and meticulously high-quality standards.

- Be able to develop new knowledge and skills proactively.

- Good communication skills to liaise with all production process stakeholders.

- Knowledge of colour management and proofing an advantage

- 2 years’ experience of animation production

Benefits:
Work’s a treat!

On top of a competitive salary, you can expect a whole load of perks:

• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays – we understand the importance of you getting some down time.

• Annual Wellbeing Day – enjoy an additional day on us to look after your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Pension Scheme – helping you save towards your retirement home in the sun!
• Corporate Medical Cash Plan – claim back the cost of your medical treatments.
• Smart Working Options – spend up to 40% of your working week from home.
• So many savings – through our online community platform, you can access dozens of daily deals, from money off top brands to discounts on days out.

• Employee Assistance Programme – our people are at the heart of everything we do, so if you’re happy, we’re happy.
• Cycle to Work Scheme – save on the cost of biking to work.
• Monthly Employee Awards - Employee of the Month programme with £250 bonus
• Raising money for charity including a paid Volunteer Day – we’re all about giving back… and having lots of fun in the process!
• Referral scheme – know the perfect person to join the team? You could bag £1,000 for a putting a good word in.

• Wellbeing Programme – giving you the opportunity to join regular, interactive Wellbeing Workshops or join our 30 plus Wellbeing Champions.
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave – support for you and your family to help you navigate through the craziness of family life.

We Value Diversity

We champion and welcome diversity in our workforce and ensure all job applicants receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.

We are not only committed to increasing the visibility and recognition of talent from under-represented groups within our organisation, but the wider industry too.

At the end of the day, we make sure we take time to look after ourselves, each other, and the planet, because we’re always stronger together.

ITG have a number of community groups available to employees and exist to offer a safe space for like-minded colleagues, with shared interests to connect, socialise and check in with each other.

What next?
If you found yourself interested in knowing more, drop us your application and someone from our team will be in touch.

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