About the role
Join a dynamic project as a 2D Animator for a long-term animated cartoon series spanning 40–50 episodes, each 3–8 minutes in length. This role is ideal for animators passionate about storytelling and character-driven animation, with the opportunity for ongoing collaboration beyond the first season. You will work with a comprehensive set of provided assets, including characters, props, backgrounds, storyboards, scripts, dialogues, and reference materials, ensuring a streamlined workflow. The focus is on delivering high-quality, expressive animation that aligns with a fixed visual style, maintaining consistency across episodes. Regular communication and openness to feedback are essential, as is the ability to meet weekly output targets of 1–2 episodes. This contract position offers a supportive environment and the potential for future projects.
Responsibilities
- Animate 2D episodes using provided assets, storyboards, and scripts
- Ensure smooth, expressive character movement and accurate lip-sync
- Maintain consistency with the established style guide and visual references
- Collaborate closely with the production team, incorporating feedback promptly
- Deliver 1–2 completed episodes per week, adhering to project timelines
- Communicate progress regularly and address any challenges proactively
Skills And Requirements
- Proven experience in 2D animation, preferably for series or episodic content
- Proficiency with industry-standard 2D animation software (e.g., Toon Boom, Adobe Animate, TVPaint)
- Strong understanding of character animation, expressions, and timing
- Ability to follow a fixed style and utilize pre-made assets effectively
- Excellent communication skills in English
- Reliable, consistent, and able to meet regular deadlines
- Open to feedback and collaborative workflows
- Availability for part-time, contract-based work with potential for ongoing engagement
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About the role
Join a dynamic project as a 2D Animator for a long-term animated cartoon series spanning 40–50 episodes, each 3–8 minutes in length. This role is ideal for animators passionate about storytelling and character-driven animation, with the opportunity for ongoing collaboration beyond the first season. You will work with a comprehensive set of provided assets, including characters, props, backgrounds, storyboards, scripts, dialogues, and reference materials, ensuring a streamlined workflow. The focus is on delivering high-quality, expressive animation that aligns with a fixed visual style, maintaining consistency across episodes. Regular communication and openness to feedback are essential, as is the ability to meet weekly output targets of 1–2 episodes. This contract position offers a supportive environment and the potential for future projects.
Responsibilities
- Animate 2D episodes using provided assets, storyboards, and scripts
- Ensure smooth, expressive character movement and accurate lip-sync
- Maintain consistency with the established style guide and visual references
- Collaborate closely with the production team, incorporating feedback promptly
- Deliver 1–2 completed episodes per week, adhering to project timelines
- Communicate progress regularly and address any challenges proactively
Skills And Requirements
- Proven experience in 2D animation, preferably for series or episodic content
- Proficiency with industry-standard 2D animation software (e.g., Toon Boom, Adobe Animate, TVPaint)
- Strong understanding of character animation, expressions, and timing
- Ability to follow a fixed style and utilize pre-made assets effectively
- Excellent communication skills in English
- Reliable, consistent, and able to meet regular deadlines
- Open to feedback and collaborative workflows
- Availability for part-time, contract-based work with potential for ongoing engagement
About Twine Twine is a leading freelance marketplace connecting top freelancers, consultants, and contractors with companies needing creative and tech expertise. Trusted by Fortune 500 companies and innovative startups alike, Twine enables companies to scale their teams globally.
Our Mission Twine's mission is to empower creators and businesses to thrive in an AI-driven, freelance-first world.
About Twine
Twine connects companies to over 750,000 freelance experts across 190+ countries. We enable flexible work opportunities for so many talented people. Twine covers tech, creative and AI – Software development, graphic design, animation, marketing, video products and everything in between.
STARTUPS (www.twine.net) Companies need a flexible and global workforce to keep competitive. However, they struggle to find specific experts to match their needs. If you have niche technical/creative requirements or need a freelancer in a specific location – we can help you.
FREELANCERS and CONSULTANTS (www.twine.net/freelancers) If you're a freelancer or consultant, take control and choose which projects you want to work on. Build your portfolio with Twine and find interesting jobs from all over the world.
AI COMPANIES (www.twine.net/ai) If you're a company that uses machine learning and needs audio-visual datasets, we can use our network of diverse freelancers to build this for you. Text to speech, video, actors, presenters, and more.