Job Role: Motion Designer / Animator
Company Name: Gorilla Gorilla Films Ltd
Sector: Film
Job type: Full time / Permanent
Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 per year
Job Location: 326 City Rd, London, EC1V 2PT
Application deadline: 30 March 2023
How to apply: via email to troop@gorilla-gorilla.com
Hello hello!
We’re Gorilla Gorilla! An independent film and animation studio that tells powerful stories of change. We’re on the hunt for a talented MGFX Designer / Animator to join our growing team in Angel.
Office / homeworking
This is primarily an office–based role (we’re on City Road near to Angel / Old St / Farringdon). We support homeworking with number of office days determined on a role–by–role basis with a current expectation of a minimum of 3 office days per week for all team members.
The role
The Motion Graphics Designer / Animator will conceive, develop, and deliver a range of high–quality motion graphics / animation projects to agreed parameters – from abstract motion
graphics to motion typography to character animation. Daily they will collaborate with and report to the in–house Producer team. More broadly, they will report to our Animation Design Director.
In particular, the role requires:
- Design skill and conceptual flare with the ability to work across various visual styles and animation / MGFX techniques.
- The ability to work independently and to collaborate as part of a team to explore briefs, generate ideas and produce projects in a constructive and positive way.
- Development, preparation, and delivery of creative to lead / support proposals and pitches.
- The ability to think strategically about brand design and animation.
- A good sense of visual timing and narrative / storytelling.
- The experience / ability to work on several projects at once, working with other members of the GG team and specialist partners and freelance staff.
- Solid organisational skills (we like people who keep their projects tidy).
- A willingness to encourage and support other members of the GG team and clients in their understanding and use of motion graphics / animation and to work with them as appropriate.
- The maturity / experience to help manage freelance MGFX / animation personnel where required.
- A keen interest in keeping on top of the latest developments in the motion graphics / animation sector and the ability to advise GG accordingly.
Why it’s important to us
As a growing film and animation business, extending our existing reputation and skills base in motion graphics design / animation is key to our future success.
How you’ll make us feel
- You’ve brought energy and enthusiasm.
- You’re in it for the long haul.
- Our business is more than likely to grow with you on the team.
In 3 words, how you’ll make us look
- Creative
- Confident.
- Expert.
Your personality
- Engaging and creative with a willingness to learn and passion to grow.
- The desire to produce high quality work.
- The intellect and curiosity to get to grips with a client’s communication needs.
- Thoroughness with an attention to detail.
- Well–presented, collaborative, open, friendly, and sociable.
Skills / background
Required:
- Minimum 5 years relevant experience in–house / freelance.
- Expert understanding of animation project workflows i.e. style frames, storyboarding, animatics etc.
- Expert in Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Expert in After Effects.
- Experience in Premiere.
- A good understanding of the full lifecycle of design and moving image projects from creative to technical delivery.
- Ability to come up with great creative concepts that answer client briefs.
- Passionate follower of new and inspirational design styles – you know what is hot.
- Excellent taste – you know what is amazing…and what’s not.
Desirable:
- Good / persuasive presentation skills.
- Good knowledge video compression / encoding / delivery.
- Experience in one of 3D Studio Max, Cinema4D or Maya.
- Experience of frame–by–frame animation using Photoshop, Toon boom, Procreate or similar.
And finally, what can Gorilla Gorilla! offer you?
The opportunity to join a growing creative business at an exciting time that offers the chance to learn and grow as part of a supportive, friendly team who love what they do. We also offer a range of additional benefits including regular paid–for team lunches and nights out (we love to eat and are a bit obsessive about food!), a personal wellbeing and training allowance, a profit share scheme, mobile phone, company pension, and employee share scheme.