Could YOU be a Nifty Fox?
You. Yes you!
We are on the hunt for a creative, self-starting and collaborative mid-weight motion designer / animator to join our growing team and support our mission to help academics and the public sector tell visual stories for a better world.
The purpose of this role will be to:
· support our team with storyboarding, asset creation and animation
· work closely with our lead animator and designers to deliver projects of the highest quality and to deadlines
You'll be working with clients from the UN and international parliaments to universities and governments across the world. No day will be the same – you could go from animating an explainer video on the latest developments in climate change research, to designing characters for an animated suite for patients on what to expect in the kidney transplant process!
Mid-weight Motion Designer / Animator
Starting at £30,000 pro rata.
Full time
Annual bonus of up to 5% based on performance
Hybrid role, with one day a week at our office in Barnsley, South Yorkshire
The Role – you’ll be:
Working collaboratively with our Lead Animator Emmett, the wider Nifty team, and our clients to tell stories for social good.
Developing storyboards with pace, project requirements and varied audiences in mind.
Creating animation assets using your own illustration skills, or working with our illustrators to bring concepts and storyboards to life.
Bringing high-quality, 2D character and object animations between 2-5 minutes to completion, incorporating various styles and techniques as required.
Staying up to date with the latest industry trends, workflows, and software to continuously enhance the quality and creativity of our animation work.
Participating in client meetings and presentations, effectively communicating concepts and ideas.
Hybrid working in our office alongside the team one day a week here in Barnsley; and travel to client meetings, conferences and events across the UK and beyond where appropriate (expenses paid of course!)
Requirements:
A collaborative, warm and can-do member of the team with incredible inter-personal and communication skills to work closely with our clients.
Strong ability to design, storyboard and animate in a range of styles from slick motion graphics to emotive character pieces, communicating complicated ideas quickly and visually.
Ability to work under tight deadlines and work across multiple projects simultaneously.
Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Animation, Illustration, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
3 year’s experience in animation, with a strong showreel and portfolio showcasing your expertise. Experience in explainer animations for research and public sector a plus.
Proficient in industry-standard animation software, particularly Adobe After Effects.
Solid understanding of animation principles, timing, and storytelling techniques.
Excellent knowledge of character animation, lip-sync, and facial expressions.
A hunger to learn and grow your skills both independently and with the team.
A multi-tasking extraordinaire with exceptional organisation skills and the ability to efficiently prioritise competing demands.
Desirable:
An understanding of the research and academic world
Knowledge of accessibility requirements
Experience in branding and graphic design products like reports, infographics and web mockups
Love of dogs desirable but not essential ;)
Think you’ve got what it takes to be part of the Nifty gang? Then show us your skills!
To apply:
Fill in our application form: https://form.typeform.com/to/vNgE1VHG
As part of that application form, you’ll be asked to upload your CV, a link to your portfolio and a creative cover letter that uses visual storytelling to tell us why you’d be a great member of the team at Nifty Fox
Closing date Wednesday 16th October 2024
First interviews 23rd October and 25th October 2024
Nifty Fox passionately believes in inclusion and equal opportunities for all. So regardless of your background, if you have what we're looking for, we want you to apply!
About Us
At Nifty Fox, we help academics and the public sector share big ideas, solve problems and change the world through visual storytelling.
We are an award-winning full service storytelling agency: from teaching people how to tell stories with pictures for impact, through to delivering projects using animation, rich pictures, illustration, infographics, reports, branding and web design.
We also live scribe events, meetings and conferences - people talk, we draw their ideas, and magic happens!
We are honoured to work with clients in the UK and internationally including: the NHS, Ministry of Justice, UK Government, Public Health England, Sport England, Home Office, Police forces around the UK, and over 50 universities in the UK and internationally.
We are a nimble and growing team: Director Laura, Studio Manager Laura (yes, another one), Designers Chris and Claire, Animators Emmett and Alex, Admin Avenger Lizie, Head of Barketing Reuben (the dog), Head of Barket Research Cooper (also a dog), and Head of Pawblic Relations Cassie (yet another dog). They all say ‘woof’ by the way.
Find out more at niftyfoxcreative.com or shout at us on X, @niftyfoxcreativ.