Job responsibilities:
- Create storymatics based on scripts.
- Visually interpret the story with emphasis on actions, emotions, and comedic moments.
- Collaborate with the team: lead scriptwriter, lead animator, lead illustrator, and project producer.
- Work following guidelines and recommendations to ensure successful and safe content for YouTube.
- Synchronize key actions with musical segments (music is an important element of the storymatic).
- Suggest ideas to improve the story and add visual gags.
- Deliver work on time and revise according to feedback.
Requirements:
- At least 1 year of experience creating storymatics/animatics for animation projects, preferably in children’s or family content.
- Education is not required, but a background in animation, directing, illustration, or storyboarding is a plus.
- Ability to work with scripts and translate them into visual storytelling.
- Knowledge of composition, framing, directing principles, and action dynamics.
- Sense of humor and ability to add funny or interesting moments to storyboards.
- Understanding of the visual style for children’s animation.
- Experience in animation or directing is a plus.
- Experience writing briefs for illustrators is a plus (can be taught).
- Preferably proficient in Toon Boom Storyboard Pro. Other software is acceptable if the final output meets our requirements.
- English level A2 (basic) for communication.
- Good musical ear (music is a background and important element for the storymatic).
- Responsible and punctual.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Creative and flexible mindset.
What we offer:
- Full-time remote work: you get to work from any place in the world;
- Grow, develop, study: 800+ trainings and materials in our internal academy, individual educational courses, transparent knowledge sharing within the company, constant feedback from the manager, no limits to launching new initiatives;
- A cool experienced technical team, talented co-workers and a creative atmosphere;
- A tech-savvy approach and carefully structured processes: no bureaucracy, an ecosystem friendly to new ideas, transparent task management, asynchronous communication (fewer meetings and more thoughtful written communication).
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
Worldwide, Worldwide Region, Worldwide
Worldwide, Worldwide Region, Worldwide