After Effects Animator for Stick-Figure Style Videos - Contract to Hire

We are building a YouTube channel producing animated history videos in the style of Serious History (https://www.youtube.com/@SeriousHistory). The videos use minimalist stick-figure visuals, short animations, and cinematic camera movement to support long-form, story-driven narration. Here’s how the process works: - We provide the final script, voiceover, and character references - You would help with script storyboarding and scene-to-scene animation in After Effects - Characters are animated using simple rigs, parenting, and camera parallax - Backgrounds are intentionally simple and can be created using AI tools - Animation is done in short scenes that are later assembled into the final episode - If you can animate in After Effects AND create videos using provided scripts and voiceovers, that is a major plus. These are not fast, flashy cartoons or meme edits. The visuals exist to support the story and tone. Important note: Many videos cover serious and difficult historical topics (war, atrocities, political violence, human suffering). Nothing graphic, but the subject matter can be emotionally heavy. I want to be upfront about that. I’m currently looking for freelance animators who are comfortable with: - After Effects - Illustrator and Photoshop assets - Subtle animation, pacing, and cinematic timing - Narrative, long-form YouTube content If you’re interested, just reply and let me know. Send a sample of your work. After the Christmas holiday, I’ll be setting up a call with candidates to walk through the workflow and see if it’s a good fit on both sides. You MUST be fluent in English! In the beginning we will meet often to discuss process and styles until you can work independently and create the animations and videos we need. For the right candidates, this could be long term work. Thanks, Timothy Anderson Apply tot his job Apply To this Job