Animator

About Us

Who We Are

We imagine the new. Inspire the next. And use the power of our creativity to help build up those around us.

This role is working forMany Makers, the content division ofSidekick, which is part of Allison Worldwide.

At Allison, we provide a limitless environment where you can build, create, and grow. Our openly collaborative and highly supportive culture is free from bureaucracy and red tape. With over 1,000 innovators from diverse backgrounds, we break new ground for world-class clients across 50 global markets and dozens of industries. We believe in creating a space where everyone can freely express their opinions, share their ideas and dreams for the future, and be themselves.

We foster an inclusive culture that attracts builders from all backgrounds who can envision new solutions and create outcomes that move our clients' businesses forward, while helping everyone on the team learn and grow together. Our shared ideal of the builder's mindset is limitless and available to everyone, and we push the boundaries to create new and innovative solutions for our clients and ourselves.

We create lasting impact and relationships, and our culture fosters meaningful connections and friendships that last beyond the workplace. If you're ready to join a team that pushes you to be your best, supports you every step of the way, and celebrates your successes, welcome to Allison.

Overview

The Position

We are seeking an Animator to play a crucial role in the agency’s motion design and animation projects, bringing ideas to life across a variety of styles and formats.

You will be a highly skilled creative with a strong technical foundation, capable of delivering high-quality animations quickly and efficiently. With the ability to adapt to different visual styles—ranging from sleek motion graphics to illustrative animation and light 3D work – ensuring that each project meets creative and strategic objectives. You will also contribute to ideation and pitch work by developing concepts and style frames that help shape the visual direction of projects.

You are a proactive and effective communicator, trusted internally and externally to deliver outstanding work. This role involves collaborating with creative teams, supporting video projects, and contributing to the agency’s evolving motion design capabilities.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

• Work confidently across different animation styles and techniques including motion graphics, 2D animation, kinetic typography, compositing, rotoscope, and light 3D animation.
• Take creative ownership of the agency’s motion graphics and animation projects, ensuring delivery on time and to a high standard.
• Contribute ideas and insights during the pre-production phase, assisting with concepting, style frames, and storyboarding.
• Work swiftly without compromising creativity or quality, adapting to fast-moving projects and tight deadlines.
• Modify assets to fit various formats, including social media, digital ads, and broadcast, ensuring all technical specifications are met.
• Develop a complete understanding of our core client base across industries including comms, technology, lifestyle, B2B and uses this knowledge to make creative recommendations for a project.
• Represent the wider business in a professional and authoritative manner when in communication with clients, feeding back all relevant information and updates to the project lead, Head of Post Production, and Creative Director.
• Manage the animation workflow and play an active role in the maintenance of company-wide video archive and storage, and provides the Head of Post Production with informed advice as to the suitability of animation software, tools and video plugins.
• Champions new animation trends, styles, and techniques by proactively sharing knowledge to benefit the wider business as well as project and client work.
• Maintains strong working relationships with the Client Services team through articulate communication at all stages of the animation process to ensure projects aims and objectives are exceeded, managing expectations where needed and seeking suitable resolution as and when challenges arise.
• Is a strong and reliable team player who motivates junior members of staff, making recommendations for their development. Has the respect from all the relevant people across departments and is a trusted colleague by all. Supports and builds a strong team morale whilst being totally reliable and going above and beyond.

Qualifications

What You’ll Need

• Very good Adobe Video suite skills including After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• Very good Adobe Design suite skills including Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Familiarity with sound design and audio editing techniques.
• Good knowledge of at least one 3D programme i.e. Blender, Cinema 4D.
• Plans and organises their own work so that they are efficient and effective in meeting project aims.
• Can be relied upon to do what they said they would do. Pro-active in approach and care about their own tasks and the associated outcomes.
• Communicates verbally and in writing in a clear, concise manner.
• Takes initiative in clarifying roles and responsibilities and understands their contribution to project.
• Is inquisitive and looks for ways to improve their understanding to improve areas of their work.

Benefits

Benefits + Perks

• Hybrid work environment (3-4 days in the office per week).

• 2 hours of health and wellness leave, every week.

• Generous time off policies.

• Four-week sabbatical every five years of employment.

• Enhanced parental leave benefits.

• Global mentorship and networking programs.

• Globally driven DEI initiatives (Employee Advocacy Groups, DEI committee).

• Career growth opportunities.

• We're a sociable bunch! Hosting monthly and seasonal socials.

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Equal Opportunities

At Allison, We’re different by design.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive environment for our employees. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind and are committed to building an agency where everyone is welcome, and every voice is heard. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer