If you see this as an exciting opportunity to help grow a business, and wear multiple hats at the same time as doing some serious animating, you’ll fit right in!
Read on...
Spec
Experience / Seniority All Levels
Reports to Creative Director (dotted line to Production Manager)
Location Camberley, Surrey or Remote
Basis Full time – Permanent
Work hours 9am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday*
*The role usually takes place in standard work hours, but some late and early working may be required at times of high volume
Who are we?
We’re a warm, collaborative team who love to share ideas and find clever ways to get the job done by drawing on each others’ strengths, taking ownership of projects, taking pride in their delivery. We favour an open office environment to nurture that collaboration.
In the Creative Services part of the Fudge business, we’re a small but mighty mix of animators, client managers, strategists and commercial business development and we work with a wide range of clients to understand their business goals and their constraints, and to help them achieve the outcomes they’re after using animated video.
We believe animation makes complex messages simple, creates connections and supports relationships between brands and audiences, and ultimately has an unparalleled capacity to engage and delight.
Learn more about us here.
Who are our clients?
We love our clients – they challenge us, and they inspire us, and they’re a varied bunch which means we get to help them tackle a whole range of interesting challenges as they grow their own brands and businesses.
Find some examples of our client work here.
Who are you?
Technical skills
- You have advanced knowledge of software on Adobe Creative Cloud; in particular After Effects
- You’re experienced with Cinema 4D
- You know how to use motion graphics to tell stories and really get the message across
- You have strong conceptual skills, able to animate and execute projects from storyboard to final production and delivery
- Have a strong technical understanding of effective video workflows, the production pipeline and file specifications
- You’re accustomed to and comfortable being client-facing with excellent communication skills, written and verbal
Other Skills / Traits / Interests
- Able to follow a brief and take ownership; work using your own initiative
- You care about accuracy and photographic detail, colour, lighting and composition and you have an excellent eye for creating quality visuals
- You prioritise delivery and thrive on challenge
- A self-starter, you can feed off the energy of the studio, ask questions and begin to take ownership of tasks from the outset
- You have the patience and flexibility to switch between several projects at once
- Able to take direction and constructive criticism from Production staff, Directors and clients in a positive manner
- You’re passionate about Animation and film and your finger is on the pulse of current trends so as to reflect them in your work and ideas, as appropriate
What you’ll do
- Hit the ground running!
- Liaise closely with the Creative Director to ensure your output is to the required standard and reflects the values of Fudge
- Design commercially focused and user-friendly video content in accordance with brand guidelines
- Actively contribute to project planning and estimation, report effectively on progress, be diligent in the escalation and management of risks and issues
- Liaise and work effectively with other artists and production staff
- Work with voiceover recordings and executing sound design in order to complete project work
- Prepare and develop storyboards that depict the script and narrative of client work, using text and images in a creative and imaginative way
- Participate in creative sessions to share new design perspectives and ideas to help push the business forward
- Work with and creative teams alike to understand project scope and objectives
- Work with editors, producers and other designers to resolve technical and/or design issues
- Maintain and follow best practices for versioning control, naming convention and organisation of folder structures
If this sounds like you, use the form below to apply. We apologise, but those applications not including a link to a showreel won’t be considered.
Good luck!