Urgent Search : Motion Graphics Designer / Animator (2D / 2.5D)

Role :

Create snappy, Half as Interesting–style explainer animations that make YouTube viewers watch to the end. You’ll turn scripts + VO + notes marking which parts to animate into crisp 2D / 2.5D motion : charts, maps, kinetic text, on‑screen UI / email callouts, and playful visual gags.

Style references : Half As Interesting, MagnatesMedia, Wendover Productions (see this showreel - https : / / youtu.be / m7ZN8b8Kliw?si=vD9wSgYFbBJBeIcW for exact vibe).

What You'll Do :

• Animate sections as marked in our notes (we specify which parts need motion).
• Build clean, modular scenes with smooth easing, anticipation / overshoot, and tasteful motion blur.
• Turn numbers into clear animated charts (bars, lines, counters) and simple vector maps (zooms, routes, highlights)—illustrative accuracy, not GIS.
• Craft kinetic typography and on‑screen text through objects (e.g., email UI that zooms to a line and highlights it).
• Design creative data representations (comparisons, timelines, progress meters) from provided assets.
• Produce animations on top of Google Maps screen recordings when needed (routes, pins, callouts).
• Deliver clean renders of animated segments (project files only if requested).

You'll Thrive If You Have :

Exactly The Kinds of Assets You'll Make (from our showreel) :

1. Basic 2D animations

2. Complex motion graphics sequences

3. Creative data representations

4. Animations over Google Maps screen recordings

5. Complex digital maps (clean vector, illustrative)

6. Text animations / titles

7. On‑screen UI text (e.g., emails) with zoom‑and‑highlight treatments

Compensation & Perks :

Application Process :

1. One project that is closest to our showreel (https : / / youtu.be / m7ZN8b8Kliw?si=vD9wSgYFbBJBeIcW).

2. Portfolio + Resume / CV (where you’ve worked and what you did).

3. Location and earliest start date.

4. A short intro (≤200 words) covering who you are, workflow & working style, preferred software, and typical turnaround time.