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Animator
Framestore
- London (Hybrid)
- perm
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£Undisclosed
- Start Date: ASAP
Job description: The multi-Oscar-winning creative Film & Episodic Studio at Framestore has worked with some of the greatest storytellers in film today. Collaborating with directors and producers across the complete filmmaking process to help design, plan and create beautiful images, we focus on finding innovative creative solutions to support their vision and set new standards for visual effects in cinema. Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future, we set out every day to reframe the possible. The Role: As an Animator at Framestore’s London studio, you will work closely with our Animation Leads
Motion Graphics Designer
The Guardian
- London
- perm
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£47,731 per annum
- Start Date: ASAP
Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture. We are looking for a motion graphics designer to join our Social Platforms team. You will design motion graphics and animation for the Guardian's multimedia department, with a
Senior Technical Animator
Ubisoft
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- perm
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£Undisclosed
- Start Date: ASAP
As a Senior Technical Animator on the Rainbow Six brand, you’ll play a key role in designing and building rigging systems that support the creation of a variety of high-quality assets. Your technical proficiency with character aesthetics will bring immersive, authentic worlds to life. You’re adaptable, thrive on creative challenges, and take pride in shaping the visual identity of realistic AAA games through thoughtful animation systems. Working closely with multidisciplinary team members, you’ll ensure a cohesive visual style across features, with a core focus on gameplay character elements, such as skinning, physics, and modelling. Your ability to translate mock-ups into high-quality integrated visualisations
2D Animatior
VeryMuchVinno
- Remote
- Project
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$Price Negotiable
- Start Date: ASAP
I am a full-time YouTuber looking to start a Let's Play channel on the side with some friends, and need a 5-10 second intro animated. Already storyboarded with references for character models and descriptions for backgrounds. Exactly how it needs to be done is completely laid out, just need talent to actually animate it. Sound effects and music are not needed, only requiring animation. Looking for it to be animated in a cartoonish/animatic style. Expectations/Requirements: Animation, background and character models drawn to given storyboard/description Portfolio/Showreel showcasing previous work Completed within a week (7 days) No use of artificial-intelligence WHATSOEVER!! Animation Scope: Total Outputs: 1 x animated intro
Animator
LIVING PROOF
- London
- Project
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£2,500 fixed budget
- Start Date: ASAP
Overview: LIVING PROOF is looking to commission an animator to develop a series of three short character-led animations with a small cohort of four young people from the YEF’s Youth Advisory Board (YAB). The animations will support YEF’s Children’s Services strand of work, helping to bring youth voice into professional and decision-making spaces when young people cannot be there in person. The films will be used at conferences, events and potentially across YEF digital channels to help professionals connect the evidence and recommendations to real young people’s lives. The group wants the animations to feel personal, story-led and emotionally engaging, rather than generic
Animator
Industrial Light & Magic
- London
- perm
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£Undisclosed
- Start Date: ASAP
Position Summary: Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) London is looking for talented Feature Animators (All Levels) to join our team and help us push the boundaries of storytelling. If you have a passion for bringing high-quality characters, creatures, and objects to life on the big screen, we want to hear from you. At ILM, you'll be at the intersection of artistic vision and cutting-edge technology, working on some of the most memorable feature animation projects in the industry. Start dates ranging from Autumn 2026 through to Spring 2027 for various contract durations What You'll Do: Animate believable characters of the highest quality for feature film
Animator - VFX
Industrial Light & Magic
- London
- perm
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£Undisclosed
- Start Date: ASAP
Position Summary: Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) London is looking for talented VFX Animators (All Levels) to join our team and help us push the boundaries of storytelling. If you have a passion for bringing high-quality characters, creatures, and objects to life on the big screen, we want to hear from you. At ILM, you'll be at the intersection of artistic vision and cutting-edge technology, working on some of the most memorable VFX animation projects in the industry. Start dates ranging from August 2026 through to December 2026 for various contract durations What You’ll Do: Responsible for the successful animation of a series of shots
Senior Animator
Framestore
- London (Hybrid)
- perm
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£Undisclosed
- Start Date: ASAP
About the role: This is an existing role within our team. As a Senior Animator, you'll be a key creative force in breathing life, weight, and personality into complex three-dimensional characters and photorealistic creatures. You’ll jump straight into the heart of our storytelling, crafting everything from nuanced, emotional facial expressions to epic, high-action combat performances. If you have a passion for mastering complex anatomy and love the challenge of making mythical beasts—whether they walk, fly, or breathe fire—feel completely grounded in reality, this is the place to do it. What you’ll do: Collaborate closely with your Animation Lead and Supervisor to produce premium,
Principal Technical Animator
Hangar 13
- Brighton
- perm
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£Undisclosed
- Start Date: ASAP
The Principal Technical Animator (Gameplay) will help define the technical vision, architectural framework, and long-term strategy for character animation integration across the studio. In this highly influential role, you will champion innovation, driving the adoption of cutting-edge technologies to ensure our games achieve world-class animation quality and responsiveness. You will serve as a technical authority on gameplay animation, solving the studio’s complex R&D challenges while collaborating with design, animation and engineering to establish future-proof pipelines. While not a people manager, you will inspire, mentor, and elevate the technical capabilities of the entire animation department. Duties and Responsibilities: Architect and oversee the high-level design
Animator
Frontier Developments
- Cambridge
- perm
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£Competitive
- Start Date: ASAP
WHAT’S THE ROLE: Are you passionate about crafting compelling character and creature animation that elevates gameplay? At Frontier, animation is at the heart of our storytelling. We’re looking for an experienced Animator to join our talented team and help bring our worlds to life. WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING: Create high-quality, expressive character and creature animations using Maya. Implement animations into our proprietary Cobra engine. Collaborate across disciplines including Character Art, Code, Design, and VFX. Take direction from the Lead Animator and Game Director to realise the creative vision. Contribute to a culture of feedback and continuous improvement. Solve production challenges with creativity and technical know-how. Maintain accurate task tracking
Senior Animator
SEGA
- London
- perm
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£Undisclosed
- Start Date: ASAP
Position Overview: We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Animator to join the Art & Animation team at Sports Interactive. Following our transition to Unity, we are entering a new phase of development focused on raising the quality bar across our animation systems and overall visual output. As we continue to evolve our technology and workflows, we’re looking to expand our talented team with individuals who can help drive this next level of quality. This is a great opportunity to work with modern engine technology and tools, contributing to the development of high-quality animation content while helping shape the future of
