3D Animator / Motion Designer

TurnerFox Recruitment; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

TurnerFox Recruitment is seeking a skilled 3D Animator / Motion Designer for a freelance role in North Nottinghamshire (office-based). The position offers a potential permanent opportunity after a successful freelance period.

You'll work full-time from the studio, delivering high-quality 2D and 3D animation for major brand campaigns, collaborating with the production team, and taking ownership from concept to final delivery.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional animation or motion design experience.
• Strong portfolio or showreel.
• Excellent eye for composition, colour, movement and storytelling.
• Strong technical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Confident communicator with client-facing experience.
• Highly organised and comfortable working to tight deadlines.
• Collaborative, adaptable and proactive.
• Office-based in North Nottinghamshire.
• Available to work freelance with potential permanent position.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality 2D and 3D animation and motion graphics.
• Develop creative concepts through to final delivery.
• Work collaboratively within an office-based studio environment.
• Manage multiple projects and demanding deadlines.
• Interpret client feedback and turn it into effective creative solutions.
• Take ownership of ongoing campaign work.
• Present ideas and contribute to creative development.
• Help improve production workflows and processes.

Skills

Animation & design

Client-facing communication

Time management

Collaboration

Creative problem solving

Tools

After Effects

Cinema 4D

Photoshop

Illustrator

Houdini

Nuke

Blender

DaVinci Resolve

Job description

3D Animator / Motion Designer

Freelance - Potential Permanent Opportunity

Location: North Nottinghamshire - Office-based

Salary: Negotiable dept on exp

An exciting opportunity for an experienced 3D Animator / Motion Designer to join a growing creative production team based in North Nottinghamshire.

This is initially a freelance contract, with the opportunity to move into a permanent position for the right person following a successful period.

You’ll work full-time from the office, creating high-quality 2D and 3D animation and motion graphics for major brand campaigns. Working alongside creative and production specialists, you’ll have genuine ownership of projects from initial concept through to final delivery.

The Role:

• Create high-quality 2D and 3D animation and motion graphics
• Develop creative concepts through to final delivery
• Work collaboratively within an office-based studio environment
• Manage multiple projects and demanding deadlines
• Interpret client feedback and turn it into effective creative solutions
• Take ownership of ongoing campaign work
• Present ideas and contribute to creative development
• Help improve production workflows and processes

About You:

• 3+ years' professional animation or motion design experience
• Strong 2D/3D portfolio or showreel
• Excellent eye for composition, colour, movement and storytelling
• Strong technical and creative problem-solving skills
• Confident communicator with client-facing experience
• Highly organised and comfortable working to tight deadlines
• Collaborative, adaptable and proactive
• Available to work full-time, office-based in North Nottinghamshire
• Interested in a role that could develop into a permanent position

Software:

Essential:

• After Effects
• Cinema 4D
• Photoshop
• Illustrator

Desirable:

• Houdini
• Nuke
• Blender
• DaVinci Resolve

Keywords

• 3D Animator
• Motion Designer
• 3D Motion Designer
• 2D Animation
• 3D Animation
• Motion Graphics
• Cinema 4D
• C4D
• After Effects
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Houdini
• Nuke
• Blender
• DaVinci Resolve
• VFX
• Visual Effects
• Creative Production
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Digital Animation
• 3D Design
• Visual Storytelling
• Freelance Animator
• Freelance Motion Designer
• Contract
• Temp to Perm
• Permanent Opportunity
• Office Based
• Studio
• North Nottinghamshire
• Mansfield