Senior Character Animation Content Creator

Moonbug Entertainment; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global entertainment company in London is seeking a Senior Content Creator specializing in character animation for YouTube Shorts. The role involves producing engaging, educational animated content. Ideal candidates should have advanced 3D animation skills, particularly in Maya, and a creative mindset to contribute to content that inspires children. Experience with the Adobe suite and other short-form platforms is advantageous.

Benefits

Free Private Healthcare

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave

Matched 5% pension scheme

Free yoga/fitness wellbeing classes

Free weekly lunch

Friday drinks

Qualifications

• Advanced skills in 3D character animation production.
• Highly skilled using Maya.
• Experience with short-form platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create animated YouTube Shorts focusing on character animation.
• Edit and composite animated and live-action content.
• Contribute creatively to story-led animated content.

Skills

3D character animation production

Animation fundamentals

Maya

Adobe Suite

Stop motion

Blender

Job description

Overview

Moonbug Entertainment is seeking a Senior Content Creator - Character Animation to join our dynamic Shorts team. The role focuses on producing animated YouTube Shorts from start to finish, working with internal assets to create high quality, fun, educational and family-friendly animated content featuring Moonbug characters.

Moonbug is an award-winning global entertainment company behind brands such as CoComelon and Blippi. Our content is available on more than 150 video platforms worldwide including Netflix, Disney, BBC iPlayer and YouTube Kids. Moonbug is also a global leader in preschool music and audio experiences, available on 100 audio platforms globally. Our brands extend beyond the screen to streaming music, toys, games, books, live events, and even theme park exhibits.

Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent home for creator-friendly, high-quality brands and franchises. By bringing together elite talent across content, community, and commerce, Candle Media supports accelerated and sustainable growth for leading entertainment ventures.

Location: London, Camden | Office based

Benefits include Free Private Healthcare, Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave, matched 5% pension scheme, free yoga/fitness wellbeing classes, free weekly lunch and Friday drinks at 4pm.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a creative and hands-on Senior Content Creator focusing on character animation to join our Shorts team. The Senior Content Creator will focus on producing animated YouTube Shorts content from start to finish, using internal assets to create high quality, fun, educational and family-friendly animated content featuring Moonbug characters.

You will be familiar with "Made for kids" YouTube content and will be able to ideate, plan, and produce short-form character-based animated content that is engaging, visually compelling, and creatively diverse, with a strong emphasis on formats that entertain, educate, and inspire children and families.

Our ideal candidate will have the knowledge and experience to spot and emulate trends on YouTube in the made-for-kids space, and work with the Shorts team to turn ideas into successful YouTube Shorts. Skills in editing and delivering live-action footage using Premiere Pro and After Effects are a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Create animated YouTube Shorts focusing on character animation; knowledge of modelling, rigging, lighting, and rendering of children’s content and environments.
• Edit and composite animated and live-action content using Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• Contribute creatively to story-led animated children’s content.
• Explore the use of 2D animation and/or stop motion (if experienced) to develop experimental or hybrid Shorts content.

Requirements

• Advanced skills in 3D character animation production – including rigging, lighting, rendering, and a solid understanding of animation fundamentals (timing, movement, performance).
• Highly skilled with Maya.
• Bonus: experience with Adobe Suite.
• Bonus: experience with stop motion.
• Bonus: experience with Blender.
• Experience with other short-form platforms.