Animator

DE Shaw; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 51,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

DE Shaw in Frederick, MD is seeking an Animator who will own collaboration from week one and contribute to project outcomes. The role pays $51,000–$72,000 annually and offers a growth ladder and a mentor focused on your Growth Mindset across Frederick, MD.

Freshly bumped to active, the Frederick, MD role takes applicants today. Ideal candidates bring 1+ years building trust in unglamorous settings, comfort with ambiguity, and a bias for asking questions before mistakes.

Qualifications

• Ability to work with others to deliver outcomes.
• Comfort navigating incomplete briefs and shifting requirements.
• Experience guiding junior reviewers and fostering learning.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Keep the MD engine running while you rebuild parts of it.
• Execute core Animator duties with accuracy and consistency.
• Coordinate scheduling, resources, and logistics for assigned tasks.
• Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes.
• Notice the craft-obsessed gap between the spec and the shipped thing.
• Spot where mentoring breaks before it shows up in a dashboard.

Skills

Collaboration

Ambiguity navigation

Mentoring awareness

Growth mindset

Job description

When an Animator seat opens at DE Shaw, it's because we trust someone new to own Collaboration from week one in Frederick. Earn $51,000 - $72,000, own outcomes, and grow your general career with a team that values 1 years of real experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep the MD engine running while you rebuild parts of it
• Execute core Animator duties with accuracy and consistency
• Coordinate scheduling, resources, and logistics for assigned tasks
• Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes
• Notice the craft-obsessed gap between the spec and the shipped thing
• Spot where Mentoring breaks before it shows up in a dashboard

What You'll Bring

• A Frederick network, or the hustle to build one from scratch
• A collaborator who makes the junior review feel less like an exam
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• 1+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake
• 1+ years of Cultural Awareness reps, not just Cultural Awareness exposure

At its core, DE Shaw is a hands-on bet that Frederick, MD can out-build anyone when it comes to Project Management. We celebrate the person who asks the dumb question that saves the whole general project.

We back $51,000 - $72,000 with a growth ladder, a mentor invested in your Growth Mindset, and benefits that travel with you across Frederick, MD.

Freshly bumped to active, the Frederick, MD role takes applicants today.