Remote 2D Key Animator (Southeast Asia)

With ROUGE; New York (NY); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ROUGE Collective in a remote, Southeast Asia–anchored team is seeking Key Animators to translate storyboards into compelling frame-by-frame animation. You’ll collaborate with project leads, adapt to diverse workflows, and maintain readability for future team members.

The role emphasizes strong timing, acting, and collaboration over solo delivery, with a focus on consistent quality across projects. Experience with multiple tools and a passion for 2D animation are valued.

Qualifications

• You must be based in Southeast Asia.
• You work with us in English, remotely, with a team across the region.
• You’re fluent in Toon Boom or Clip Studio.
• You've had rough animation produced.
• You’re comfortable passing or working from another animator’s file.
• You are able to adapt to different studio processes.
• You participate in the room, even remotely.
• You adapt to the project's style.
• Working knowledge of more than one animation tool.

Responsibilities

• Turn storyboards and animatics into rough animation with clear acting, timing and staging
• Produce roughs and tie-downs as the minimum scope. Depending on the project, this may include shading, highlights, clean-up, in-betweens, or colour if that is part of your agreed role.
• Match each project's style, model sheets and art direction
• Collaborate early with the assigned project leads, so story and animation grow together
• Take notes, revise quickly and keep shots consistent across scenes and episodes
• Hand off organised files to schedule, ready for clean-up, colour and compositing
• Flag problems early and bring ideas that make a shot stronger

Skills

Toon Boom

Clip Studio

Based in Southeast Asia

Rough animation produced

Passing or working from another file

Adapting to studio processes

Room participation remotely

Adapting to project style

Multiple animation tools

Job description

ROUGE Collective in a remote, Southeast Asia–anchored team is seeking Key Animators to translate storyboards into compelling frame-by-frame animation. You’ll collaborate with project leads, adapt to diverse workflows, and maintain readability for future team members.

The role emphasizes strong timing, acting, and collaboration over solo delivery, with a focus on consistent quality across projects. Experience with multiple tools and a passion for 2D animation are valued.