We're building a bench of senior freelance animators for a major retail brand headquartered in the Southeast. Remote, project-based, and ongoing. This isn't a one-and-done gig.
One filter up front, so nobody wastes a submission: this is motion work. If your reel is mostly still renders, product visualization, or architectural work, it's the wrong role. Everything here has to move.
The client's in-house creative team is in the middle of a rebuild. New VP of Marketing, new brand communications director, and a mandate to push the work harder than it's been pushed before. The aesthetic they're chasing sits closer to sports broadcast graphics than to quiet lifestyle work: bold, fast, heavy 3D, high energy. Subtle isn't the brief.
They already have solid mid-level animation covered. What they need is someone at the top of the craft.
What you'd work on
• 3D rendered animation for social, digital, and broadcast-style spots
• 2D motion graphics and design in After Effects
• Product and food-forward CG: modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering, comp
• A mix of quick-turn social pieces and larger campaign set pieces
What we need to see
• 7+ years animating professionally, with a reel that's mostly your own work
• Cinema 4D as your primary package. Maya, Blender, or Houdini experience is a plus, not a substitute
• Senior-level After Effects. 3D and 2D go hand in hand on this team, so we need both in the same person
• You can take a rough brief, work without hand-holding, and come back with something better than what was asked for
Details
• 100% remote, US-based
• W2 or 1099 contract through Nmble
• Hourly. Rate depends on experience and scope
• Capacity varies by project. Tell us your typical availability and turnaround so we can match you to the right piece