Storygrounds · 1 month ago
GIF animator
United States
Contract
Remote
New Grad, Entry LevelStorygrounds is looking for a fast, detail-oriented GIF animator to help bring a new wave of animated webcomics to life. The role involves creating high-quality GIFs for ongoing webcomic episodes while collaborating with a responsive production team to ensure stylistic consistency and timely delivery.
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Responsibilities
Create animated GIF panels for ongoing webcomic episodes
Work in After Effects or similar animation tools
Implement clean loops, subtle effects, and motion accents based on provided art
Collaborate with our production team for rapid feedback and revisions
Maintain consistent style and quality across multiple episodes
Deliver on tight deadlines (48–72 hr turnaround is common)
Qualification
Required
A portfolio demonstrating strong GIF or motion animation work
Experience in motion graphics, 2D animation, or VFX
Proficiency with AE, Clip Studio, Procreate, or similar tools
Strong sense of timing, staging, and visual storytelling
Ability to follow art direction and match existing styles
Fast, reliable communicator
Available for short-term contract work starting ASAP
Preferred
Experience with comics, manga, or sequential storytelling
Familiarity with exporting optimized GIFs for web
Understanding of FX (smoke, lighting, impact frames, ambient motion)
Experience collaborating with remote teams via Slack, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc
Company
Storygrounds
Storygrounds is the only platform where people of any skill level can build Webcomics together.
Founded in 2022
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$8.5MKey Investors
1kx
2023-02-21Seed· $5.5M
2022-02-10Seed· $3M
Leadership Team
Andrew N. Green
Co-Founder, CEO
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