2D Animated Cartoon Video Creator (Shorts/Reels)

Posted 2 months ago

Worldwide

Summary

2D Animated Shorts Creator Needed (Pudgy Penguins Style) - Long-Term Project We’re looking for a highly talented 2D animation creator to produce short-form animated content for social media (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts). The videos should match the overall quality, visual comic style and animation feel of the attached reference videos extremely closely. This is very important. We are specifically looking for someone who understands modern viral short-form animated content. Each video will be around 10–20 seconds long and will usually feature the same 2 characters interacting with each other. This is a long-term position with ongoing work for the right person. We will need a lot of these videos. What We Need: * High-quality 2D animated shorts * Ability to recreate a very polished, expressive cartoon animation style * Smooth character animation & appealing facial expressions * Sound design/music integration Style Reference: Please carefully study the attached reference videos before applying. The style should feel extremely similar in: * Animation quality * Energy/pacing * Character expressiveness * Editing rhythm * Overall vibe We are open to both: * Traditional/manual animation workflows * AI generated videos As long as the final result reaches the required quality level and closely matches the reference style, the production method does not matter to us. We will provide: * Scripts/concepts * Character PNGs/assets You will handle: * Animation * Scene creation/backgrounds * Sound * Editing * Final rendered short-form video IMPORTANT: To Apply please send: 1. Your best relevant animation work 2. Your rate per video (10–20 sec) Looking for someone reliable for a long-term collaboration. Please understand: Since this will be a long-term, high-volume collaboration, we are primarily looking for creators with realistic and scalable pricing for bulk orders.

  • More than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 6+ months
    Duration
  • Entry level
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
2D Animation
Video Editing
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:20 to 50
  • Last viewed by client:4 weeks ago
  • Hires:
    3
  • Interviewing:
    27
  • Invites sent:
    18
  • Unanswered invites:
    5
About the client
Member since Apr 25, 2020
  • Germany
    Limburg1:44 PM
  • $2.9K total spent
    27 hires, 11 active
  • Individual client

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