AI Creative Strategist for Animation, Cartoon & Claymation Ads

Posted 2 days ago

Worldwide

Summary

We are looking for a highly creative AI Creative Strategist who specializes in producing scroll-stopping, AI-generated ads for our consumer brand. This role is focused exclusively on: * AI animation ads * Cartoon-style ads * Claymation-style ads * Stylized product storytelling * AI-generated performance creatives for paid social We are not looking for traditional video editing, generic UGC production, static graphic design, or standard agency-style advertisements. About the Brand NASH is a modern shaving and personal-care brand built around better design, high-quality products, natural materials, fair pricing, and a clear morning routine. Our communication is direct, intelligent, modern, and visually distinctive. We want ads that feel entertaining and unexpected while still communicating a clear product benefit. Core themes include: * A better and less stressful start to the day * Smooth, comfortable shaving * Strong visual appearance and confidence * High-quality design without unnecessary marketing noise * Fair pricing * Less plastic and more conscious materials What You Will Do You will help us develop and execute AI-first advertising concepts from the initial idea to the finished creative. Your responsibilities may include: * Developing original ad concepts and visual hooks * Turning product benefits into entertaining visual stories * Creating storyboards and scene sequences * Producing animation, cartoon, or claymation-style AI ads * Writing short scripts, hooks, captions, and calls to action * Creating multiple creative variations for testing * Adapting concepts for Meta, Instagram, TikTok, and other short-form platforms * Analyzing which creative ideas are likely to perform and suggesting new testing angles * Maintaining visual and strategic consistency across different ads Creative Directions We Are Interested In Examples of concepts we want to explore: * A claymation morning routine where everything goes wrong until the NASH razor appears * Cartoon characters representing common shaving frustrations * Animated comparisons between overpriced razors, disposable razors, electric shavers, and NASH * A razor character fighting razor burn, plastic waste, or morning stress * Visually exaggerated before-and-after transformations * Product demonstrations created entirely with AI * Unexpected, humorous, or highly stylized product stories * Short animated worlds built around the idea of starting the day feeling ready What We Are Looking For You should have strong experience with several of the following: * AI video generation tools * AI image generation * Character consistency * Image-to-video workflows * Animation and motion design * Cartoon or claymation aesthetics * Creative strategy for direct-to-consumer brands * Short-form paid social advertising * Performance-driven storytelling * Prompt engineering * Sound design, voice-over, and editing Experience with tools such as Kling, Runway, Veo, Midjourney, Flux, ComfyUI, After Effects, Premiere Pro, CapCut, ElevenLabs, or similar platforms is valuable. However, we care more about your creative thinking, visual quality, storytelling skills, and ability to produce strong ads than about any specific tool. How We Want to Work We will begin with individual paid ad projects. When the collaboration works well, we are interested in building a long-term relationship and potentially integrating you into our team as an ongoing Creative Strategist. We are looking for someone who does more than simply execute instructions. You should be able to: * Bring your own ideas * Challenge weak concepts * Think in hooks, emotions, visual patterns, and testing angles * Understand why people stop scrolling * Translate brand strategy into entertaining creative execution * Build repeatable creative formats rather than only producing one-off videos Application Requirements Please include: 1. Examples of AI-generated animation, cartoon, or claymation work 2. Examples of short-form ads you have created 3. A brief explanation of your creative process 4. The AI tools you currently use 5. Your typical pricing structure for a 15–30 second ad 6. One initial creative idea for a modern shaving brand Start your application with the codeword Bunny so we know you have read the full post. Applications without relevant AI-generated work or without the codeword will not be considered.

  • $300.00

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  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
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Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Cartoon Art
Character Design
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:15 to 20
  • Last viewed by client:10 hours ago
  • Interviewing:
    8
  • Invites sent:
    5
  • Unanswered invites:
    0
About the client
Member since Oct 28, 2024
  • Austria
    Neunkirchen12:43 AM
  • $860 total spent
    7 hires, 2 active
  • 4 hours

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